FTC May Go After Pharma Bundling, Rebates, Patent Processes With Reactivation of Section 5

Agency restores long dormant enforcement of section of FTC Act prohibiting businesses from using ‘unfair methods of competition,’ expanding types of corporate behavior subject to enforcement action.

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FTC issues new policy statement on pursuing unfair methods of competition • Source: Shutterstock

Biopharmaceutical companies could face new enforcement actions by the US Federal Trade Commission now that the agency is pursuing violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act. The section targets “unfair methods of competition,” which encompass a broader range of conduct than the FTC may pursue under the Sherman and Clayton Acts.

On 10 November, the FTC issued a new policy statement on the scope of unfair methods of competition under...

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