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FTC narrows PAE inquiry in response to comments

By Leah Nylen ( May 13, 2014, 17:49 GMT | Insight) -- The US Federal Trade Commission has agreed to revise the time period and limit the documents it will request from wireless companies and patent-assertion entities in its study of PAE behavior and litigation. The changes, contained in a notice that will be published in the Federal Register this week, are a key step in beginning the so-called 6(b) study and could put the FTC on track to send out subpoenas as soon as August.The US Federal Trade Commission has agreed to revise the time period and limit the documents it will request from wireless companies and patent-assertion entities in its study of PAE behavior and litigation. The changes, contained in a notice that will be published in the Federal Register this week, are a key step in beginning the so-called 6(b) study and could put the FTC on track to send out subpoenas as soon as August....

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