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 The US DoJ allows a standards association’s new patent policy for wi-fi standards, finding it potentially pro-competitive (IEEE)
Constantine Cannon (Washington)
United States 4 contributions 1061 visits
Feds Green-Light Institute’s New Patent Policy For Wi-Fi Standards, Finding It Potentially Procompetitive* The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday that it would not challenge recent revisions to the Patent Policy of the Institute of Electrical and (...)

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit leaves open the possibility that a single entity could conspire with its own members or sub-parts (Abraham & Veneklasen / AQHA)
Siemens (New York)
United States 21 contributions 7705 visits
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Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center (New York)
2 contributions 472 visits
When Can an Organization Conspire with Itself?* The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit last week reversed a jury verdict and rendered judgment for American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) in a much-contested antitrust case about AQHA’s ban of cloned horses. The Fifth Circuit left (...)

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decides on whether a "standard-setting" association should be considered as a single entity and dismisses the case for lack of evidence (Abraham & Veneklasen / AQHA)
Constantine Cannon (Washington)
United States 4 contributions 1710 visits
Fifth Circuit Rejects Jury Verdict Of Quarter Horse Conspiracy, Finding Elite Animal Registries To Be A Horse Of A Different Color* A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a jury’s verdict that a horse breeding association illegally conspired with some of its (...)

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decides on the reasonableness of licensing royalty for standard-essential patents (Ericsson / D-Link)
Constantine Cannon (Washington)
United States 4 contributions 1061 visits
Reasonableness Of Licensing Royalties Is On Trial As Courts And Standard-Setting Organizations Wrestle With Standard-Essential Patents* The ongoing battle over what constitutes a “reasonable” licensing royalty for standard-essential patents has now been joined by the U.S. Court of Appeals (...)