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John Deere: Cleared After Federal Investigation

2013-01-11 03:15:26| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

After a 17-month investigation John Deere and Company has been cleared of any wrong doing in a bribe scandal.

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Senator blasts leaks in FTC's Google investigation

2013-01-09 22:52:12| CNET News.com

Democrat Ron Wyden says it's "wrong" for Federal Trade Commission officials to disclose confidential information about antitrust probes. [Read more]

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ITC confirms investigation of Samsung at Ericsson's request

2013-01-04 14:27:26| InfoWorld: Top News

The U.S. International Trade Commission is investigating Samsung for possible trade violations in response to a complaint filed by Swedish network equipment vendor Ericsson. The ITC said it's investigating whether a wide range of Samsung products, including smartphones, tablets, and televisions, are being imported to the U.S. in violation of U.S. trade law. Ericsson says the products infringe some of its patents. If the ITC agrees, it can stop the products being imported.

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Google emerges from 19-month FTC antitrust investigation nearly unscathed

2013-01-03 22:15:23| Extremetech

At some point, you might've noticed that Google occupies quite a large section of the internet. From its search engine, to its text, voice, and video chats, to its turn-by-turn navigation app, to its email offering, if it's a digital thing people use, Google generally has a worthwhile and free version of it. Because of that, some might say that Google doesn't make it easy on the small guys, and doesn't help promote a fair economic ecosystem. About 19 months ago, the Federal Trade Commission looked into that, launching an antitrust investigation. Now, the FTC closed it, and Google came out relatively unharmed.

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