[U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) issued the following comment Thursday in light of the Federal Trade Commission concluding its review of Google's Internet and business practices.]
"I am pleased that the FTC conducted an important inquiry into whether the Nation's dominant Internet search company engaged in "search bias' in a manner that constituted a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act. I am disappointed, however, that it relied on simple, voluntary commitments from Google to end certain practices that a majority of Commissioners found to have raised strong concerns about impeding innovation. I understand that other antitrust authorities are continuing to examine related search practices, and I support the Commission's decision to continue to monitor Google for conduct that may harm competition and consumers.
"I also appreciate that the Commission addressed the enforcement of standard-essential patents ("SEPs'). I chaired a hearing on the potential misuse of injunctions and exclusion orders based on SEPs last June. I remain skeptical that exclusion orders or injunctions are appropriate in any circumstance other than when the infringer is unable or unwilling to pay a reasonable royalty."
Source: http://www.leahy.senate.gov/press/comment-of-senator-patrick-leahy-on-federal-trade-commission-review-of-google
