Science, Computers & Technology, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law

Criminal Antitrust Update - January 2013

by Andrew Friedman | Patton Boggs LLP on 1/21/2013

In This Issue: - INDUSTRY SCORECARD - Technology: An executive of AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO”) was convicted of price-fixing in the LCD flat screen markets in a re-trial. Steven Leung was involved in the sale of LCD...more

United States Trade Representative (USTR) Announces Results of Special 301 Review of Notorious Markets in December 2012...

by Ian Imrich on 12/13/2012

USTR Announces Results of Special 301 Review of Notorious Markets and Identifies Marketplaces that Facilitate Global Piracy and Counterfeiting (released 12/13/2012): --- "Washington, D.C. – United States Trade...more

President, Congress Extend Cross-Border Fraud Enforcement Law

by BuckleySandler LLP on 12/10/2012

On December 4, President Obama signed a bill, H.R. 6131, that extends through December 2020, a law that enhances the FTC’s ability to address cross-border fraud, and particularly to fight spam, spyware, and Internet fraud and...more

Second Circuit Reverses Conviction Involving Off-Label Promotion

by Henry E. Hockeimer, Jr. | Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/5/2012

A divided panel of the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown out the conviction of a pharmaceutical sales representative who marketed a narcolepsy drug for so-called off-label uses not approved by the Food and Drug...more