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Intellectual Property

Mar. 12, 2013

Proposed FTC settlement with Google stirs divisions among technology companies

The Federal Trade Commission's proposed settlement with Google Inc. has lawyers for technology companies buzzing about how the outcome might affect their clients as well.


By Rachel Swan


Daily Journal Staff Writer


With the comment period now closed for outsiders to weigh in on the Federal Trade Commission's proposed settlement with Google Inc., lawyers for technology companies are still buzzing about how the outcome might affect their own clients.


The FTC's consent decree ordering Google to license its patents to competitors has generated a spirited debate in Silicon Valley, with some companies criticiz...

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