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The HSR Rules have now been published in the Federal Register, which puts them on track to be effective on February 10, 2025. But with the upcoming change in administration, could there be further delays? Following a...more
This white paper details the significant differences between the Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Rule and recently issued Final Rule with respect to various premerger reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced long-awaited finalized changes to the premerger notification form and associated instructions, as well as the premerger notification rules implementing the...more
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s concurrence, released a Final Rule containing the long-anticipated revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act...more
On April 24, 2024, Winstead’s Labor & Employment team reported that—after much anticipation— the FTC issued its final rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide. In our initial post, we noted that the final rule had yet to...more
In a recent Federal Register notice, the PTO announced a proposed rule requiring that any settlement agreement resolving a PTAB proceeding, even if such agreement occurs prior to a decision to institute an inter partes review...more
On April 23, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to publish its new rule, 29 C.F.R. Part 910, banning almost all non-compete clauses with workers. The rule will take effect 120 days after formal publication in the Federal...more
As stated in original Client Alert, on April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a Non‑Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) prohibiting most employee non-compete agreements as unfair methods of competition. The...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
On Tuesday, April 23, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule designed to promote competition and new business formation that, when effective, will impose a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements across all...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a sweeping ban on non-compete agreements by employers on April 23, 2024, in a 3-2 vote. The final rule provides that it is “an unfair method of competition” and thus a violation of...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 in favor of issuing a final rule that will essentially ban employers’ use of non-compete agreements in the workplace. Although the FTC’s non-compete rule isn’t...more
This issue was first discussed in our January 9, 2023 Client Alert when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its Proposed Rule Banning Noncompetes. The FTC has now issued its Final Rule on April 23, 2024. As predicted,...more
In a move that, if allowed to go into effect, could force companies across the United States to tear up existing contracts, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved a Final Rule April 23, 2024, effectively barring...more
On Tuesday, April 23rd, the Federal Trade Commission issued a rule banning all new and many existing employer and employee non-competition restrictions nationwide, subject to very limited exceptions (the “Rule”). The Rule...more
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule banning virtually all noncompetition agreements between employers and employees. Employers may enforce pre-existing noncompetes with “senior executives”...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “Commission”) voted to issue its final rule (the “Final Rule”) barring non-competes for most workers in the United States, with exceptions for non-competes entered into in...more
Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released the long-awaited rule prohibiting most employers from enforcing or entering into noncompetition agreements with workers, including independent contractors. Historically,...more
Following an extended public comment period that began in January of 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted Tuesday, April 23 to implement a new rule that would effectively ban non-compete agreements nationwide,...more
The FTC has become big on the late December surprise. In late December 2022, the agency announced the health claims guidance, which was quite a big deal for advertisers. This December there were two late December...more
The listing of many types of patents in the FDA’s Orange Book (Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations) is fairly straightforward. Patents covering the approved drug product (active pharmaceutical...more
On October 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) adopted a final rule (“Final Rule”) to amend the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (the “Safeguards Rule”). Among other things, the Final Rule will...more
Regulators across the globe continue to focus on disclosures and marketing relating to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Consistent with this trend, on September 20, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange...more
Federal agencies look to expand regulatory reach using sweeping UDAAP and UDAP authority - With active regulatory agendas at several federal agencies and what seems like back-to-back hearings considering legislative...more