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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have taken steps to update the Merger Guidelines and overhaul the premerger notification process, each with a sharpened focus on the effect a...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced yesterday that Canon Inc. and Toshiba Corporation agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine each to settle charges that the two companies violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act by failing to...more
6/12/2019
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Canon ,
Clearance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Failure to Comply ,
Failure to Report ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Statutory Violations ,
Toshiba ,
Waiting Periods
The Federal Trade Commission has approved the divestiture of a five-year old acquisition, signifying that neither complete consummation of a transaction nor the passage of time will dissuade the FTC from challenging mergers...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued final changes to the premerger notification rules to expand the circumstances that require pharmaceutical industry companies to report proposed acquisitions of exclusive patent rights...more