Thomas, Cotter, Innovators Network Fellow and Briggs and Morgan professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School wrote an analysis of the Qualcomm appeal in FTC v Qualcomm. Read his article on Law360
(WASHINGTON, DC) August 23, 2019–Today, ACT | The App Association released a statement from president Morgan Reed in response to the federal appeals court ruling that granted a partial stay of the sweeping antitrust judgment against Qualcomm. “It’s a disappointing decision, but we’re confident that the courts will see through the [...]
On July 24, 2019, ACT | The App Association filed a Brief Of Amicus Curiae In Opposition to Qualcomm’s Motion for Partial Stay Pending Appeal
“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 [...]
Co-published The recent publication of the 5G standard specification has changed the game in terms of communication technology, with the Internet of Things (IoT) looking likely to become a reality (for further information please see “Who will be the technology leader for 5G? Part one”). Part two of this report [...]
By Konstantinos Karachalios IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. With more than 423,000 members, IEEE is a trusted voice for engineering, computing, and technology information around the globe. The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), which oversees IEEE standards development, is [...]
By Professor Jorge L. Contreras This blog was originally posted on PatentlyO, and can be viewed here. On December 21, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California released its long-awaited Memorandum of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in TCL Communications v. Ericsson (SACV 14-341 JVS(DFMx) and [...]
This blog was originally posted on the ACTonline website. It can be viewed here. On November 29, 2017, the European Commission (EC) issued a highly-anticipated Communication on the licensing practices for standard essential patents (SEPs). The EC issued the Communication to provide a “balanced, smooth and predictable framework for SEPs” that [...]
This was originally published on the ACT | The App Association blog, here. Last month, the Supreme Court of Korea, the Republic of Korea's highest court, issued an important ruling that will have a wide impact on standard essential patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing practices. In [...]
This was originally published on the ACT | The App Association blog, here. If you can have access to a patented technology but you aren’t allowed to licence it, that either means the licensor is offering it up for free, in the way open source software developers offer up their [...]