Demand Draft Fraud
Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, I am Jodie Bernstein, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission. I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today
Competition and Consumer Protection Enforcement: Aiming Toward a Common Goal in the Emerging Global Marketplace
I am pleased to be here at the 20th Annual International Business Law Institute on the Practice of International Business Transactions, and I very much appreciate the opportunity to speak to you about
Hot Topics at the Federal Trade Commission
I am delighted to provide an FTC perspective on hot topics in antitrust and consumer protection. But I don’t want to overstate the temperature at the tip of the Federal Triangle. FTC enforcement
Failure To Comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act: Braveheart or Dead Man Walking?
Introduction
The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act is not yet twenty years old but it has already fundamently altered the landscape of antitrust merger enforcement.(1) Before the Act went into effect in 1978
Report from the Bureau of Competition: Looking Back and Going Forward
Introduction
Good morning. This year's Spring Meeting occurs on the eve of the anniversary of Bob Pitofsky's arrival at the Commission as its Chair and my appointment shortly thereafter as Director of
Horizontal Price-Fixing in Cyberspace
Note: this speech has been revised and is published as "Identifying Horizontal Price Fixing in the Electronic Marketplace", Antitrust Law Journal, vol. 65, Fall 1996, pp. 41-55.
My contribution to
Selected Themes from the FTC's Hearings on Global and Innovation-Based Competition
Introduction
I am very pleased to be here today to discuss new directions in antitrust and competition policy. This topic goes to the very heart of the Federal Trade Commission’s hearings this past
Intellectual Property and Antitrust: Divergent Paths to the Same Goal
INTRODUCTION
I am pleased to be here today to discuss antitrust and intellectual property law, their mutual concern with fostering innovation, and some of the points at which these two bodies of law
An Antitrust Progress Report for the FTC: Past, Present and Future
It has been almost a year since I returned for a third tour of duty at the Federal Trade Commission. For those who wonder about this constant coming and going, my response is that I am going to keep
To Your Health: An FTC Review of Safety Related Marketing
Thank you Alan for that kind introduction. I also would like to thank the Chairman of ICPHSO, John Liskey, for inviting me to your conference. I always appreciate the opportunity to address
Testimony of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning H.R. 2925, and the Application of the Antitrust Laws to Health Care Provider Networks
Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, I am pleased to appear before you today to present the testimony of the Federal Trade Commission concerning H.R. 2925, and the application of the antitrust
Innovation Markets in Merger Review Analysis: The FTC Perspective
Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to participate in this program sponsored by the Florida Bar. I should say that the following remarks are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the
Product Differentiation Through Space and Time: Some Antitrust Policy Issues
Note: This speech has been revised and is published in the Antitrust Bulletin, vol. 42, Spring 1997, pp. 177-196.
After a century of interpreting the Sherman Act, antitrust has learned how to
Prepared Remarks at the Aggressive Advertising and the Law Conference
The Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property Issues: A Report from the FTC Hearings
Introduction
I am very pleased to be here today to discuss how concerns about innovation arise in the context of both antitrust and intellectual property law, and to note some of the points at which
The Dollar and Sense of Antitrust Enforcement
The last four months in Washington have seen an unprecedented debate over the future role the federal government will play in our lives. Antitrust enforcement has not been a major issue in that debate
Prepared Remarks Before the Cosmetic Toiletry, and Fragrance Association
The Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property: Adaptations, Aphorisms and Advancing the Debate
The views expressed are those of the Commissioner and do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Trade Commission or any other commissioner.
Good morning. I am delighted to be here today and to