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FTC calls Motorola's bid for Apple product injunction 'inappropriate'

by Steven Sande (Dec 6th, 2012)

On December 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated in a filed brief that it felt a previous district court decision to deny Motorola's bid for an injunction of several Apple products was correct. Motorola had claimed that Apple's iPhone and iPad allegedly infringed on wireless patents, ...

Google could pay $22.5M fine for violating Apple users' privacy

by Steven Sande (Jul 10th, 2012)

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is on the verge of fining Google for the record amount of US$22.5 million as a settlement for violating the privacy of users of Apple's Safari browser. The fine comes after the Wall Street Journal contacted Google about a practice it discovered where ...

FTC urges ITC not to ban iPhone, iPad and Xbox

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 8th, 2012)

The Federal Trade Commission took on the growing problem of injunctions in a letter addressed to the US International Trade Commission, according to a report by CNET. The letter was meant to dissuade the federal agency from approving import bans in patent and trademark infringement cases that ...

FTC and DOJ monitoring Apple's new subscription policy

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 18th, 2011)

Both the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are aware of the new policy Apple implemented for media companies with applications in the App Store. The new terms state "that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books outside of the app, the same option is also available ...