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5 Jan 2013, 4:09 pm by John W. Arden
“Today’s bipartisan Commission action brings to an end the Commission’s investigations of Google in a fashion calculated to bring the maximum relief to American consumers in a timely way,” said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz at a press conference announcing the agency's long-awaited decisions.Search Bias InvestigationThe Commission decided not to take action against Google under Sec. 5 of the FTC Act based on allegations that the company unfairly preferences its… [read post]
3 Jan 2013, 10:45 am by Florian Mueller
At a press conference at Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington DC, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz just announced that the U.S. competition enforcement agency has ordered Google to abandon immediately its pursuit of injunctive relief over the standard-essential patents (SEPs) that Motorola Mobility once promised to license to all comers on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. [read post]
18 Dec 2012, 9:05 pm by John W. Arden
“David has been an extraordinarily effective advocate for American consumers,” said Leibowitz. [read post]
26 Nov 2012, 9:30 pm by Lauren-Kelly Devine
 Representing the largest civil penalty ever imposed for an FTC violation, the fine is the latest in a series of FTC enforcement actions for online privacy issues and is one that the FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz hopes will “send a message” to other companies to be more mindful of privacy issues. [read post]
26 Nov 2012, 12:43 pm by Colin Zick
At the end of what was an interesting, but rather ordinary interview in the Wall Street Journal, FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz dropped this interesting nugget: MS. [read post]
26 Nov 2012, 7:59 am
At the end of what was an interesting, but rather ordinary interview in the Wall Street Journal, FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz dropped this interesting nugget:  MS. [read post]
22 Nov 2012, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
 See related RegBlog post.Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Jon Leibowitz endorsed the idea of allowing consumers some control over data. [read post]
20 Nov 2012, 6:30 pm by John W. Arden
Two Democratic members of the House of Representatives have sent a letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, expressing concerns over apparent leaks of information regarding the agency’s investigation into Google, Inc. and asking the agency to act within its statutory authority in pursuing the matter.Rep. [read post]
14 Nov 2012, 8:48 pm by John W. Arden
Tom has left the agency to return to the private sector, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced today. [read post]
14 Nov 2012, 6:56 am by Greg Jacobs
The mechanism is already present in certain browsers, including Microsoft and Mozilla; however, the lack of a commonly agreed-upon standard is causing dispute, with increasingly broad exceptions being suggested to the W3C, which Jon Leibowitz, the Federal Trade Commission's Chairman, labelled 'a loophole you could drive a virtual truck through'. [read post]
31 Oct 2012, 6:51 am by David Balto
” FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz also acknowledged that his agency is receiving complaints about non-practicing entities. [read post]
25 Oct 2012, 8:19 am by Josephine Liu
At the Wired for Change conference earlier this week, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz noted that the FTC is developing a “nutrition label” for data collection and use, modeled after the nutrition facts label for food and beverages. [read post]
24 Oct 2012, 10:57 am by Logan Breed, Hogan Lovells
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz recently acknowledged that practicing entities have complained to the agency about NPEs, and the FTC’s chief economist said at a recent conference that NPEs are “worthy of some very serious attention. [read post]
23 Oct 2012, 9:56 am by J. Bradford Currier
 In addition to special guest FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, the program will feature an expert panel with Sue Kelley, American Public Power Association General Counsel; Deborah J. [read post]
18 Oct 2012, 6:37 am by Matthew Gilpin
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz stated that the Green Guides will benefit the competitive marketplace: “The FTC’s changes to the Green Guides will level the playing field for honest business people and it is one reason why we had such broad support. [read post]
17 Oct 2012, 9:30 pm by Damini Ghosh
 According to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, the agency’s recent revisions aim to “level the playing field for honest business people. [read post]
16 Oct 2012, 9:34 am by Glenn
Now, in a letter just days ago to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, Colorado Rep. [read post]
11 Oct 2012, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chairperson Jon Leibowitz released a statement on continued oversight of the gas price spike in California. [read post]
2 Oct 2012, 7:34 pm by John W. Arden
“The introduction of environmentally friendly products into the marketplace is a win for consumers who want to purchase greener products and for producers who want to sell them,” said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, announcing the guides. [read post]