Conscious parallelism refers to businesses changing their prices to reflect the prices of competitors within a market without colluding or communicating with competitors. Unlike price-fixing which involves conscious agreement between...
antitrust
consent order
A consent order (also known as a consent decree) is a decree or order made by a judge with the consent of all parties. It is not strictly a judgment, but rather a settlement agreement approved by the court. The agreement is submitted to the...
divestiture
Divestiture is the partial or full disposal of an asset by a company or government entity through sale, exchange, closure, or bankruptcy. Divestiture can either be voluntary or court ordered. Examples of divestitures include selling...
divestment
In business law, divestment is when a business sells off its subsidiaries, investments, or other assets for a financial, ethical, or political objective. To do so, the business must partially or fully remove the asset from its financial...
exclusive dealing arrangement
Exclusive dealing arrangements are contracts in which a seller agrees to sell all or a substantial portion of their products or services to a particular buyer, or when a buyer similarly agrees to purchase all or a portion of their...
exclusive license
Exclusive license allows a licensor to share intellectual property with a licensee for a specific period of time that usually binds the licensor to not share the property with anyone else. Normally, the license is unique to a certain area or...
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent federal administrative agency, created by Congress in 1914 with the FTC Act. The FTC is composed of five Commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Each...
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent federal agency created in 1914 by the FTC Act. It is composed of five Commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Each Commissioner serves a seven-year term. The...
FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent federal agency created in 1914 by the FTC Act which enforces many of the nation's consumer protection and anti-monopoly laws. It is composed of five Commissioners appointed by the President...
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) was a Supreme Court case that famously expounded upon the powers of the commerce clause, setting the precedent of Congress’s broad ability to regulate interstate and some intrastate commerce.
The...