House steps cautiously towards patent troll reform
July 15, 2014
The FTC may be getting more authority to clamp down on patent assertion entities but the commission doesn’t think a bill passed by a key House subcommittee goes far enough.
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FTC takes on goliath Amazon on billing practices
July 15, 2014
As the FTC and Amazon prepare to do battle in federal court over the Commission’s allegation that the internet company reaped millions of dollars through unauthorized on-line purchases by children, the dispute has prompted some rumbling from conservative critics who claim the agency is punishing innovation.
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T-Mobile, FTC fight over “cramming” allegations
July 15, 2014
The FTC and T-Mobile will soon be duking it out in federal district court over the Commission’s allegation that the telecommunications giant stuck consumers with hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Facebook emotion study draws frowns, knits brows
July 15, 2014
Charging that Facebook “purposefully messed with people’s minds” in conducting a “secretive and non-consensual” study that used personal information to track people’s emotions, a privacy advocacy...
U.S. weighs in on global reach of antitrust laws
July 15, 2014
Responding to a recent request by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit for the government’s views on the potential impact of applying the Sherman Act to conduct in foreign countries –...
FTC at 100: In Roaring Twenties, changing times at FTC
July 15, 2014
Editor’s Note: With the FTC approaching its 100th-year anniversary, FTC:WATCH has initiated a series of articles highlighting the history of antitrust enforcement in America.
Neil Averitt commentary: FTC needs to hone its tools to deal with patent trolls
July 15, 2014
With impressive noise and fanfare, the FTC’s section 6(b) study of patent trolls is about to begin.
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- FTC takes on goliath Amazon on billing practices
- T-Mobile, FTC fight over “cramming” allegations
- House steps cautiously towards patent troll reform
- Facebook emotion study draws frowns, knits brows
- U.S. weighs in on global reach of antitrust laws
- FTC at 100: In Roaring Twenties, changing times at FTC
- Neil Averitt commentary: FTC needs to hone its tools to deal with patent trolls
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