Patent Ambush May Be Anti-Competitive

The European Commission has alleged that Rambus’ patent ambush, in relation to a type of electronic memory, is an abuse of European competition law. Importantly this is the first time that a patent ambush has been characterised as an abuse of dominance. Rambus has some time to respond to the allegation before the Commission considers whether or not to take any form of action against it.

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Standard Setting in High-Tech Industry

Standard setting organisations congregate a number of companies and individuals with the aim of agreeing on a device or product standard. The creation of such an industry standard obviously ensures the compatibility and interoperability of products between multiple vendors. To achieve this aim, such organisations may adopt a variety of structures and decision-making processes, some of which