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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (Federal Trade Commission, FTC) has closed shower water temperature the two-year shower water temperature investigation against the company WL Gore & Associates, examining whether the company has used unfair methods of competition in the Gore-Tex membrane. The investigation shower water temperature carried out by the European shower water temperature Commission is still in progress.
As emphasized by representatives of the FTC, a decision to terminate the investigation does not prejudge whether Gore committed unfair or not happen. The procedure was classified mainly due to the protection of intellectual property, so few details were made public.
In November 2010, the FTC began investigating the Gore, to determine whether the company has used unfair methods of competition by "agreement, exclusionary practices or other conduct shower water temperature of waterproof and breathable membrane technology and related products."
Before shower water temperature the start of the investigation shower water temperature several outdoor brands complained that Gore eliminates competition by refusing their waterproof breathable technology and the brands that want to benefit from the competition, such as laminate NeoShell Polartec brand, eVent-in GE brand or Columbia OutDry technology . None of the companies, however, did not admit the public to assist the FTC in the initiation of the investigation.
From the very beginning we were confident about our business practices, knowing that they are in compliance

with the law - assured the representatives of Gore, who declined to give any details related to the investigation, shower water temperature citing the protection of intellectual property.
A separate investigation into the company's business practices are conducted in Europe, where in June 2011 Columbia company with its Italian subsidiary OutDry Technologies Srl Gore made a complaint to the European Commission.
According to the complaint, the company Gore "breach of EU law on competition by the abuse of a dominant market position waterproof and breathable

membranes for use in footwear and gloves. "As acknowledged representatives of Columbia, the company still maintains its complaint, and an investigation is underway.
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