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