The Federal Trade Commission Act is the primary statute of the Commission. Under this Act, as amended, the Commission is empowered, among other things, to

The Act was signed into law by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts or practices that affect commerce.

The agency's primary statutes, the Federal Trade Commission Act and the Clayton Act, appear first followed by all of the other statutes in alphabetical order.

''Antitrust Acts'' means the Act entitled ''An Act to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies,'' approved July 2, 1890; also ...

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(1)(A) The Commission may commence a civil action to recover a civil penalty in a district court of the United States against any person, partnership, or ...

Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. (FTC Act) (15 USC 45) prohibits ''unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce.

A commission is created and established, to be known as the Federal Trade Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission), which shall be composed of ...

Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) empowers the. FTC to investigate and prosecute deceptive and anticompetitive business conduct, including ...

It gives the FTC authority to investigate possible violations, seek monetary damages, prescribe rules to prevent unfair or deceptive practices, and ...