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An FTC Reminder On Communicating With Competitors

Law360, New York (July 29, 2014, 10:18 AM EDT) -- The Federal Trade Commission has settled charges that two of the leading online barcode resellers violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by inviting competitors to collude and raise prices for barcodes sold over the Internet. Even though the settlement essentially only requires the online barcode resellers to agree not to break the law, the order also puts them in the undesirable position of operating under FTC supervision for a number of years. The conduct alleged here was extreme, but provides a warning that, even when the FTC cannot prove an agreement to fix prices or allocate customers, it still may seek relief....

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