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ITU to Discuss Standards Essential Patent Litigation

Jul 7, 2012, 8:33 AM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Jul 7, 2012, 8:34 AM

The International Telecommunications Union has decided to convene over the industry's use of patent litigation to block sales of cell phones. The ITU has planned a gathering for Otober 10 that will include government officials, standards bodies, and key industry companies. The ITU wants to address the "surge in patent litigation and the growing lack of adherence to standards bodies’ existing patent policies." Chief among the ITU's concerns is the use of standards essentials patents for litigation and the current arrangements based around fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) patent policies. The ITU says the number of patent disputes in the cell phone industry is "unwelcome" and wants to prevent companies from blocking competitors' products based on patent-related complaints.

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bobc74

Jul 7, 2012, 4:24 PM

For the most part

only APPLE has been blocking competitors products.

Mektah

Finally. Someone says it. It's funny APPLE has the most resources out of all companies and yet it chooses the litigation to hinder competition. All this protect IP crap is bull as like with many companies a LOT of these patents they are fighting ov...
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