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
10/9/2020
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Business Review Letters ,
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IEEE ,
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Standard Setting Organizations
Companies seeking to license patents from state universities face a special risk--sovereign immunity. The 11th Amendment to the US Constitution deprives federal courts of jurisdiction to hear complaints brought by a citizen...more
Qualcomm has for years dominated the market for cellphone chips. Its patented technologies have been included in many cellphone standards on the condition, common among standards setting organizations (SSOs), that Qualcomm...more
9/3/2020
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Antitrust Violations ,
Apple ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Contract Disputes ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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IP License ,
Microchip Technology ,
Monopolization ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Royalties ,
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Qualcomm ,
Sherman Act ,
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