Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and policymakers alike often find the standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing landscape to be a difficult, dense, and confusing topic to understand. However, as the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystems continue to develop a new set of standards to build on, it [...]
Startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are crucial to Europe's green transition, creating internet of things (IoT) devices like smart sensors and carbon footprint trackers to enhance energy efficiency. These businesses need fair licensing of standard technologies to thrive. As the European Parliament deliberates on the proposed EU Regulation [...]
Both patents and technical standards are essential for modern innovation. Patents represent a nation’s dedication to incentivizing hard work and creativity to create new solutions. Standard-essential patents (SEPs) are a unique category of patents that enable standardized invention, giving SEP holders great power, and great responsibility. Unfortunately, SEP holders have [...]
The accessibility tech space is booming with innovative solutions that transform users’ lives. But with policymakers from both sides of the aisle having shifted their targets for new regulation to tech-driven sectors, accessibility is unlikely to be an exception. This fireside chat exploredexciting accessibility tech tools and took a deep [...]
Summary The current SEP licensing landscape furthers the interests of a few large international SEP holders, while creating disproportionate barriers to the innovation ambitions of small businesses in the United Kingdom (UK). New survey data and UK High Court findings have demonstrated the urgent need for action to protect the [...]