Speeches, Articles, and Statements by
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner
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2012
- Returning the State Action Doctrine to Its Moorings
2012 Lewis Bernstein Memorial Lecture
St. John’s University School of Law, New York City
October 3, 2012 - Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements and the Supreme Court
CBI's 2nd Annual Life Sciences Compliance, Legal, and Regulatory Congress
Washington, DC
September 21, 2012 - The Evolution of "Privacy Policy" at the Federal Trade Commission: Is It Really Necessary?
The Mentor Group Boston, Forum for EU-US Legal Eco Affairs
Paris, France
September 14, 2012 - U.S. Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977: Some Observations and Thoughts
The Mentor Group Boston, Forum for EU-US Legal-Economic Affairs
Paris, France
September 13, 2012 - Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, In the Matter of Facebook, Inc.
August 10, 2012 - Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, Google Inc./Safari
August 9, 2012 - Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, Dissenting in Part "What Facial Recognition Technology Means for Privacy and Civil Liberties"
Testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
July 18, 2012 - Faster, Leaner, Meaner: A Prescription Diet for U.S. Antitrust Enforcement?
Remarks Before the Chatham House Conference on Competition Policy in Global Markets
London, England
June 22, 2012 - Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, The Matter of LabMD
File No. 102 3099
June 21, 2012 - Letter to World Wide Web Consortium Tracking Protection Working Group
June 20, 2012 - Can Consumer Choice Promote Trans-Atlantic Convergence of Competition Law and Policy?
Concurrences Conference on "Consumer Choice": An Emerging Standard for Competition Law
Brussels, Belgium
June 8, 2012 - Bob Pitofsky and Public Policy: The Early Years
Georgetown Law Center's Symposium in Honor of Robert Pitofsky
Washington, DC
May 30, 2012 - Letter to Senate Leaders Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell Regarding Pay-for-Delay and REMS Legislation
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
May 4, 2012 - Developments in the Law of Vertical Restraints: 2012
Antitrust Institute 2012: Developments & Hot Topics
Practising Law Institute
New York, NY
May 7, 2012 - "The Federal Trade Commission as a Law Enforcement Agency”
Lecture Given to Class in Antitrust Economics, ECON 420, Spring 2012, University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
April 23, 2012 - Diversity at the FTC
Remarks before FTC Staff
Washington, DC
April 11, 2012 - Statement of the Commission Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Medco Health Solutions by Express Scripts, Inc.
FTC File No. 111-0210
April 2, 2012 - Consummated Merger Challenges – The Past Is Never Dead
ABA Section of Antitrust Law's 60th Spring Meeting
Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 - Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
Issuance of Federal Trade Commission Report
Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: Recommendations for Businesses and Policymakers
March 26, 2012 - In the Matter of ProMedica Health System, Inc.
Docket No. 9346
Concurring Opinion
March 22, 2012 - Will the Affordable Care Act Stand? Assessing the Constitutional and Competitive Concerns Raised by Healthcare Reform
Houston Bar Association
Houston, Texas
March 22, 2012 - Letter from Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch to Honorable Renee Marie Bumb in Federal Trade Commission v. Circa Direct LLC
FTC File No. X110029
March 21, 2012 - Statement of the Federal Trade Commission “The FTC In FY 2013: Protecting Consumers and Competition”
Presented by Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
Before the Subcommittee On Financial Services and General Government of the Committee On Appropriations
United States House of Representatives
March 5, 2012 - "Lessons Learned from United States v. Oracle Corp."
Remarks Prepared for Antitrust in the High Tech Sector: Mergers, Enforcement and Standardization
Menlo Park, CA
January 31, 2012 - Statement of Commissioner Rosch, Federal Trade Commission v. Lundbeck Inc.
