Unpacking FTC's New Stance On Standard-Essential Patents

By Gail Levine and Carmen Longoria-Green ( April 16, 2025, 5:48 PM EDT) -- On Inauguration Day, Andrew Ferguson succeeded Lina Khan in the role of chair of the Federal Trade Commission.[1] Ferguson's vision of the FTC may well be different from his predecessor's in a host of ways, including in his understanding of the scope of the FTC's power to challenge anticompetitive conduct under Section 5 of the FTC Act, which authorizes the FTC to challenge unfair methods of competition.[2]...

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