In this issue:

- FTC Amends Franchise Rule Disclosure Thresholds

- Ben Stein / Kyocera Suit Latest Front in Endorsement Contract Wars

- ICANN Unveils List of gTLD Applications

- Upcoming Events

An excerpt from "FTC Amends Franchise Rule Disclosure Thresholds"

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on June 13 that it would amend the Franchise Rule to adjust the monetary thresholds used to determine whether a franchiser must make certain disclosures to prospective buyers. In 2007, the FTC amended the Franchise Rule to require that the disclosure thresholds be adjusted every four years based on the Consumer Price Index. The adjustments, which will be the first made under the 2007 amendments, will take effect on July 1, 2012 and exempt...

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