Law360 (October 31, 2019, 9:16 PM EDT) -- The U.S. government waded into a licensing dispute between HTC Corp. and Ericsson Inc. on Wednesday, telling the Fifth Circuit that HTC's view on obligations for standard-essential patent holders could undermine licensing markets and hurt innovation.

HTC is looking to overturn a jury verdict that found the rates Ericsson offered it on cellular patents were fair and reasonable, arguing the jury was not properly instructed on key issues. The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust unit and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filed a joint amicus brief Wednesday supporting neither side but arguing that HTC is asking the court to implement...