FTC File No. 0810156
January 20, 2012 - The One-Size-Fits-All Approach of the Affordable Care Act
Cornell University Health Policy Symposium
Washington, DC
January 19, 2012 - Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch Regarding Proposed Revisions to the Part 2 Rules and Rule 4.1(e)
FTC File No. P072104
January 13, 2012 - Statement of Commissioner Rosch, Concurring In Part and Dissenting In Part In the Matter of McWane, Inc., and Star Pipe Products, Ltd., In the Matter of Sigma Corporation
FTC File No. 101 0080
January 4, 2012
2011
- In the Matter of North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners
Docket No. 9343
Opinion of the Commission, for a Unanimous Commission
December 7, 2011 - Antitrust Evaluation of Pay-for-Delay Settlements: A Persistent Quest for Balance
American Conference Institute’s Paragraph IV Disputes Conference
San Francisco, CA
December 7, 2011 - Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch in the Matter of Pool Corporation
FTC File No. 101-0115
November 21, 2011 - Accountable Care Organizations: What Exactly Are We Getting?
ABA Section of Antitrust Law Fall Forum
November 17, 2011 - Opinion: Proposed legislation does not treat all sweetheart drug deals as pay-for-delay deals
Letter to the Editor, published in POLITICO
November 9, 2011 - Neutral on Internet Neutrality: Should There Be a Role for the Federal Trade Commission?
Global Forum 2011: Vision for the Digital Future
Brussels, Belgium
November 7, 2011 - Emerging Theories of Competitive Harm in Merger Enforcement
Published in the Antitrust Source (with co-author Darren Tucker)
October 2011 - “Do Not Track: Privacy in an Internet Age”
Loyola Chicago Antitrust Institute Forum
Chicago, Illinois
October 14, 2011 - Concurring Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, FTC v. Lundbeck, Inc.
FTC File No. 0810156
October 3, 2011 - Does the EU Need a System of Private Competition Remedies to Supplement Public Law Enforcement?
2011 LIDC Congress
Oxford, England
September 23, 2011 - Information and Privacy: In Search of a Data-Driven Policy
Technology Policy Institute Aspen Forum
Aspen, Colorado
August 22, 2011 - Response of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch to the Concurring Statement of Commissioner Ramirez, in which Chairman Leibowitz and Commissioner Brill Join:
Final Rule: Mortgage Acts and Practices – Advertising
July 19, 2011 - Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, Dissenting in Part from “Internet Privacy: The Views of the FTC, FCC, and NTIA,”
Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
July 14, 2011 - Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, Dissenting in Part from “Privacy and Data Security: Protecting Consumers in the Modern World,”
Testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
June 29, 2011 - Designing a Private Remedies System for Antitrust Cases – Lessons Learned from the U.S. Experience
16th Annual EU Competition Law and Policy Workshop
Fiesole, Italy
June 17, 2011 - The Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property: The Quest for Certainty in an Uncertain World
Intellectual Property Litigation: Back to Business - Latham & Watkins LLP seminar
Menlo Park, California
May 18, 2011 - Patent Settlements, Patent Reform, and Mergers: Recent Developments in Pharmaceutical Antitrust
Sixth Annual In-House Counsel Forum on Pharmaceutical Antitrust
New York, NY
May 11, 2011 - Antitrust Issues Related to Benchmarking and Other Information Exchanges
Remarks before the ABA Section of Antitrust Law and ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education’s Teleseminar on Benchmarking and Other Information Exchanges Among Competitors
Washington, DC
May 3, 2011 - Obama’s Political ‘Price Gouging’
Letter to the Editor, published in the Wall Street Journal
May 2, 2011, page A14 - Highly Premature — And Costly — To Support ‘A Gallery of Dreams’
Published by the Washington Post
April 24, 2011 - “Consent Decrees: Is the Public Getting Its Money’s Worth?”
Remarks Before the 18th St. Gallen International Competition Law Forum, Universitat St. GallenSt. Gallen, Switzerland
April 7, 2011 - The Past and Future of Direct Effects Evidence
ABA Section of Antitrust Law’s 59th Spring Meeting
Washington, DC
March 30, 2011 - Concurring Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
In re Google Buzz, File No. 102 3136
March 30, 2011 - “The Dissent: Why One FTC Commissioner Thinks Do Not Track is Off-Track”
Published in the March 28, 2011 issue of Advertising Age
March 28, 2011 - Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch Respecting Proposed Regulations Implementing the Affordable Care Act.
