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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Federal Trade Commission can sue in a U.S. district court or a territorial court where a person lives or does business to stop someone who is doing, or is about to do, an act that sections 70a, 70c, 70d, 70g, or 70h(b) say is illegal. It can only do this if the Commission thinks stopping the act is in the public interest while a complaint is filed under the Federal Trade Commission Act and that complaint is either dismissed or set aside, or until any cease-and-desist order becomes final. If the Commission shows enough, the court must grant a temporary injunction or restraining order without requiring a bond.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §70f

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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,
the Commission may bring suit in the district court of the United States or in the United States court of any Territory, for the district or Territory in which such person resides or transacts business, to enjoin the doing of such act and upon proper showing a temporary injunction or restraining order shall be granted without bond.

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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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15 U.S.C. § 70f

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110