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Intellectual Property

Oct. 26, 2012

Justice Department investigating Samsung patent use, Apple says in filing

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an antitrust investigation into Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s use of standard essential patents, according to a filing by Apple Inc. in an International Trade Commission case this week.

By Rachel Swan
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an antitrust investigation into Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s use of standard essential patents, according to a filing by Apple Inc. in an International Trade Commission case this week. The heightened scrutiny, by regulators in the U.S. and Europe, comes at a time when attorneys for Apple and Microsoft Corp. are attacking the use of such patents by Google Inc. and its allies - including Sa...

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