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
March 3, 2011 - "Ten Lessons in Appellate Advocacy”
Howrey LLP Antitrust Fundamentals Seminar
Washington, DC
February 24, 2011 - Theoretical and Practical Observations on Cartel and Merger Enforcement at the Federal Trade Commission
George Mason Law Review’s 14th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Law
Washington, DC
February 9, 2011 - Consumer Protection Issues and the FTC: The Year Behind Us, The Year Ahead
American Bar Association’s Consumer Protection Conference
Washington DC
February 3, 2011 - “Some Thoughts on the Role of Intellectual Property in Innovation Market Cases and Refusals to License”
Conference on Antitrust and Digital Enforcement in the Technology Sector
Menlo Park, CA
January 31, 2011 - “The Great Doctrinal Debate: Under What Circumstances is Section 5 Superior to Section 2?”
New York State Bar Association Annual Antitrust Conference
New York City
January 27, 2011
2010
- Concurring Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch Issuance of Preliminary FTC Staff Report
J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
December 1, 2010 - Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch in the Matter of Laboratory Corporation of America and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
November 30, 2010 - Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule,
File No. R911003
November 19, 2010 - Intel, Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook: Observations on Antitrust and the High-Tech Sector
ABA Antitrust Section Fall Forum
Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2010 - The Antitrust/Intellectual Property Interface: Thoughts on How To Best Wade Through the Thicket in the Pharmaceutical Context
World Generic Medicine Congress
Washington, D.C.
November 17, 2010 - Current Issues in Competition and Consumer Protection Enforcement in the Retail Sector
Retail Industry Leaders Association’s Retail Law Conference
Tampa, Florida
November 10, 2010 - Can Antitrust Trial Skills Really Be "Mastered"? Tales Out of School About How to Try (or Not to Try) an Antitrust Case
American Bar Association Antitrust Masters Course
Williamsburg, VA
September 30, 2010 - Concurring Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on the Release of the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines
Project No. P092900,
August 19, 2010 - So I Serve as Both a Prosecutor and a Judge – What’s the Big Deal?
American Bar Association Annual Meeting
San Francisco, California
August 5, 2010 - “The Next Challenges for Antitrust Economists”
NERA 2010 Antitrust & Trade Regulation Seminar
Santa Fe, New Mexico
July 8, 2010 - Remarks before the Friends of Europe Roundtable on New Transatlantic Trends in Competition Policy
Brussels, Belgium
June 10, 2010 - "Behavioral Economics: Observations Regarding Issues That Lie Ahead"
Vienna Competition Conference
Vienna, Austria
June 9, 2010 - “Forces Driving and Impeding Innovation”
Computer & Communications Industry Association,
Washington, DC
May 13, 2010 - Rewriting History: Antitrust Not As We Know It... Yet
ABA Antitrust Section 2010 Spring Meeting
Washington, D.C.
April 23, 2010 - Antitrust Implications of the Supreme Court’s 2009-2010 Docket
Association of Corporate Counsel Antitrust Program
Richmond, Virginia
March 31, 2010 - Monopolies, Innovation, and Predatory Pricing: Observations on Some Hard Questions in the Section 2 Context
Antitrust 2010 Conference: New Administrations, New Cases, and New Economic Realities in Global Markets
Los Angeles, CA
March 25, 2010 - Promoting Innovation: Just How “Dynamic” Should Antitrust Law Be?
USC Gould School of Law 2010 Intellectual Property Institute
Los Angeles, CA
March 23, 2010 - Oral Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
“Financial Services and Products: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission in
Protecting Consumers”
Before the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
March 17, 2010 - “The Role of Static and Dynamic Analysis in Pharmaceutical Antitrust”
Fifth Annual In-House Counsel Forum on Pharmaceutical Antitrust
New York, NY
February 18, 2010 - Dissenting Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
In the Matter of M. Catherine Higgins, File No. 051 0252
February 5, 2010 - “The Path You Need Not Travel: Observations on Why Canada Can Do Without Section 5”
Canadian Competition Forum
Toronto, Canada
February 4, 2010 - “Reflections on the Massachusetts Election”
Cornell University Health Policy Program
Washington, DC
January 21, 2010 - “Managing Irrationality: Some Observations on Behavioral Economics and the Creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency”
Conference on the Regulation of Consumer Financial Products
New York, New York
January 6, 2010
2009
- “Pay-for-Delay Settlements, Authorized Generics, and Follow-on Biologics: Thoughts on the How Competition Law Can Best Protect Consumer Welfare in the Pharmaceutical Context”
World Generic Medicine Congress
Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2009 - “Enforcement Priorities in the New Administration”
Global Competition Review’s 2009 Competition Law Review
Brussels, Belgium
November 17, 2009 - “Some Reflections on the Future of the Internet: Net Neutrality, Online Behavioral Advertising, and Health Information Technology”
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Telecommunications & E-Commerce Committee Fall Meeting
Washington, D.C.
