Antitrust and Trade Regulation

Many people have never heard of antitrust laws, but enforcement of these laws saves consumers millions and even billions of dollars a year. The Federal Government enforces three major Federal antitrust laws, and most states also have their own. The three major Federal antitrust laws are The Sherman Antitrust Act, The Clayton Act, and The Federal Trade Commission Act.This is FindLaw’s collection of Antitrust and Trade Regulation articles, part of the Business Operations section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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U.S. Issues New Intellectual Property Licensing Guidelines for Avoiding Antitrust Violations

On August 8th, the U.S. Department of Justice proposed new antitrust guidelines for the licensing and acquisition of intellectual property. The guidelines, which will be adopted in final form after a sixty-day public comment period commencing ...
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U.S. v. Microsoft, The Fight Continues

On April 3, 2000, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issued his conclusions of law determining, based upon his findings of fact issued in November, that Microsoft has violated the antitrust laws. That conclusion should come as no surprise to anyone ...
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Vitamin Price Fixing Investigation Expanded

Last week it was disclosed that small vitamin producers may face charges in an expanding federal price-fixing investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. These companies include Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd., of Japan, a U.S. unit of ...
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What You Should Know About Non compete Agreements

Noncompete contracts are being used with increasing frequency by businesses in Minnesota and elsewhere. This is particularly true for businesses involving technology, scientific formulas, recipes, or other trade secrets, or businesses in which there ...
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Who is Getting Sued and Why?

The year 2000 ("Y2K") lawsuits that have been filed in the United States allege, among other things, that software and services will fail to serve their intended purpose in the year 2000 and beyond. The vast majority of these suits are class ...
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Wisconsin Lemon Law

The Wisconsin Lemon Law is a statutory form of recovery which became effective on November 3, 1983. It can apply to new vehicles, used vehicles purchased within the written warranty period and leased vehicles. A vehicle is a "lemon" if it has a ...
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Work at Home Schemes

November 1996 Produced in cooperation with the North American Securities Administrators Association Want to earn hundreds of dollars a week -- at home in your leisure time? Many people supplement their income in a very easy way. Let us tell you ...
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Y2K Federal Statutory Update

Congress passed the following two Acts in anticipation of the potential for litigation surrounding the Y2K problem. Congress passed the Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act (.P.L. 106-8) to establish a loan guarantee program for small businesses ...
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Y2K Legislative Update

1999 began with the introduction of several business-friendly Y2K federal and state legislative proposals, including the Year 2000 Consumer Protection Plan Act of 1999, S.96 Y2K Act, and S.B. 983 (Virginia). The Year 2000 Consumer Protection Plan ...
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