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Department of Justice (DOJ) Injunctive Relief FRAND

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

2023 PTAB Year in Review: Analysis & Trends: Standard Essential Patents at the PTAB: Are SEPs Faring any Differently than...

Standard-essential patents (SEPs) are on the rise. A key factor undergirding that rise is the desire for device connectivity in all things, and the fact that reliable and robust connectivity is impossible without using key...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

Uncertain Seas for SEP Sailing In the US – New Guidance May Cause Stormy SEP Future

The DOJ is requesting public comment on a new draft policy concerning licensing negotiations and remedies for standards-essential patents (SEPs) subject to voluntary F/RAND commitments recently jointly issued by the U.S....more

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The Department of Justice Takes on the IEEE

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On September 10, the antitrust division of US Department of Justice (DOJ) took the unusual step of revising a 2015 business review letter it had sent to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)....more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Out with the old, and in with the new: joint policy statement and recent cases confirm that injunctive relief on...

When licensing discussions with an intransigent implementer break down, SEP owners face a difficult question: what remedies are available (injunctive relief or damages) in each U.S. court (International Trade Commission and...more

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FTC v. Qualcomm

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On May 21, 2019, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California found that Qualcomm violated the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, in an antitrust decision significant to licensing...more

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DOJ to Withdraw Assent to Standards-Essential Patent Policy Statement

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Antitrust Division head calls for a more balanced discussion of competing interests when a standard-essential patent holder seeks an injunctive order. Overview - Assistant Attorney General Makan Derahim has announced...more

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FTC Commissioners Weigh in on FRAND Debate

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Two weeks ago, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, writing on her own behalf, submitted comments in Investigation No. 337-TA-613, Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components Thereof (the 613 Investigation)...more

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