Focus (Forum & Focus)
May 21, 2007
Playing by the Rules
Focus Column - By Dean G. Dunlavey and Michael J. Schallop - The Federal Trade Commission slashed a high-tech company’s royalties for failing to disclose its patent applications. The ruling provides important lessons for companies participating in standards-setting organizations.
By Dean G. Dunlavey and Michael J. Schallop
The recent Federal Trade Commission opinion concerning Rambus Inc. provides important lessons for companies that participate in standards setting organizations.
The FTC found that Rambus' failure to disclose its normally secret pending patent applications to such an organization had harmed competition. As a remedy, the FTC imposed m...
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