AIPLA Supplemental AIPLA Comments on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century Hearings

August 20, 2018

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AIPLA recognizes the important policy and enforcement roles of the FTC in addressing anticompetitive conduct, including such conduct at the intersection of intellectual property laws and antitrust laws.

AIPLA encourages the FTC to be sensitive to the special role of patents and other forms of intellectual property in fostering innovation that is the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, thereby enhancing competition in the U.S. and globally.

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