According to Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents, a bipartisan group of Senators have asked the Obama administration to veto a looming import ban against older iPhone and iPads. The letter, dated July 30, was sent to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, who holds the power to veto this ban. Signing their names to the letter were Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D.-Minn.), Sen. Mike Lee (R.-Utah), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D.-Calif.) and Sen. Jim Risch (R.-Idaho).
The Senators expressed concern that standard essential patents (SEPs) cov
