FTC Announces Two Actions on Right to Repair While Legislative Efforts Continue

Updates on advertising law, privacy law, and consumer protection trends, issues, and developments from Kelley Drye’s Advertising and Marketing practice.

FTC Announces Two Actions on Right to Repair While Legislative Efforts Continue

The FTC is focused on ensuring that consumers have options when it comes to repairing products. In 2019, they held a workshop to discuss manufacturer restrictions on repair rights. In a 2021 report, they concluded there was ​“scant evidence to support manufacturers’ justifications for repair restrictions.” After that, they issued a Policy Statement calling for more aggressive enforcement against manufacturers that impose these restrictions. Last week, we may have seen the start of that enforcement.