Standard-Setting Participation Can Affect Patent Enforceability
By Jim Burger and Michael Parks ( August 23, 2018, 11:52 AM EDT) -- Many companies are members of standards bodies, those organizations that set important industry-wide standards for business or technology practices. But a recent Federal Circuit decision reminds us that failing to read the fine print on membership obligations could lead to bad results later down the road — specifically as it relates to any patents you hold connected to the standards at issue or patents you acquire from a standards participant....
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