Tribute to the human spirit: Anti-Monopoly's 2 decades in the U.S. courts

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The legal saga of Ralph Anspach, inventor of the board game 'Anti-Monopoly,' is a fight of the little guy against toy industry monopolists who built their power anticompetitive mergers and of antitrust enforcement agencies refusing to do their job. Anspach first survived a long suit against Parker Bros., owner of the competing game 'Monopoly,' winning the right to keep and use his game's name. Hasbro, a larger toy company, bought out Parker and through added mergers controlled most of the board-game industry. The FTC approved all these acquisitions and Anspach has filed a private suit against Hasbro's predatory tactics.

Design and construction, Board games, Anspach, Ralph

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FTC-approved monopolization in the Anti-Monopoly case: killing an industry's infrastructure

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The complaint filed by the plaintiff in Anti-Monopoly, Inc. v. Hasbro, Inc. in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York alleges numerous antitrust and unfair competition violations by the toy manufacturer and retailers Toys 'R' Us and K-Mart. The use of major retailers and no use of wholesalers by Hasbro, which possesses over 80% of the board game market, has the effect of foreclosing opportunities for smaller retailers and smaller game manufacturers. Injunctive relief and monetary damages are sought for price discrimination, restraint of trade, interference and monopolization.

Hobby, Toy & Games Stores, Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores, Hobby, toy, and game shops, Toy industry, Monopolies, Transcript, Games industry

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Big is efficient? Merger to duopoly in the office-supply industry

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The FTC in 1998 blocked the merger of Staples and Office Depot, two of the office supply industry's giant superstore chains. Issues involved are presented, as well as the agency's past practice of consenting to mergers more freely.

United States, Office equipment and supplies industry, Office equipment industry, Superstores, Practice, Office Depot Inc., Staples Inc., United States. Federal Trade Commission

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