Antitrust Chronicle^® – False Advertising – An Antitrust Problem?

Dear Readers,

Antitrust and advertising can be surprisingly intertwined, but the relationship doesn’t receive much attention. This CPI issue addresses the key question whether can false advertising give rise to violations of the Sherman Act in the U.S. context and how other national competition authorities deal with the issue.

Our contributing authors look at several pertinent dimensions of the matter. Our first compares the American and the Canadian approach to the matter – where while the