17 June 2013Americas

US Supreme Court backs ‘rule-of-reason’ for pay-for-delay

A majority of the US Supreme Court has  ruled that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should be able to challenge so-called ‘pay-for-delay’ patent litigation settlements on antitrust grounds.

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More on this story

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