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Three Point Shot - May 2025

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Rough Terrain Ahead: New York Ski Resort Operator Appeals Ruling That It Violated Antitrust Law by Buying Out Direct Competitor - Intermountain Management Inc. (“Intermountain”), a company operating popular ski areas...more

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Second Circuit Overturns FTC Antitrust Decision Against 1-800-Contacts Involving Trademark Settlement Agreements

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Earlier this month, the Second Circuit overturned a decision by the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) holding 1-800-Contacts violated antitrust law by entering into trademark settlement and related agreements that...more

Sunstein LLP

January 2019 IP Update - Restricting Keyword Advertising Can be Anticompetitive, holds the FTC

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The contact lens juggernaut 1-800-Contacts has long been aggressive about curbing competitors’ use of “1-800-Contacts” as an online search keyword. On November 17, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held that fourteen...more

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FTC Complaint Counsels Caution When Settling Disputes With Competitors

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The Federal Trade Commission recently sued 1-800 Contacts, Inc., the largest contact lens retailer in the United States, charging it with restraining competition in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act,...more

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