The Policy Issue Surrounding Smart-Phone SEPs, and a Comment on Adjusting Current Patent Laws to Facilitate Clean-Tech Industry Growth

While the FTC has weighed in on the SEP debate, a closer look at the smart-phone battle unveils a situation that is not so clear-cut. This paper addresses the operations of SSO’s and the current issue with injunctive relief, and then explains why the Smartphone War presents unique questions of law. The paper then closes with a comment on significant smart-phone cases both completed and pending.