What Tech SMEs Should Know About the European Commission’s Consultation on SEPs

Internet of things (IoT) innovators across the European Union (EU) have long advocated for the need for EU-wide legislation concerning standard-essential patents (SEPs)—the patents that enable the use of standard technologies like Wi-Fi, 4G, and 5G. Recently, the European Commission launched a public consultation to assess the existing issues around [...]

By |2022-03-11T10:31:27-05:00March 11th, 2022|Blog, European Union, FRAND, Innovation and IP, IoT, Manufacturing, Patents|

Event Recap: Transparency in FRAND methodologies for SEP evaluations

Part three of the webinar series: A new framework for standard-essential patents (SEPs) On 8 February 2022, ACT | The App Association held the third webinar in a series of public events covering standards and standard-essential patents (SEPs) and how they impact European innovation and competition. The event focused on [...]

By |2022-02-23T05:05:56-05:00February 23rd, 2022|Blog, European Union, Events, IoT, Manufacturing, Patents|

Member Spotlight: Blue Maestro

What happy chimps and sixteenth century art have in common Pentworth House in West Sussex, UK is a National Trust property that houses a significant collection of artworks, including the 1592 Molyneux Globe. However, this collection was at risk of being destroyed after several valuable pieces were growing mold in [...]

ExSEPtional FRANDs

At the beginning of December, building on the Biden Administration’s executive order on competition, the Department of Justice (DoJ), United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) jointly released a new proposed policy statement that updates and improves on policy around standard-essential [...]

By |2022-02-04T11:10:27-05:00February 4th, 2022|App Economy, Blog, FRAND, Innovation and IP, IoT, Policy|

The EU’s evolving framework for standard-essential patents – Part III: Transparency in FRAND methodologies for SEP evaluations

8 February 2022 at 15h CET | Register now Industry participants have long debated the meaning of Fair, Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND), and have attempted to define the appropriate methodology for calculating FRAND rates. Indeed, different methodologies are available for the evaluation of SEPs, and often, litigation has centred around [...]

By |2022-02-02T05:13:50-05:00January 27th, 2022|Blog, European Union, Events, IoT, Manufacturing, Patents|
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