FTC to Appeal Decision Clearing Rambus

U.S. antitrust enforcers said they would appeal a hearing officer’s decision clearing Rambus Inc. of claims that it illegally induced an industry-standards group to adopt its patented technology for memory chips.

Federal Trade Commission staff members filed a notice challenging Administrative Law Judge Stephen McGuire’s rejection of claims that Rambus attended meetings of the industry-standards board while pursuing patents for the chips.

Rambus said it expected to the appeal.