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FTC Issues Report On Antitrust-Intellectual Property Hearings; Recommends Changes In Patent System

Alan J. Weinschel, Idit Froim | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

During 2002, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice conducted hearings addressing how antitrust and intellectual property policies each take different and sometimes conflicting paths towards the goal of spurring innovation in the economy. On October 28, 2003, the FTC released...