Law360 Quotes Professor Cotter on Antitrust Quarrel Between FTC, DOJ
A May 10 Law360 article titled "In Qualcomm Dispute, A Broader Row Between FTC, DOJ" quotes Professor Thomas Cotter on an apparent disagreement between the nation's two federal antitrust enforcement agencies, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, on the possible need for an additional hearing on remedies in the ongoing FTC v. Qualcomm antitrust dispute, and more generally on the role of antitrust law in regulating conduct relating to standard essential patents. Cotter states, among other things, that "the agencies' relationship is in 'uncharted territory,'" and that "It could be very difficult in some cases to counsel a client on what to expect."