Robinson-Patman Act
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The Robinson-Patman Act is a U.S. federal antitrust law enacted in 1936 that targets price discrimination by large sellers to protect small businesses and promote fair competition.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anti-Price Discrimination Act | 1 |
| Robinson-Patman Act canonical | 1 |
| Robinson–Patman Act | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3245750 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robinson-Patman Act Context triple: [Clayton Act provisions, amendedBy, Robinson-Patman Act]
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A.
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act is a landmark 1890 U.S. federal law that outlawed monopolistic business practices and formed the foundation of American antitrust policy.
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B.
United States antitrust law
United States antitrust law is the body of federal and state legislation and case law designed to promote competition and prevent monopolistic practices, price-fixing, and other forms of anti-competitive behavior in the American economy.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Clayton Act provisions
The Clayton Act provisions are U.S. federal antitrust rules that restrict anti-competitive practices such as price discrimination, exclusive dealing, tying arrangements, and certain mergers and acquisitions to protect market competition.
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E.
Federal Trade Commission Act provisions
The Federal Trade Commission Act provisions are U.S. federal laws that establish and empower the Federal Trade Commission to prevent unfair or deceptive business practices and promote consumer protection and fair competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robinson-Patman Act Target entity description: The Robinson-Patman Act is a U.S. federal antitrust law enacted in 1936 that targets price discrimination by large sellers to protect small businesses and promote fair competition.
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A.
Sherman Antitrust Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act is a landmark 1890 U.S. federal law that outlawed monopolistic business practices and formed the foundation of American antitrust policy.
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B.
United States antitrust law
United States antitrust law is the body of federal and state legislation and case law designed to promote competition and prevent monopolistic practices, price-fixing, and other forms of anti-competitive behavior in the American economy.
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C.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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D.
Clayton Act provisions
The Clayton Act provisions are U.S. federal antitrust rules that restrict anti-competitive practices such as price discrimination, exclusive dealing, tying arrangements, and certain mergers and acquisitions to protect market competition.
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E.
Federal Trade Commission Act provisions
The Federal Trade Commission Act provisions are U.S. federal laws that establish and empower the Federal Trade Commission to prevent unfair or deceptive business practices and promote consumer protection and fair competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
antitrust law ⓘ competition law ⓘ |
| allows | private right of action ⓘ |
| allowsDefense |
cost justification defense
ⓘ
meeting competition defense ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Robinson-Patman Act
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surface form:
Anti-Price Discrimination Act
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| amends |
Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
ⓘ
surface form:
Clayton Antitrust Act
|
| appliesTo |
commodities of like grade and quality
ⓘ
sales for use, consumption, or resale within the United States ⓘ |
| codifiedAt | 15 U.S.C. § 13 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
complexity of compliance for businesses
ⓘ
potential conflict with efficiency-based pricing ⓘ |
| enactedIn | 1936 ⓘ |
| enactmentDate | 1936-06-19 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Federal Trade Commission
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division ⓘ |
| enforcementType | civil enforcement ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
discrimination among competing purchasers
ⓘ
secondary-line injury to competition ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Great Depression
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surface form:
Great Depression era
|
| intendedBeneficiaries |
independent wholesalers
ⓘ
small retailers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| policyArea |
antitrust policy
ⓘ
consumer protection ⓘ |
| prohibits |
discriminatory advertising allowances
ⓘ
discriminatory promotional allowances ⓘ price discrimination that injures competition with favored purchasers ⓘ price discrimination that may substantially lessen competition ⓘ price discrimination that tends to create a monopoly ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prohibit certain forms of price discrimination
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to promote fair competition ⓘ to protect small businesses from unfair competition ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
ⓘ
surface form:
Clayton Antitrust Act
Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Trade Commission Act
Sherman Antitrust Act ⓘ |
| remedy |
injunctive relief
ⓘ
treble damages ⓘ |
| section |
Section 2(a)
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Section 2(b) ⓘ Section 2(c) ⓘ Section 2(d) ⓘ Section 2(e) ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| sponsoredBy |
Joseph T. Robinson
ⓘ
Wright Patman ⓘ |
| targets | price discrimination by sellers ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Robinson-Patman Act Description of subject: The Robinson-Patman Act is a U.S. federal antitrust law enacted in 1936 that targets price discrimination by large sellers to protect small businesses and promote fair competition.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Robinson–Patman Act
this entity surface form:
Anti-Price Discrimination Act