Dell Computer Corp.

Citation
Dell Computer Corp., File No. 931-0097 (Federal Trade Comm'n Nov. 2, 1995).

FTC Proceedings
The FTC alleged that Dell had restricted competition related to VL-bus design standards for computing systems by threatening to exercise certain patent rights, despite the fact that a standard-setting organization had selected Dell components as an industry standard on the basis of Dell’s certification that it had no such proprietary rights. The consent order required Dell to refrain from enforcing its patent in any claims of patent infringement based on the use of the VL-bus standard.