European businesses sign up to develop SEP licensing practices
Published: March 5, 2018
Publisher: World Intellectual Property Review
More than 50 European signatories have joined an initiative to produce an industry-wide opinion on the best licensing practices for standard-essential patents (SEPs).
Connecting the connected car – why FRAND is important to the automotive industry
Published: February 20, 2018
Publisher: City A.M.
The integration of connectivity into vehicles is disrupting the automotive industry. This disruption may lead to a five letter acronym (FRAND – Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory) having a major impact on how both the automotive and mobile telecoms industries have traditionally done business.
Looking at the coverage from CES last month, you could be forgiven for thinking it was a car show. Over recent years, this event has become increasingly important for automotive […]
Internet of Things: Next Patent War Zone
Published: February 7, 2018
Publisher: Bloomberg Law
The Internet of Things, or IoT, has the characteristics to become the next patent war zone as new standards are adopted and the convergence of disparate technologies leads to new disputes. This convergence of technologies will likely result in an increase in litigation between both traditional competitors and companies that historically have not competed. While there are numerous legal issues associated with the emergence of IoT-enabled technology, patent lawyers and in-house counsel […]
Samsung asks US court to block Huawei’s Chinese injunction
Published: February 6, 2018
Publisher: World IP Review
Samsung Electronics has asked a US court to prevent the enforcement of a Chinese injunction, issued last month, which ordered the company to cease making and selling products that infringe two of competitor Huawei Technologies’ patents.
Standards setting bodies come under microscope in further sign that Trump administration is shifting US patent policy
Published: January 26, 2018
Publisher: IAM
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust division has placed standards setting organisations (SSO) firmly in its crosshairs.
In a series of comments at an antitrust event held by the Heritage Foundation earlier this week in Washington DC, Andrew Finch, principal deputy assistant attorney general for antitrust at the DOJ, revealed that the division is investigating whether SSOs balance the interests of both patent owners and the users of IP.
Tech Leaders Worry About DOJ Focus On SEP Licensees
Published: January 25, 2018
Publisher: Law 360
Apple, Microsoft and other leading technology companies raised concerns to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division on Wednesday over a possible shift in its enforcement focus away from standard-essential patent holders and onto licensees.