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31st Aug,18

Apple Not In A Rush To Roll Out 5G iPhone: Here’s Why

2018-08-31T19:44:20+00:00By |

“According to multiple reports, Apple will have to shell out around $21 per unit of 5G-equipped iPhone sold for licensing cost. For a 4G-equipped device, the average cost is just $9.60.” A Repost from www.techtimes.com While Apple is interested in introducing the technology to its products, the company will take [...]

5th Jun,18

Japan Patent Office: Guide to Licensing Negotiations Involving Standard Essential Patents

2018-07-17T18:15:14+00:00By |

Published: June 5, 2018 The Japan Patent Office's (JPO) “Guide to Licensing Negotiations involving Standard Essential Patents” aims to "enhance transparency and predictability, facilitate negotiations between rights holders and implementers, and help prevent or quickly resolve disputes concerning the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs) which are essential in implementing [...]

1st Jun,18

Trade Groups Slam Antitrust Chief’s Licensed Tech Claims

2018-06-04T21:16:32+00:00By |

Published: June 1, 2018 Publisher: Law 360 Tech groups representing the tech, auto and retail industries Thursday released a white paper pushing back at a suggestion by a top U.S. antitrust official that enforcers should shift their focus away from potential abuses by holders of patents crucial to standard industries [...]

31st May,18

Solving patent licensing in an IoT world

2018-06-01T18:37:48+00:00By |

Published: May, 2018 Publisher: Who's Who Legal (WWL) In the 2G era of wireless telecommunications (1990s and early 2000s) we saw huge collaborative advances in technology, with each contributor building on the work of others. But there was comparatively little patent litigation. Each technology developer wanted its competitors to pay [...]

30th May,18

Standards, Licensing, and Innovation: A Response to DOJ AAG’s Comments on Antitrust Law and Standard-Setting

2018-06-05T10:38:13+00:00By |

Published: May 30, 2018 Publisher: ACT | The App Association, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, National Retail Federation, Computer & Communications Industry Association, High Tech Inventors Alliance, and the Software & Information Industry Association Six industry groups representing innovators and SEP holders across the technology, auto manufacturing, and retail sectors penned [...]

30th May,18

Tech Groups Push Antitrust Cop on Patent Views

2018-06-01T18:37:59+00:00By |

Published: May 30, 2018 Publisher: Bloomberg Law Six industry associations want the Justice Department's antitrust chief to reconsider his view that antitrust law shouldn't apply to holders of patents that are essential to industry technology standards. "Antitrust law has an important role to play in addressing the problem of hold-up [...]

23rd May,18

Chinese Court Releases Guidelines for SEP-related Disputes

2018-06-01T18:38:07+00:00By |

Published: May 23, 2018 Publisher: Lexology The High People's Court of Guangdong issued guidelines for hearing standard essential patent (SEP) disputes (the SEP Guidelines - available here in Chinese) on April 26, 2018. The High People's Court of Guangdong is one of China's most important forums for IP disputes and [...]

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