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Back to Basics – An Overview of Competition Law, Standard Development and Standard Setting
Industry standards can be very beneficial to the public good. They can make products more efficient and less costly to manufacture,...
Marta Beckwith
Oct 3, 20246 min read


The "RESTORE" Act
The United States has an odd pattern of taking a giant step (or two) backwards just as the rest of the world is, finally, moving...
Marta Beckwith
Sep 17, 20248 min read


Homage to the Semiconductor Chip
A while back (see https://www.sepessentials.com/post/building-a-house ), I likened standards to blueprints for a house. But standards...
Marta Beckwith
Aug 22, 20247 min read
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