Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AGs Don’t Like NCAA’s Name-Image-Likeness Restrictions- ...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked a federal court to find that the agency has authority under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) to promulgate reporting requirements that apply solely to transfers of patent rights...more
The FTC has expanded the types of exclusive patent transfers that may be reportable under the HSR Act. Effective December 16, 2013, the FTC will consider patent transfers to be exclusive and potentially subject to the HSR Act...more
The Federal Trade Commission has broadened the rules dictating when pharmaceutical companies must report a transfer of exclusive patent rights to the U.S. Department of Justice and FTC for antitrust review and approval. Under...more
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced final changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification rules that will broaden the circumstances under which parties must file premerger notifications in...more