October 26, 2009 - "Wading Into Pandora’s Box: Thoughts On Unanswered Questions Concerning the
Scope and Application of Section 2 & Some Further Observations on Section 5"
The LECG Newport Summit on Antitrust Law & Economics
Newport, RI
October 3, 2009 - “A Healthcare Triptych”
Reprinted from September 28, 2009 FTC Watch. - “Thoughts on the FTC’s Relationship (Constitutional and Otherwise) to the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches” Before the Berlin Forum for EU-US Legal-Economic Affairs
Berlin, Germany
September 19, 2009 - “Terra Incognita: Vertical and Conglomerate Merger and Interlocking Directorate Law Enforcement in the United States” University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
September 11, 2009 - Statement for the Record of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on
“The Proposal to Create A Consumer Financial Protection Agency”
Before the House Committee on Financial Services
July 21, 2009 (substantially similar to Statement submitted to House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection on July 16, 2009) - "Thoughts on the Withdrawal of the DOJ Section 2 Report”
Before the IBA/ABA Conference on Antitrust in a Global Economy
New York, NY
June 25, 2009 - "Endorsements and Testimonials Guides”
American Conference Institute’s Regulatory Summit for Advertisers and Marketers
Washington, DC
June 25, 2009 - "Concurring Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on the Release of the Commission’s Interim Report on Authorized Generics”
June 24, 2009 - “Observations on Evidentiary Issues in Antitrust Cases”
Remarks beforethe EU Competition Law and Policy Workshop
Florence, Italy
June 19, 2009 - "Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on the Abandonment of the Endocare/Galil Medical, Ltd. Merger”
June 9, 2009 - “The Redemption Of A Republican”
Reprinted from FTC Watch,
June 1, 2009 - “Antitrust Law Enforcement: What To Do About The Current Economics Cacophony?”
Before the Bates White Antitrust Conference, Washington, D.C.
June 1, 2009 - “The Supreme Court’s Antitrust Jurisprudence: Will The Past Be Prologue?”
Before the Antitrust Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, Hartford, CT
April 23, 2009 - “Consumer Protection and the Debt Settlement Industry: A View From the Commission”
Before the 4th Annual Credit and Collection News Conference
Carlsbad, California
April 2, 2009 - Oral Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on “How Pay-For-Delay Settlements Make Consumers and the Federal Government Pay More for Needed Drugs,”
House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Committee on Energy and Commerce
March 31, 2009 - “The FTC’s Section 5 Hearings: New Standards for Unilateral Conduct?”
Remarks of J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Before the ABA 57th Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C.
March 25, 2009 - Looking Backward And Forward: Some Thoughts on Consumer Protection
Remarks Prepared by J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, for the Association of National Advertisers
5th Annual Advertising Law and Business Affairs Conference, New York, NY
March 11, 2009 - The EC’s Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry Preliminary Report—Wading Into The Thicket of The Antitrust/Intellectual Property Law Overlap
Innsbruck Symposium on Innovation and Competition Law
Innsbruck, Austria
February 26, 2009 - “Antitrust Regulation Of Innovation Markets”
Remarks before the ABA Antitrust Intellectual Property Conference, Berkeley, CA
February 5, 2009 - Implications of the Financial Meltdown for the FTC
New York Bar Association Annual Dinner
New York, NY
January 29, 2009 - “Interview with J. Thomas Rosch Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission”
ABA Antitrust Section of Law Antitrust Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 2, Spring 2009.
