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Court Orders Halt to Sale of Spyware

November 20th, 2008

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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. District Court has issued a temporary restraining order halting the sale of keylogger spyware.

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Commission Announces Agenda for Roundtable on Follow-on Biologic Drugs

November 20th, 2008

Public Roundtable to be Held in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2008

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Commission Issues 2008 Report on U.S. Ethanol Market Concentration

November 20th, 2008

The Commission has issued the report, “2008 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration.”

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FTC Informs Linde AG That It May Retain Its Northern and Southern California Helium Transfills

November 14th, 2008

The Commission has informed Linde AG that it may retain its Richmond and City of Industry, California, helium transfills.

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FTC Charges Internet Payday Lenders with Failing to Disclose Key Loan Terms and Using Abusive and Deceptive Collection Tactics

November 13th, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Nevada have charged 10 related Internet payday lenders and their principals, based mainly in the United Kingdom, with violating federal and state law by not disclosing key loan terms to U.S. consumers and using abusive and deceptive collection tactics.

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FTC Announces First in Series of Hearings on Evolving Intellectual Property Marketplace

November 6th, 2008

Public Hearing to be Held in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2008

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Commission Approves FY 2007 HSR Premerger Notification Report

November 6th, 2008

The Commission, with the concurrence of the U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, has released the Thirtieth Annual Report to Congress Regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Program.

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Marketers of Dietary Supplements Ordered to Halt False Claims About Diabetes Prevention and Treatment

November 6th, 2008

The marketers of dietary supplements that purportedly prevented and treated diabetes have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they engaged in deceptive advertising practices.

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Mortgage Company Settles Data Security Charges

November 6th, 2008

Data Breach Compromised Privacy of Hundreds of Consumers

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FTC Charges Marketers with Operating a Postal Job Scheme

November 6th, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission has charged a nationwide marketing operation with violating federal law by deceiving consumers into buying materials they thought would help them get federal postal jobs.

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