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Volume Number: / 15
Issue Number: / 6
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Article Date: / August 2016
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Chapter I - Restraints of Trade
A. Introduction
B. Elements of a Section 1 Violation
C. Horizontal Restraints of Trade
D. Vertical Restraints of Trade
Chapter II - Monopolization and Related Offenses
A. Introduction
B. Monopoly Power
C. Monopolization: Acquiring or Maintaining Monopoly Power Through Exclusionary Conduct
D. Extension of monopoly from one market to another
E. Attempt to Monopolize
F. Conspiracy to Monopolize
G. Shared Monopoly
Chapter III - Mergers and Acquisitions
A. Introduction
B. Horizontal Mergers
C. Nonhorizontal Mergers
D. Federal Agency Enforcement
E. International Merger Enforcement and Premerger Notification
F. Enforcement by Private Parties
G. Enforcement by State Attorneys General
H. Interlocking Directorates
Chapter IV - Joint Ventures
A. Introduction
B. Types of Joint Ventures
C. Analysis of Collateral Restraints
D. Restraints on Access
Chapter V - Robinson-Patman Act
A. Introduction
B. The Requirement of Commerce
C. Price Discrimination Prohibited by Section 2(a)
D. Defenses to Section 2(a) Liability
E. Wholesaler and Direct Buying Retailer Pricing Issues
F. The Brokerage Provision
G. Allowances and Services Provisions
H. Buyer Liability
I. Exemptions
J. Injury to Plaintiffs under Section 4 of the Clayton Act
K. Criminal Prohibitions
Chapter VI - Relevant Market
A. Introduction
B. Product Market Definition
C. Geographic Market Definition
D. Relevant Market Pleading and Practice
Chapter VII - State Antitrust Laws
A. Introduction
B. Substantive State Antitrust Laws
C. Indirect Purchaser Actions
D. State Antitrust Remedies
E. Extraterritorial Effect of State Antitrust Laws
F. Other Constitution Challenges to Applications of State Antitrust Laws
Chapter VIII - Civil Government Enforcement
A. The Federal Trade Commission
B. Department of Justice Administration and Enforcement
C. State Attorney General Civil Enforcement
Chapter IX - Criminal Antitrust Enforcement
A. Civil Versus Criminal Enforcement
B. Criminal Investigations
C. Criminal Litigation
D. International Anti-Cartel Enforcement
E. State Criminal Antitrust Enforcement
Chapter X - Private Antitrust Suits
A. Introduction
B. Common Elements of Private Antitrust Suits under Sections 4 and 16
C. Standing Requirements of Section 4 of the Clayton Act
D. Standing Requirements of Section 16 of the Clayton Act
E. Proof of Injury and Damages
F. Interest
G. Injunctive Relief
H. Defenses
I. Practice and Procedure
J. Declaratory Judgments
K. Attorneys fees
L. Miscellaneous Topics
Chapter XI - Consumer Protection
A. Section of the FTC Act as a Consumer Protection Law
B. Federal Trade Commission Remedial Power
C. Rulemaking Proceedings
D. Other Federal Trade Commission Activities
E. State Consumer Protection Statutes
Chapter XI (1) - Consumer Protection – Regulatory Actions
A. FTC
B. CFPB
C. State Attorneys General
D. International Consumer Protection Law
E. Other
Chapter XI (2) - Consumer Protection – Competitor and Consumer Challenges
A. Consumer Class Actions
B. Competitor Challenges/Lanham Act
C. Industry Self-Regulation
Chapter XI (3) - Consumer Protection – Privacy and Data Security
A. Privacy
B. Data Security
Chapter XII - Antitrust Issues Involving Intellectual Property
A. Introduction
B. Patent and Copyright Antitrust Issues
C. Patent and Copyright Misuse
D. Trademarks and Antitrust
E. Trade Secrets and Antitrust
F. Procedural Aspects of the Antitrust-Intellectual Property Interface
G. International Intellectual Property and Competition Law Considerations
Chapter XIII - Antitrust and International Commerce
A. Introduction
B. Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Related Issues
C. Special Substantive/Analytical Rules Applicable in the International Context
D. Defenses and Exemptions to Application of Antitrust Laws in Foreign Commerce
E. Procedural Issues in Foreign Commerce
F. Discovery and the Conduct of Litigation in Foreign Commerce Cases
G. Extraterritorial Remedies and Relief
H. Competition Laws Outside the United States
I. International Antitrust Enforcement
J. Relationship of U.S. International Trade Laws to Antitrust Laws
Chapter XIV - General Exemptions and Immunities
A. Introduction
B. The State Action Doctrine
C. Solicitation of Government Action
D. Implied Exemptions
E. The Filed Rate Doctrine
F. Federal Instrumentality Doctrine
G. Primary Jurisdiction
Chapter XV - Regulated Industries
A. Introduction
B. Agriculture
C. Communications
D. Energy
E. Financial Institutions and Markets
F. Government Contracts
G. Health Care
H. Insurance
I. Organized Labor
J. Sports
K. Transportation
Chapter XVI - Antitrust and Competition Law Outside the U.S.
A. Africa
B. Asia
C. Australia and New Zealand
D. Western Europe
E. Eastern and Central Europe and the Republics of the Former Soviet Union
F. North America
G. South America, Central America and the Caribbean
Based on Careful Review - Not Applicable to Any of the Foregoing Subject
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