January 26, 2009
2008
- In the Matter of Daniel Chapter One and James Feijo
Docket No. 9329
Opinion of the Commission, for a unanimous Commission
December 19, 2008 - In the Matter of Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Docket No. 9324
Dissenting Statement with Respect to December 19, 2008 Order Amending
Scheduling Order and Denying Respondent’s Motion to Stay Proceeding
December 19, 2008 - "Enforcement Strategies in the Health Care Industry”
Before the ABA Health Law Section
6th Annual Washington Healthcare Summit, Arlington VA
November 17, 2008 - “One Retrospective View of the Commission’s Activities”
Washington State Bar Association 25th Annual
Antitrust and Consumer Protection Seminar, Seattle, WA
November 6, 2008 - “Some Views on the European Microsoft Case”
McGill University Faculty Law Symposium, Montreal, Canada
October 29, 2008 - "Remarks Before FTC Section 5 Workshop"
Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.
October 17, 2008 - Section 2 and Standard Setting: Rambus, N-Data & The Role of Causation
Law Seminars International 4th Antitrust Conference on Standard Setting & Patent Pools
Arlington, VA
October 2, 2008 - Reflections on Procedure at the Federal Trade Commission
Remarks of J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
ABA Antitrust Masters Course IV, The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia
September 25, 2008 - "Striking a Balance?"
Some Reflections on Private Enforcement in Europe and the United States
Before the International Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting
New York City, NY
September 24, 2008 - "Self-Regulation and Consumer Protection: A Complement to Federal Law Enforcement"
Before the NAD Annual Conference 2008, What’s New in Comparative Advertising, Claim Support and Self-Regulation, New York, NY
September 23, 2008 - “A Peek Inside: One Commissioner’s Perspective on the Commission’s Roles as Prosecutor and Judge”
Before the NERA 2008 Antitrust and Trade Regulation Seminar, Santa Fe, NM
July 3, 2008 -
“Responsible Green Marketing”
Before the American Conference Institute’s Regulatory Summit for Advertisers and Marketers, Washington, DC
June 18, 2008 - "Broadband Access Policy: The Role of Antitrust"
Presented at the Broadband Policy Summit IV: Navigating the Digital Revolution, Washington, D.C.
June 13, 2008 - "Litigating Merger Challenges: Lessons Learned,"
Remarks before the Bates White Fifth Annual Antitrust Conference, Washington, D.C.
June 2, 2008 - Patent Trolls: Broad Brush Definitions and Law Enforcement Ideas
Before the LECG Newport Summit on Antitrust Law and Economics, Newport, RI
May 31, 2008 - In the Matter of Inova Health System Foundation, a corporation and Prince William Hospital System, Inc., a corporation
Docket No. 9326
Public Order Certifying Respondents’ Motion to Recuse to the Commission and Accompanying Statement by J. Thomas Rosch
May 29, 2008 - "The State of Antitrust in 2008"
Before the Antitrust Section of the North Carolina State Bar Association, Charleston, SC
May 9, 2008 - In the Matter of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corporation and ENH Medical Group, Inc.
Docket No. 9315
Opinion of the Commission on Remedy, for a unanimous Commission
April 28, 2008 - "A Modest Proposal for Modest Antitrust Decisions at the Supreme Court,"
Before the ABA 56th Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, Washington, D.C.
March 27, 2008
2007
- "Forces Driving (and Impeding) Convergence: What Can The FTC (and Like Agencies) Contribute?"
Before the Global Convergence 2.0 Integration & Innovation Building the Collaborative Knowledge Society Consumer Protection Symposium, Global Forum 2007, Venice, Italy
November 5-6, 2007 - The Common Law of Section 2: Is It Still Alive and Well? Before the George Mason Law Review 11th Annual Antitrust Symposium, Washington, D.C.
October 31, 2007 - Oral Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch “Credit-based Insurance Scores: Are They Fair?”
Before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,Committee on Financial Services
October 2, 2007 - The Challenge of Non-Horizontal Merger Enforcement at the Fordham Competition Law Institute’s 34th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law & Policy, New York City
September 27-28, 2007 - "Clinical Integration in Antitrust: Prospects for the Future"
Remarks before the American Health Lawyers Association, ABA Antitrust Section and ABA Health Law Section, 2007 Antitrust in Health Care Conference, Washington, D.C.
