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How Should a Licensing Commitment Affect the Availability of Injunctions at the ITC?

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Governed by 19 U.S.C. § 337, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) is empowered to investigate unfair acts in the importation of articles into the United States. The ITC can be a powerful forum for owners of U.S....more

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 - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

DOJ Breaking with Big Tech Approach to SEPs

On June 8, 2022, the DOJ, USPTO, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (collectively, the Agencies) issued a new statement on FRAND licensing (2022 Statement) providing no set policy regarding...more

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Trump-Era Statement on Standards-Essential Patents Withdrawn

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (the Agencies) announced the withdrawal of a 2019...more

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DOJ, USPTO, and NIST Withdraw 2019 Standards-Essential Patents (SEP) Policy Statement

On June 8, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (collectively, the Agencies) announced the withdrawal of the 2019 Policy...more

Haug Partners LLP

SEP Enforcement: Has the Biden Administration Tabled a Revised Policy Statement?

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Six months after the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued a Draft Policy Statement on Licensing...more

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2022 IP Outlook Report: The Developments Shaping Patent Law

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KEY TAKEAWAYS AND OUTLOOK FOR 2022 - Tracking with this era’s continuation and uncertainty trends―global supply chain disruption, innovation outpacing legislation, the unstoppable internet of [all the] things (IoT)―2022 is...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. and U.K. Governments Seek Immediate Stakeholder Input on SEP/FRAND Policy

Successfully licensing standard-essential patents (SEPs) is key to a company’s ability to manufacture and sell products that practice a standard. With revolutionary advances in technology on the horizon, licensing of SEPs...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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Biden’s DOJ Signals Return to Pre-Trump Administration Standard Essential Patent Policies

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In remarks on September 29, 2021, a senior official from the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) outlined the agency’s shift in approach to issues surrounding technology industry standards. The remarks foreshadowed...more

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Antitrust Guidance by the Justice Department for Higher Education Institutions non-Standard Essential Patents Pool Reveals A Path...

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The increasing intersection of antitrust and intellectual property laws has led to a number of complex legal issues for which clients often seek guidance from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”)....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

Another One Bites the Dust – N.D. Tex. Dismisses Antitrust Claims re FRAND Commitments with Prejudice

In the latest decision addressing antitrust liability for FRAND commitments, Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn of the Northern District of Texas dismissed a complaint from Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. (“Continental”) alleging,...more

King & Spalding

DOJ and Commerce Department Issue Antitrust Guidance on SEPs

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On December 19, 2019, three federal agencies—the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology—issued a joint policy statement...more

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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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Standardize This: Senators Ask Feds for Clarity on Standard Essential Patent Licensing Policy

United States Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) recently sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting clarity surrounding the DOJ’s antitrust enforcement policy against holders...more

Orrick - Antitrust Watch

Whistling in the Wind? DOJ’s Unusual Statement of Interest in FTC v. Qualcomm Case Highlights Disparity Between U.S. Antitrust...

In a highly unusual move, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) recently filed a statement of interest in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s unfair competition case against Qualcomm....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The New Madison Approach Goes to Court

On January 11, 2019, the U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division (Division) filed a Notice of Intent to File a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit filed by u-blox against Interdigital in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Antitrust Trends in 2019: Enforcement Watch List for the Year to Come

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As 2019 kicks off, the Cooley antitrust group highlights 10 recent developments and trends corporate counsel should be aware of – from the US Supreme Court and lower courts, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade...more

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THE LATEST: AAG Delrahim Withdraws Statement on Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary FRAND Commitments,...

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In a December 7 speech before the Berkeley-Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim (AAG Delrahim) announced that the DOJ will...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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DOJ and FTC Signal Shifts in Antitrust Enforcement of Essential Patent Disputes

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Recent public statements from Makan Delrahim, Assistant United States Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and Joseph Simons, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman, indicate...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim Signals Shift in Antitrust/IP Focus

• Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Makan Delrahim, the new head of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), recently announced a shift from the prior Administration’s focus on the dangers of patent “hold-up”...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

An EC Communication on SEPs – Not More Not Less

A summary of the European Commission’s Policy Document on standard essential patents (SEPs). After considerable preparations and consultation the European Commission has on 29 November 2017 issued a Communication “setting...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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