A year ago last week the European Commission published a Communication on the licensing of standard essential patents (SEPs). It was an enlightened move to steer a fraught process that has been dogged by litigation, especially in the area of communications technologies. Lawsuits over the licensing of SEPs for communications [...]
A group of Europe’s SME app developers—representing myriad economic sectors (including healthcare, mobility, software development, cyber security, gaming, and e-commerce businesses)—sent a letter to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) urging them to reconsider its legislative proposal on business practices of online platforms. The SME signatories warn MEPs [...]
Earlier this fall, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Judge Thomas Pender issued a ruling in an ongoing dispute between Qualcomm and Apple over patent infringement. Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Thomas Pender’s Initial Determination found that while Apple may have infringed upon a patent owned by Qualcomm, he saw no merit [...]
What would you do if you came across a complete, unauthorized copy of something you worked very hard to create from the ground up? It would be shocking, frustrating, and demoralizing to say the least, especially if the copied item is the centerpiece of your business and livelihood. Unfortunately, [...]
Leaves are crunching, turkeys are trotting, and homes are stuffed with extended family; you know what that means - Thanksgiving is here! Which also means Cyber Monday is just around the corner. Cyber Monday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year – Cyber Monday’s 2017 sales [...]