EU Update: One Year After SEP Communication, Where are We?

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 [...]

By |2018-12-07T13:39:29-05:00December 7th, 2018|Blog, European Union, FRAND, Innovation and IP, IoT, Patents|

Patents and the Public Interest: What Does the ITC Ruling Against Qualcomm Really Mean?

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 [...]

By , |2018-12-03T12:07:11-05:00December 3rd, 2018|Blog, Competition, FRAND, IoT, Open Standards, Patents|

Tips and Tricks for Navigating Cyber Monday

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 [...]

By |2018-11-21T12:10:20-05:00November 21st, 2018|Blog|
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