Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§70f Injunction Proceedings
Title 15 › Chapter 2— FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION; PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE AND PREVENTION OF UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION › Subchapter V— TEXTILE FIBER PRODUCTS IDENTIFICATION › § 70f
Summary
The Commission may ask a court to stop someone from doing acts that sections 70a, 70c, 70d, 70g, or 70h(b) call illegal if stopping them until the FTC’s complaint is resolved or a cease‑and‑desist order is final would protect the public.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §70f
Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whenever the Commission has reason to believe—
(a)that any person is doing, or is about to do, an act which by section 70a, 70c, 70d, 70g, or 70h(b) of this title is declared to be unlawful; and
(b)that it would be to the public interest to enjoin the doing of such act until complaint is issued by the Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act [15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.] and such complaint is dismissed by the Commission or set aside by the court on review or until an order to cease and desist made thereon by the Commission has become final within the meaning of the Federal Trade Commission Act,
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Federal Trade Commission Act, referred to in text, is act Sept. 26, 1914, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 41 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 58 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 70f
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60