In this memo, Matthew Bennett discusses the recent interest by competition authorities in vertical communications between manufacturers and retailers, and explains the dangers of conflating Recommended Retail Prices, which are relatively common and pro-competitive, with Retail Price Maintenance, which is treated as a hard-core competition law infringement in Europe.
Is it fair? The FTC’s policies and enforcement actions on unfair methods of competition under Section 5
In the article “Is It Fair? The FTC’s Policies and Enforcement Actions on Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5,” published by the American Bar...