Opinion 05-1
Addresses the Franchise Rule's single trademark license exclusion.
Advisory Opinions
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Opinion 04-4
Addresses the application of the Franchise Rule to a membership network.
Opinion 04-2
Discusses access to the National Do Not Call Registry by members of the market or opinion research industry.
Opinion 04-2
Discusses use of a NFDA-designed receipt for third-party caskets.
Opinion 04-3
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a web-based travel service.
Commission Advisory Opinion Addressing Proposed Agreement Between Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Teva Pharemaceuticals USA, Inc.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
re: Proposed settlement of infringement litigation with Teva Pharmaceuticals involving sharing of the exclusivity period for the drug Paraplatin.
Opinion 04-1
Reaffirms earlier staff advisory opinion that a funeral home may not make consumers sign for third-party caskets.
Opinion 04-3
Discusses what funeral goods and services must be separately itemized on the General Price List; under what circumstances items may be listed as "no charge"; whether funeral providers may use separate General Price Lists for funerals for children; whether the cost of cremation must be included in the price for direct cremation.
Opinion 04-2
Addresses earnings claims in electronic advertisements, including bulk commercial email.
Opinion 04-1
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a trademarked business planning course.
Staff Advisory Opinion - Pyramid Scheme Analysis
Discusses the Commission’s analysis of compensation based on personal consumption by members of a multi-level company’s sales force and the legal significance of consent orders the Commission has entered with pyramid scheme operators.
Opinion 04-1
Discusses the application of the Telemarketing Sales Rule's Fee Rule provision to independent or franchised agents of a company.
Dunlap Memorial Hospital
re: Transfer of pharmaceuticals at cost by non-profit hospital to patients of non-profit Free Clinic
Opinion 03-5
Addresses a request to conduct a demonstration project for electronic compliance with the Franchise Rule.
Opinion 03-4
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to automotive paint matching businesses.
