To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Federal Trade Commission issued an Enforcement Policy Statement on "Repair Restrictions Imposed by Manufacturers and Sellers," signalling to industry that it intends to ramp up law enforcement against companies who improperly restrict consumers' ability to repair products that they have purchased. Noting that this hasn't been an enforcement priority for the FTC for a number of years, the FTC said that it now intends to "prioritize" investigations into unlawful repair restrictions. During an open Commission meeting where the new Enforcement Policy Statement was adopted, FTC Chair Lina Khan said, "These types of restrictions can