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Intel And The Death Of U.S. Antitrust Law, Keith N. Hylton
Intel And The Death Of U.S. Antitrust Law, Keith N. Hylton
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The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) new legal attack on Intel threatens to leave the company a shell of its former self. The Commission claims that Intel violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by giving discounts and rebates to customers in a manner that harmed its main rival AMD, by designing its products in a way that disadvantages rivals, and acting too aggressively in protecting its intellectual property. The remedies the FTC is seeking would impose broad restrictions on pricing, product design, and protection of intellectual property.
The FTC’s claims are not well founded in U.S. antitrust law, though they …