FTC to Tackle Intellectual Property in Fourth Policy Hearing

The agenda for the FTC’s fourth round of consumer protection and competition policy hearings will focus on intellectual property, the agency said Thursday. Highlighting the Oct. 23-24 event at the Constitution Center are Office of Policy Planning Chief Counsel-Intellectual Property Suzanne Munck and Patent and Trademark Office Commissioner-Patents Drew Hirshfeld. The third round of hearings will be Monday through Wednesday, with a keynote from Commissioner Rohit Chopra (see 1810020061).