Google agrees to forego seeking injunctive relief for SEP infringement as...
In a press conference that took place at 1pm Eastern time today, the United States Federal Trade Commission announced that it has entered into a consent decree with Google in which Google agreed to...
View ArticleA dissenting voice from the FTC/Google consent agreement
Lost in the all of the publicity surrounding the FTC’s consent decree that ended its investigation of Google and Motorola Mobility yesterday is the fact that while the FTC’s decision not to proceed...
View ArticleMotorola drops remaining SEPs from Microsoft Xbox ITC action
In a not-so-surprising development in light of the FTC-Google/Motorola settlement announced last week, Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility asked the ITC yesterday to drop its two remaining...
View ArticleFTC 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....
View ArticleRANDomness
In the wake of the FTC-Google settlement, an investigation into potential antitrust violations by Google continues in Europe. Joaquin Almunia, the European Commission’s antitrust & competition...
View ArticleVarious amici weigh in on SEP-related issues in Apple-Motorola Federal...
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 and assertion...
View ArticleMore than 25 entities submit comments on proposed FTC-Google/Motorola consent...
This past Friday (Feb. 22) was the deadline for the public to submit comments to the Federal Trade Commission on the FTC’s consent decree that it entered into last month with Google and Motorola...
View ArticleFTC-Google public comments round-up #1: Interest groups and...
We’ve finally sifted through the many public comments submitted in response to the FTC-Google consent decree and proposed order. As we noted Monday, over two dozen individuals, companies, and...
View ArticleFTC-Google public comments round-up #2: Tech companies have their say
Yesterday we covered several public comments submitted to the FTC by various professional organizations and trade/industry associations surround the FTC-Google consent decree. Today, we’re here to...
View ArticleUpcoming IPO webinar on standard-essential patents and FTC-Google consent...
On March 5, 2013 at 2:00pm, the Intellectual Property Owners Association is holding a webinar to discuss the potential implications that the FTC-Google consent decree may have on the world of...
View ArticlePublic comments on FTC/DOJ Patent Assertion Entity Workshop include worries...
Back in December 2012, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice held a joint workshop to explore the impact that patent assertion entities (PAEs — or non-practicing entities/NPEs) may...
View ArticleAmerican Antitrust Institute calls on FTC, DOJ to force standard-setting...
Late last week, the American Antitrust Institute submitted a very interesting petition to the U.S. Dept. of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. In the petition, which is titled “Request for...
View ArticleFTC finalizes settlement in Google/Motorola Mobility SEP case
Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has approved a modified final order that settles its investigation into Motorola Mobility’s alleged anti-competitive practices surrounding its...
View ArticleFTC announces proposed Section 6(b) study to examine patent assertion entities
Today the Federal Trade Commission made its long-awaited announcement that it has voted to seek public comment on a proposal to conduct a Section 6(b) study of patent assertion entities and their...
View ArticleEuropean Commission seeks comments on Samsung’s proposal to limit seeking...
Yesterday the European Commission started soliciting public comments on Samsung’s proposed commitment that, during the next five years, Samsung would not seek injunctive relief within the European...
View ArticleSecond Circuit argument today on dismissal of RAND/antitrust dispute based on...
Today, the Second Circuit will hear argument in an important case on the extent that foreign injury (reduced foreign sales and closure of foreign plants) arising from foreign RAND breaches can have...
View ArticlePatent monetization entity MPHJ sues FTC for threatening enforcement action
Yesterday patent monetization entity MPHJ filed a Complaint in W.D. Tex. against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for threatening an enforcement action against MPHJ premised on MPHJ’s extensive...
View ArticleU.S. Dept. of Justice closes investigation of Samsung’s assertion of standard...
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it was closing its investigation into Samsung’s use of standard essential patents, which investigation had “focused on Samsung’s...
View ArticleFTC moves to dismiss patent assertion entity MPHJ’s complaint in W.D. Tex.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to dismiss patent monetization entity MPHJ’s W.D. Tex. complaint on Monday, alleging that the court lacks jurisdiction over the matter. Back in January...
View ArticleFTC revises and seeks comment on proposed “Patent Assertion Entity” study
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently published a Federal Register notice seeking additional public comments on the FTC’s proposed collection of information about Patent Assertion Entities...
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