Diane Bartz

Justice Department against most sales bans for infringing key patents

August 24, 2021 at 1:52 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies that own a key patent, such as those that ensure mobile and other electronic devices work together, should be allowed to win sales bans as a...

U.S. ends long Google probe with only mild reprimand

August 24, 2021 at 1:39 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a major victory for Google Inc, U.S. regulators on Thursday ended their investigation into the giant Internet company and concluded that it had not manipulated its...

Spending on food advertising to kids fell in ’09 – U.S. FTC

August 24, 2021 at 12:55 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Food companies spent considerably less to advertise to children in 2009 than they did in 2006 as they shifted to the Internet, and products pitched to kids...

Spending on food advertising to kids fell in ’09 – U.S. FTC

December 25, 2018 at 5:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Food companies spent considerably less to advertise to children in 2009 than they did in 2006 as they shifted to the Internet, and products pitched to kids...

FTC tightens rules protecting children’s online privacy

August 24, 2021 at 12:48 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government announced tighter rules on Wednesday to protect children's online privacy by restricting the collection of data, like the child's location, unless parents consent. The actions...

FTC tightens rules protecting children’s online privacy

August 22, 2019 at 12:41 p.m.

U.S. could wrap up Google probe this week: sources

August 24, 2021 at 12:37 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators this week could drop their investigation of how Google ranks certain searches, without requiring any major changes in how the online giant does business, according...

U.S. could wrap up Google probe this week: sources

December 25, 2018 at 4:35 p.m.

U.S. regulators approve Dish request and spectrum sale

August 24, 2021 at 12:12 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal regulators on Tuesday gave satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp the go-ahead to use wireless spectrum and also approved a framework for a spectrum auction next...

Google, U.S. regulators close to deal in patents dispute: sources

August 24, 2021 at 12:11 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are near a settlement with Google Inc in a dispute over the search giant's efforts to stop the sale of products it says infringe essential...

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