Federal antitrust enforcers and the Federal Trade Commission made clear last week that they are unlikely to pursue antitrust claims against firms for refusing to license their patents to competitors. That decision and other conclusions, revealed in a report jointly released by the agencies, provide new and far-reaching guidance for intellectual property and antitrust attorneys that federal antitrust prosecutors are willing to tread lightly on IP owners when it comes to potential antitrust violations.
April 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Federal antitrust enforcers and the Federal Trade Commission made clear last week they are unlikely to pursue antitrust claims against firms for refusing to license their patents to competitors.
That decision and other conclusions provide new and far-reaching guidance for intellectual property and antitrust attorneys that federal antitrust prosecutors are willing to tread lightly on intellectual property owners when it comes to potential antitrust violations.
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