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Standard Essential Patents
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The global patent battle between Apple and Samsung continues, both on the SEP and non-SEP front. The U.S. International Trade Commission recently issued a notice that it will review an Administrative…
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Acacia Research subsidiary Adaptix files new ITC complaint accusing Ericsson of infringing 4G LTE-essential patent
Assertion of standard-essential patents are all the rage at the ITC these days, with an upcoming trial on InterDigital's claims (Inv. No. 337-TA-800), another recent complaint filed by InterDigital, dueling…
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Preview: Motorola, Microsoft set to debate relevance of Google’s MPEG LA license agreement to RAND terms next week
[UPDATE] Since this post was originally published on January 22, the deadline passed for the parties to submit extrinsic evidence and additional arguments supporting their respective interpretations of the Google-MPEG…
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InterDigital, Nokia, others dispute public interest implications of 3G/4G patent assertions
Earlier this month, InterDigital Communications filed a Section 337 complaint with the ITC, alleging that Samsung, Nokia, ZTE, and Huawei infringed several of InterDigital's 3G and 4G-essential patents. As we…
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Decision delayed in Samsung-Apple ITC case until March 7
Until today, the U.S International Trade Commission had set a deadline of February 6, 2013 to issue its Final Determination in In the Matter of Certain Electronic Devices, Including Wireless Communication…
Antitrust Law Blog
In a Rarely-Seen Joint-Effort in the Competition Arena, the DOJ and the USPTO Unite in Issuing a Policy Statement on Remedies Involving Standard Essential Patents
By Mona Solouki On January 8, 2013 – less than a week after the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") entered into a consent order with Google,[1] under which Google is generally…
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Various amici weigh in on SEP-related issues in Apple-Motorola Federal Circuit appeal
Later this year, in the case of Apple Inc. v. Motorola Inc. (Nos. 2012-1548, -1549), the Federal Circuit is set to address several issues that could have a big effect on future licensing…
Antitrust Advocate
Recent FTC Developments Regarding Standard Essential Patents
The FTC recently issued two decisions and proposed consent orders concerning Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTCA”) and standard essential patents (“SEPs”). Not only do these decisions…
Essential Patent Blog
Steelhead Licensing expands cellular-essential patent assertion activities
Early in January we noted that a non-practicing entity named Steelhead Licensing had filed a number of complaints for patent infringement against various wireless device manufacturers and cellular carriers. Of particular…
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FTC invites public to comment on consent agreement with Google/Motorola Mobility
Today, a notice and request was published in the Federal Register, inviting the public to comment on the FTC's proposed consent agreement with Google and Motorola Mobility in FTC File No. 121-0120.…