Law360, New York (June 20, 2012, 4:33 PM ET) -- David Kappos, director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, told a Senate panel Wednesday that he is concerned allowing companies to secure injunctions and import bans on standard-essential patents could have "tremendously negative effects."
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee asked Kappos to weigh in on the issue, which has roiled the tech industry this month after the Federal Trade Commission told the U.S. International Trade Commission that it would harm competition to ban imports of the Xbox and iPhone because they were found to...
Kappos Sounds Alarm On Essential Patent Injunctions
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