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FTC to place limits on Google’s use of standards patents
Federal antitrust enforcers have been looking into Google this year on two issues: how the company arranges its search results, and its use of standards-based patents as ammunition in the sprawling smartphone wars. Just...Europe fines TV, monitor makers $1.92 billion for pricing conspiracy
Cathode-ray tubes are on their way to becoming historical in technology terms, but to European antitrust regulators, they're very "now." Seven companies were fined a total of €1.47 billion, or $1.92 billion, for acting...Google May Skirt Antitrust Allegations Made by FTC
Google may skirt antitrust allegations as FTC is unsure if they can prove consumers are hurt by the way the company ranks its search results. For the past two years, the FTC has been scrutinizing...FTC staff: US should sue Google for misuse of standards-based patents
In a decisive twist to the sprawling smartphone wars, it appears the government intends to sue some of the participants over their use of patents. The first targets won't be the companies that initiated...Samsung, like Google, now under DOJ scrutiny over standards-based patents
In the smartphone-patent wars, the forces lining up against Android—namely, Microsoft and Apple—are hoping Android has one particular Achilles' heel. The hoped-for weakness is that their use of "standards essential" patents will somehow prove...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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