Recent disputes between Google, Apple, and other smartphone technology owners have sometimes involved patents that are essential for the accused company’s smartphone to comply with applicable electronics standards. Recent decisions in such cases by both federal courts and the International Trade Commission may offer in-house counsel at high-tech companies some valuable guidance in charting a prudent course around challenges to participating in standards-setting organizations, commercializing products which incorporate patented standards, and protecting or licensing related standards technology.

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