Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission

  • AIPLA Comments to Federal Trade Commission on Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Consumers “Right to Repair”

    February 5, 2024

    Arlington, VA. February 1, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in response to the petition for rulemaking to protect consumers’ right to repair products they have purchased.
  • AIPLA Comments on Federal Trade Commission Non-Compete Clause

    April 21, 2023

    Arlington, VA. April 21, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission in response to their published notice on Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking, 88 FR 3482, on January 19, 2023. The proposed rule would effectively ban the use of non-competes, with few exceptions.
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Vacates Final Order of the Federal Trade Commission in 1-800 Contacts Case

    June 11, 2021

    On June 11, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a Final Order of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), finding that 1-800 Contact’s “typical trademark settlement agreements” did not unreasonably restrain trade in violation the Section 5 of the FTC Act given the lack of direct evidence of an anticompetitive effect and the strong procompetitive justification of protecting 1-800 Contract’s trademarks. The Court of Appeals also found that it did not have sufficient experience with the type of conduct at issue to permit the abbreviated antitrust analysis favored by the Commission, applying a full-blown rule of reason analysis instead. The Court remanded the case to the Commission with instructions to dismiss it.

Recent Advocacy

  • AIPLA Submits Letter to US Senate Judiciary Committee on Squires Nomination to the USPTO

    June 16, 2025

    Arlington, VA. June 11, 2025 –The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted a letter in response to the nomination of John A. Squires as Director of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”). In view of his impressive background, AIPLA believes Mr. Squires is fully capable of undertaking this important role and appreciates the Senate Judiciary Committee giving this nominee prompt consideration.
  • AIPLA Comments on Draft NMPA Measures

    June 9, 2025

    Arlington, VA. May 17, 2025 –The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the National Medical Products Administration’s (NMPA) draft measures on the protection of drug trial data in China.
  • AIPLA Comments to the Copyright Office on the CASE Act Study

    May 12, 2025

    Arlington, VA. May 9, 2025 –The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments: CASE Act Study (the “Notice”) related to the Copyright Claims Board.
  • AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in Pegasystems Inc. v. Appian Corporation

    April 29, 2025

    Arlington, VA. April 24, 2025 –The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of Virginia in Pegasystems Inc. v. Appian Corporation, an appeal concerning issues of trade secret misappropriation damages under the Virginia Uniform Trade Secrets Act (VUTSA).