Advisory Opinions
Our staff issue advisory opinions to help clarify FTC rules and decisions regarding either competition or consumer protection issues, often in response to requests from businesses and industry groups. To find a specific opinion, use the filters on this page. Parties may request advice from our staff concerning proposed conduct.
Advisory opinion on the lawful construction of the term “cash advance item” as used in the FTC’s Funeral Rule, 16 C.F.R. § 453.1(b)
Letter to State Representative Dan Flynn, Decisions Volume 140
Opinion 05-3
Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to an opportunity involving the use of point-of-sale touch screen terminals.
Opinion 05-2
Discusses the applicability of the Franchise Rule to a license to use a method designed to increase sales of experienced businesses.
Opinion 05-1
Addresses the Franchise Rule's single trademark license exclusion.
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.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
re: Proposed settlement of infringement litigation with Teva Pharmaceuticals involving sharing of the exclusivity period for the drug Paraplatin.
Commission Advisory Opinion Addressing Proposed Agreement Between Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Teva Pharemaceuticals USA, Inc.
Related Release:
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.
