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Bluetooth SIG 501(c)(6) appeal — Bluetooth loses in 9th Circuit

Potentially a big deal for the many industry consortia that are structured as 501(c)(6) non-profit “business leagues:”  Bluetooth SIG lost its appeal at the 9th Circuit — that is, the District Court had held that Bluetooth did not meet the 501(c)(6) criteria, and this ruling was upheld on appeal.  The appellate court decision from July [...]