Speeches, Articles, and Statements by

Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman

Commissioner (2010-2013)

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Speeches and Articles

Consumer Protection

• A Rose By Any Other Name . . . Would Probably Violate the FTC Act: Shakespeare, the FTC, and Advertising
  American Advertising Federation Advertising Day on the Hill
  Washington, DC
  April 17, 2013
• Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Robert Bosch GmbH
  FTC File No. 121-0081
  November 26, 2012
• FTC COPPA Reform:  Aiming for the Regulatory Sweet Spot
  CARU Annual Conference
  New York, New York
  October 3, 2012
• Keynote Address of Commissioner Edith Ramirez
  Association of National Advertisers Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference
  Washington, DC
  March 15, 2011
• Last Dollar Fraud: The FTC's Response to the Foreclosure Crisis
  Women in Housing and Finance
  Washington, DC
  January 27, 2011
• Rethinking U.S. Privacy Protection: The FTC Privacy Roundtables
  APEC Data Privacy Subgroup Meeting
  Sendai, Japan
  September 17, 2010

Competition

• Competition Policy for the IP Marketplace
  Washington State Bar Association’s 29th Annual Antitrust, Consumer Protection & Unfair Business Practices Seminar
  Seattle, Washington
  November 8, 2012
• Comentarios de la Comisionada Edith Ramírez
  Foro Latinoamericano de Competencia - Décima Reunión Anual
  Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
  18 Septiembre 2012
• Remarks of Commissioner Edith Ramirez
  Latin American Competition Forum - 10th Annual Meeting
  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  September 18, 2012
• Statement of Commissioner Edith Ramirez on Standard Essential Patents
  U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  Washington, DC
  July 11, 2012
• A Competition Policy Perspective on Patent Law: The Federal Trade Commission’s Report on the Evolving IP Marketplace (With Lisa Kimmel)
  The Antitrust Source
  August 2011
• “Antitrust, Accountable Care Organizations, and the Promise of Health Care Reform”
  11th Annual Loyola Antitrust Colloquium
  Chicago, Illinois
  April 29, 2011
• Address by Commissioner Ramirez
  20th Annual Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Institute
  San Francisco, California
  October 21, 2010

Internet, Telecom, Technology

• Opening Remarks of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez
  Federal Trade Commission Mobile Security Forum
  Washington, DC
  June 4, 2013
• Opening Remarks of Commissioner Edith Ramirez
  The Federal Trade Commission Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights in Standard Setting
  Washington, DC
  June 21, 2011
• Learning From History: Mobile and the Future of Privacy
  2011 Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference
  Washington, DC
  June 14, 2011
• Address by Commissioner Ramirez
  28th Annual Institute on Telecommunications Policy & Regulation
  Washington, DC
  December 9, 2010

Antitrust

• Building Effective Global Antitrust Enforcement BRIC by BRIC
  3rd Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
  Chicago, Illinois
  June 7, 2012
• Interview with FTC Commissioner Edith Ramirez
  ABA Federal Civil Enforcement Committee Newsletter
  August 2010

Commissioner Statements

Consumer Protection

• Statement of the Commission
  In the Matter of Motorola Mobility LLC and Google Inc.
  FTC File No. 121-0120
  January 3, 2013
• Statement of the Commission Regarding Google’s Search Practices
  In the Matter of Google Inc.
  FTC File Number 111-0163
  January 3, 2013
• Concurring Statement of Commission Ramirez, in which Chairman Leibowitz and Commissioner Brill Join
  Final Rule: Mortgage Acts and Practices – Advertising
  July 20, 2011
• Statement of Commissioner Edith Ramirez on Internet Privacy
  U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
  Washington, DC
  July 14, 2011
  • Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission
• Statement of Commissioner Ramirez on Data Security
  U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
  Washington, DC
  June 15, 2011
  • Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission
• Joint Concurring Statement of Commissioner Ramirez and Commissioner Brill
  FTC v. Diamond Phone Card, Inc.
  No. 1:09-CV-03257 (E.D.N.Y.)
  May 20, 2010

Competition

• Statement of the Federal Trade Commission
  In the Matter of Graco, Inc.
  FTC File No. 101-0215
  April 17, 2013
• Opinion of the Commission on Cross-Motions for Summary Decision [Provisionally Redacted Version]
  In the Matter of McWane, Inc. and Star Pipe Products, Ltd.
  Docket No. 9351
  August 9, 2012
• Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Edith Ramirez in the Matter of The North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners
  FTC File No. 081-0133
  February 13, 2012