September 17, 2007 - I say Monopoly, You say Dominance: The Continuing Divide on the Treatment of Dominant Firms, is it the Economics?
Presented at the International Bar Association, Antitrust Section Conference, Florence, Italy
September 8, 2007 - In the Matter of Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp.
Docket No. 9315
Concurring Opinion
August 6, 2007 - "Has The Pendulum Swung Too Far? Some Reflections on U.S. and EC Jurisprudence"
Based on remarks presented at the Bates White Fourth Annual Antitrust Conference, Washington, D.C.
June 25, 2007
- "Vertical Restraints & Sherman Act § 2"
Presented at the Conference on Current Topics in Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy. Sponsored by CRA International. Four Seasons Hotel, Washington, D.C.
June 13, 2007 - "Deceptive and Unfair Acts and Practices Principles: Evolution and Convergence"
Before the California State Bar, Los Angeles, California
May 18, 2007 - "The Three Cs: Convergence, Comity, and Coordination,"
Remarks before the St. Gallen International Competition Law Forum, St. Gallen University, St. Gallen, Switzerland
May 10-11, 2007 - FTC Litigation at the Antitrust/Intellectual Property Interface:
Remarks before Law Seminars International's Pharmaceutical Antitrust Conference, Washington, D.C.
April 26, 2007 - "The Importance of Self-Regulation: A View From The Federal Trade Commission"
Before the American Teleservices Association Washington Summit, Washington, D.C.
April 24, 2007 - Oral Statement of Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch
Oversight Hearing Before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
April 10, 2007 - "A Different Perspective on DRM"
Before the Copyright, Digital Rights Management Technologies, and Consumer Protection Symposium,
UC Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California
March 9, 2007
- "A New Direction for Antitrust at the Supreme Court?"
Before the Minnesota State Bar Antitrust Section Meeting in Minneapolis, MN
March 1, 2007 - In the Matter of Rambus, Inc.
Docket No. 9302
Concurring in Part and Dissenting in Part Statement
February 5, 2007 - "Where Do We Go From Here? - Some Thoughts On the Future of the Consumer Protection Mission"
Before the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Consumer Protection Conference, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
January 29, 2007
2006
- "A View from The FTC: New Trends in Marketing and Promotion and New Challenges in Enforcement"
Before the 28th Annual Promotion Marketing Law Conference, Chicago, IL
December 13, 2006
- "Monopsony and The Meaning of 'Consumer Welfare,' A Closer Look at Weyerhaeuser"
Before the 2006 Milton Handler Annual Antitrust Review, New York, NY
December 7, 2006
- “Competition Choke Points?”
Before the 2006 Global Forum, Paris France
November 9, 2006 - "Introductory Remarks"
FTC Public Hearings on Protecting Consumers in the Next Tech-Ade, Washington, DC
November 7, 2006
- "Perspectives on Three Recent Votes: The Closing of the Adelphia Communications Investigation,
the Issuance of the Valassis Complaint & the Weyerhauser Amicus Brief"
Before the National Economic Research Associates, 2006 Antitrust & Trade Regulation Seminar, Santa Fe, NM
July 6, 2006
- "Antitrust Modernization Commission Remarks"
Before the ABA Antitrust Modernization Commission Conference, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
June 8, 2006
- "Reflections on the DG Competition Discussion Paper on the Application of Article 82 to Exclusionary Abuses"
Remarks before the 13th Annual International Competition Law Forum, St. Gallen University, St. Gallen, Switzerland
May 11, 2006
- "Rip Van Winkle Awakens: Some Reflections on Remedies"
ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting, Federal Trade Commission Remedies: Consumer Protection and Antitrust,
Federal Trade Commission Committee, Washington, DC
March 30, 2006 - File No. 051 0151
Statement of Chairman Majoras, Commissioner Kovacic, and Commissioner Rosch concerning the closing of the investigation into Transactions Involving Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Adelphia Communications
January 31, 2006