15 U.S.C. § 43
Office and place of meeting
The principal office of the Commission shall be in the city of Washington, but it may meet and exercise all its powers at any other place. The Commission may, by one or more of its members, or by such examiners as it may designate, prosecute any inquiry necessary to its duties in any part of the United States.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1959–2026 · leading case: Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Shell Oil Co., 466 U.S. 54 (1984).
Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Shell Oil Co., 466 U.S. 54 (1984). “[13] If the EEOC finds that no such "reasonable cause" exists, it must promptly so inform the employer against whom the charge was made and the person (if any) claiming to be aggrieved.”
The Int'l Ass'n of MacHinists & Aerospace Workers, Afl-Cio v. Winship Green Nursing Ctr., 103 F.3d 196 (1st Cir. 1996). “Section 43(a) prohibits two types of activities: “false designations of origin,” 15 U.S.C. § 43 (a)(1)(A) (“Prong (A)”) and “false descriptions,” 15 U.”
Berg v. Symons, 393 F. Supp. 2d 525 (S.D. Tex. 2005). “15 U.S.C.A. § 43 (a). 14 To prevail on a trade dress infringement claim, a plaintiff must show that the trade dress qualifies for protection, and has been infringed.”
Bobbleheads.com, LLC v. Wright Bros., Inc., 259 F. Supp. 3d 1087 (S.D. Cal. 2017). “2041 (quoting 15 U.S.C. § 43 (a)). The Court rejected respondents’ claim under the Lanham Act, concluding that the phrase “origin of goods” refers to “the producer of the tangible goods that are offered for sale, and not to the author of any idea, concept, or communication…”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. John D. MacArthur & Bankers Life & Cas. Co., 532 F.2d 1135 (7th Cir. 1976). “Section 3 of the Federal Trade Commission Act empowers the Commission to “prosecute any inquiry necessary to its duties in any part of the United States” ( 15 U.S.C. § 43 ), and Section 6(a) of the Act empowers it to “gather and compile information concerning, and to investigate…”
Santana Prods. Inc. v. Bobrick Washroom Equip., Inc., 401 F.3d 123 (3rd Cir. 2005). “15 U.S.C. § 43 (a) (emphasis added). 25 deceptive trade practices.”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Glenn W. Turner, 609 F.2d 743 (5th Cir. 1980). “” 15 U.S.C.A. § 43 . The Commission also has the power [t]o gather and compile information concerning, and to investigate from time to time the organization, business, conduct, or practices, and management of any corporation engaged in commerce .”
Hunt Foods & Indus., Inc. v. Fed. Trade Comm'n, 286 F.2d 803 (9th Cir. 1961). “As its authority for initiating this investigation the Commission invoked sections 3, 5(a) and 6 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 43 , 45(a) and 46, and section 11 of the Clayton Act, as amended, 15 U.”
Serbin v. Ziebart Int'l Corp., 11 F.3d 1163 (3rd Cir. 1993). “” 15 U.S.C. § 43 (a). The revision makes explicit that culpability attaches not only to a defendant’s false advertising with respect to the defendant’s goods or services but also to false advertising relating to the goods or services of others.”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Green, 252 F. Supp. 153 (S.D.N.Y. 1966). “The subpoena was issued in connection with an investigation which the Commission is conducting of the yeast industry under its statutory authority ( 15 U.S.C. §§ 43 , 45, 46 and 49) pursuant to resolution dated April 14, 1965.”
Application to Enforce an Admin. Subpœna Duces Tecum of the Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Waltham Watch Co., 169 F. Supp. 614 (S.D.N.Y. 1959). “Section 3, 15 U.S.C.A. § 43 . It has power “to gather and compile information concerning, and to investigate from time to time the organization, business, conduct, practices, and management of any corporation engaged in commerce * * * ”.”
Fed. Trade Comm'n v. GlaxoSmithKline, 203 F.R.D. 14 (D.D.C. 2001). “In particular, 15 U.S.C. § 43 enables the FTC to “prosecute any inquiry necessary to its duties in any part of the United States,” 15 U.”
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