A recent high-profile court decision from the United Kingdom (UK) shines light on a common abusive standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing tactic that has impeded internet of things (IoT) innovation for years. This case, involving a dispute between InterDigital Technology Corporation (IDC) and Lenovo Group Limited (Lenovo), seemingly has little to [...]
The case against the Open App Markets Act (OAMA) and American Innovation and Choice Act (AICOA) continues to build as conflicts emerge between those bills and the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) “click to cancel” rule. This awkwardness is just the latest example of how AICOA and OAMA would gut private [...]
Small, innovative technology businesses are crucial to the UK’s ambition of becoming a science and technology superpower by 2030. Many of these companies rely on standards and standard-essential patents (SEPs) to develop exciting new products that connect to the world around them as part of the internet of things (IoT). [...]
In policymaking circles, many of us have heard allies caution against giving up too easily, saying, “let’s not negotiate with ourselves.” Unfortunately, when it comes to advancing America’s own tech-driven industries, we find Members of Congress asking trade officials to do just that. In a letter last month, a group [...]