The following are several articles that provide general antitrust information which may be of interest to associations. Their intent is to provide an overview of some of the specific issues facing associations regarding compliance with antitrust laws.  For more detailed analysis of recent association-related antitrust cases, please see our Case Law and Analysis pages.

For an overview of the competing goals of trade associations versus antitrust laws, see Functions of Trade Associations and Antitrust Concerns.

For an overview of the antitrust issues more particularly pertaining to associations, please refer to Antitrust and Associations: An Overview.

For a brief overview of some of the general precautions that associations can do to avoid antitrust problems, see Organizational Safeguards for Associations.

For information on avoiding antitrust scrutiny when associations are dealing with product standardization, see Product Standardization: Avoiding Antitrust Scrutiny.

For a synopsis of how membership criteria can impact antitrust issues, refer to Membership Criteria for Associations.

In Trade Associations and Document Security Procedures, the issues involved in protecting certain association documents from disclosure in the context of a investigation or civil suit are examined.

For a discussion of the frequently problematic interplay between intellectual property rights and antitrust laws, see Interplay Between Antitrust and Intellectual Property Laws. 

For a brief synopsis of federal antitrust laws and enforcement, see Overview of Enforcement of Federal Antitrust Laws.  In the individual state law context, see Overview of Enforcement of State Antitrust Laws.