FYI; this seems relevant to us:
Tech Rivals Push Copycats Battle To The Hill
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78219.html
Excerpts:
"Apple and Microsoft are telling regulators and lawmakers that not all patents
are created equal. They say patents that have been developed by companies with
the help of international standards bodies - such as those Motorola Mobility
holds for Wi-Fi and online video - should be available for licensing on a fair
and nondiscriminatory basis.
...
'Actions aimed at preventing the sale of products that rely on industry
standards threaten to raise the cost and reduce the availability of popular
electronics products such as mobile phones, Blu-ray players, wireless routers,
video game consoles, Internet-connected televisions, and computers, among
others - all of which are built upon standards that ensure interoperability'"
Noel