The Federal Trade Commission's recent decision in the case of semiconductor maker Rambus may have restored the value of the good-faith promise among high-tech competitors. For the first time, the FTC found a company liable for an antitrust violation because it used its patents to subvert the process used by companies to set industry standards for products. The decision was a victory for standard-setting groups, which are critical to the high-tech industry, but may open the door to potential new litigation.
October 24, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
With a single stroke, the Federal Trade Commission may have restored the value of the handshake and good-faith promise among high-tech competitors, yet opened the doors to potential new litigation.
The commission recently issued a landmark decision — for the first time holding a company liable for an antitrust violation because it used its patents to subvert the process relied on by thousands of companies to set industry standards for products.
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