15 U.S.C. § 3502
Section 3502 · Price fixing agreements, horizontal restraints of trade, or group boycotts
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Pepsico, Inc. (1988)
Most recently applied in 740 F. Supp. 381 - Sun Dun, Inc. of Washington v. Coca-Cola Co. (June 1990)
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to legalize the enforcement of provisions described in section 3501 of this title in trademark licensing contracts or agreements described in that section by means of price fixing agreements, horizontal restraints of trade, or group boycotts, if such agreements, restraints, or boycotts would otherwise be unlawful.