Apple Veto Likely to Upend Big Patent Battles - WSJ.com

Interesting times for patent holders and lawyers

"An Apple spokeswoman said the company applauded the Obama administration for standing up for innovation in this "landmark" case. "Samsung was wrong to abuse the patent system in this way," she said.
The Innovation Alliance, an industry group that includes patent holders Qualcomm and InterDigital Inc., said it was "tremendously disappointed" by the decision, which it said represented "perhaps the worst of all possible outcomes—a decision that overturns decades of settled understanding without clear guidance" for licensing negotiations."

Apple Veto Likely to Upend Big Patent Battles - WSJ.com