The next day, Motorola brought an action in the Western District of Wisconsin seeking to enjoin Microsoft from using its H.264 patents.

This is part of a series of articles discussing recent orders of interest issued in patent cases by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

On July 16, the European Court of Justice issued its ruling in Huawei v. ZTE, which sets forth the factors to determine when enforcement of SEPs subject to commitments to license on FRAND terms may violate European competition law.

Traditionally, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or DOJ Antitrust) have used pre-litigation merger settlements to resolve challenged deals. Although such remedies fell out of favor during the Biden administration, FTC and DOJ leadership in both Trump administrations have accepted divestitures to resolve competitive concerns.

During the second Trump Administration, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed 21 statements of interest (https://bit.ly/4zgKVz2). These filings can be good predictors of future enforcement activity.

At the time when product liability reforms and class actions were introduced into Australia, a great deal of angst was expressed, particularly that a litigation explosion would result.

In the last quarter of 2025, the U.S. antitrust agencies, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC), renewed their focus on the role that professional associations and licensing boards can play in potentially restricting competition in their industries by controlling licensing and accreditation standards.

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On November 10, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement (the "Policy Statement") radically expanding the FTC's interpretation of prohibited "unfair methods of competition"

The U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies are signaling a potential shift in their approach to merger remedies, with recent settlements incorporating behavioral provisions alongside traditional divestitures. This development raises critical questions about when conduct-based relief may be acceptable and how parties should structure remedy proposals to address competitive concerns while preserving deal value.

Successfully navigating antitrust agency investigations requires a familiarity with Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission processes, as well as insight into those agencies and their leaderships' current priorities ...

Does competition law apply to the obtainment, grant, acquisition, exercise and transfer of intellectual property rights?

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's recent decision in In re Lister, 583 F.3d 1307 (Fed. Cir. 2009), provides important guideposts for assessing whether prior art is publicly accessible for purposes of the "printed publication" bar under § 102(b).

Does competition law apply to the obtainment, grant, acquisition, exercise and transfer of intellectual property rights?

Recognizing that lack of agency guidance on business collaborations may be deterring procompetitive collaborations and hindering business compliance with the Sherman Act and Federal Trade Commission Act...

Successfully navigating antitrust agency investigations requires a familiarity with Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission processes, as well as insight into those agencies and their leaderships' current priorities ...

Reviving a deregulatory agenda with a new antitrust twist, the Trump administration is using Executive Orders along with DOJ and FTC firepower to challenge entrenched regulatory regimes...

In the United States, there are two major federal antitrust laws relating to cartels: Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act (15 U.S.C. § 1), which prohibits "[e]very contract, combination in the form of trust...

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