Google said in a statement on Tuesday: "We take our commitments to license on fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms very seriously, and we are happy to answer any questions".
The most controversial case involved a patent troll, N-Data, who refused to honor commitments to license at reasonable and non-discriminatory rates.
Finally, the FTC should use its power to attack troll practices such as failing to abide by commitments to license, or acquiring patents to pursue litigation (known as privateering) under its Section 5 power.
In each case, the Chinese regulators issued thinly-reasoned decisions finding violations of China's Anti-Monopoly Law, slapping the patent holder with extraordinarily high fines ($975 million in the case of Qualcomm) or procuring commitments to license patents on terms favorable to Chinese manufacturers.
In essence, RAND/FRAND terms "refers to a commitment to provide a license for compensation" ([3], p. 14).
The same would apply to Itanium systems when they arrived, too.Altruism played no part in Microsoft's commitment to processor-based licensing.
Last Friday, state officials sent letters to the six bidders asking that they submit their final offers for Aqueduct by this Friday, along with an unconditional commitment to provide a licensing fee of at least $200 million within 30 days of signing an initial agreement, or memorandum of understanding.
The Justice Department, when it approved Google's acquisition of Motorola and the consortium's purchase of Nortel's patents earlier this year, issued a statement praising the "clear commitments" by Apple and Microsoft to license standard patents on fair terms.
Legendary singer-songwriter Grace Slick said her commitment to the LGBTQ community inspired her to license one of her biggest hits to Chick-fil-A. .
In its commitment to protecting private citizens, Google blurs out faces and license plates captured by the Street View team.
