Speeches, Articles, and Statements by

J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner

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• “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
• "The State of Antitrust in 2008,"
  Before the Antitrust Section of the North Carolina State Bar Association, Charleston, SC
  May 9, 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
• "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
• 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
• "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
  
• "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
  
• "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