Coalition Against Anticompetitive SEP Abuse Keeps Expanding After Apple/Qualcomm Settlement; Calls on Commerce Department and USPTO to Continue Bipartisan SEP Policies

The agreement Apple and Qualcomm announced last week may have ended direct litigation between the two companies, but it did nothing to address the growing threat to competition and innovation caused by anticompetitive abuse of standard-essential patents (SEPs) by Qualcomm and others. That is why the alliance of companies, organizations, [...]

By |2019-04-22T12:05:59-04:00April 22nd, 2019|Blog, Courts|
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The Race to 5G Called Due to Inclement Weather

 The Race to 5G Called Due to Inclement Weather For the past few years, it seems like you can’t walk more than three feet outside without some reference to the “race to 5G” appearing in an advertisement. 5G’s hype cycle has been long, but, done right, 5G will universally transform [...]

By |2019-03-20T20:09:34-04:00March 20th, 2019|Blog, TVWS|
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Member Spotlight: Synesthesia

Based in Turin, Italy, Synesthesia creates high-quality native and cross-platform apps for smartphones and tablets. Synesthesia has been developing mobile applications and services since 2011 and continues to grow due to their specialization in digital productions. Their research center builds solutions using the most relevant and high-level digital tools with [...]

By |2019-03-13T16:22:17-04:00March 13th, 2019|Blog|
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An FTC Settlement with Qualcomm Could Hold the Entire IoT Economy Hostage

Facing a potentially devastating federal court ruling in its antitrust case, Qualcomm and its allies are ratcheting up political pressure for a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) before the judge announces a decision in the case. But why? A look at Qualcomm’s financial history in the last year [...]

By |2019-03-13T14:29:16-04:00March 13th, 2019|Blog, Competition, IoT, Open Standards|
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