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Patent licensing in the cloud: antitrust issues

  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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  • USA
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  • September 17 2012

It is well established in the United States that a patent holder generally has broad discretion to determine how it uses or licenses it patents

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

U.S. Department of Justice and European Commission close antitrust investigations into high-profile patent acquisitions

  • Jones Day
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  • European Union, USA
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  • February 24 2012

This past week the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it was closing its investigations of three high-profile acquisitions of substantial patent portfolios, including patents essential to implementing standards in the wireless communications and computer industries

FTC report recommends ways to balance patent system with competition

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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  • USA
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  • April 7 2011

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report titled "The Evolving IP Marketplace: Aligning Patent Notice and Remedies with Competition.”

Antitrust causation in Standard Setting Organizations

  • Baker Botts LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 31 2010

While Standard Setting Organizations ("SSOs") and the technical standards they promulgate for various industries are essential to the operation of the competitive marketplace, they give rise to unique circumstances that can raise significant competitive concerns