Implications of Rambus for Antitrust and IP Practitioners

Rich Beem on ISBA panel discussing the topic "Rambus is final, where do we go from here?" on September 11, 2009.  The panel included ITC representative, corporate executive, antitrust lawyer and patent lawyer speaking to the "Implications of Rambus for Antitrust and IP Practitioners."  Rich concluded with:  "Know your patent holdings, take care in standard setting, state your holdings truthfully, honor your commitments, e.g., to grant licenses on certain terms, enforce patents against infringers, and if your company owns and asserts patents, the FTC and your competitors are watching you."