Patent Office, DOJ weigh in on the improper use of standards patents to ban products

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Patent Office, DOJ weigh in on the improper use of standards patents to ban products

The US Patent and Trademark Office and the US Department of Justice joined the ever-growing debate over the use of standards-essential patents to ban products in the country. The two agencies issued a joint statement yesterday that emphasized how sales bans ? such as exclusion orders at the ITC or injunctions in federal court ? aren't usually the right remedy.