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Intellectual Property

Feb. 24, 2015

Experts say new trade group guidelines may reduce patent litigation

An influential not-for-profit organization has finalized new policy guidelines that experts say may discourage future lawsuits against major Silicon Valley giants over popular technologies.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


PALO ALTO New policy guidelines by an influential nonprofit organization may discourage future patent lawsuits against major Silicon Valley giants over popular technologies, experts say.


The new policies approved earlier this month by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are aimed at a very specific group of patents known as standard-essential patents, which cover widely used tec...

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