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 [...]
Part two of the webinar series: A new framework for standard-essential patents (SEPs) On 30 November 2021, ACT | The App Association held the second webinar in a series of public events covering standards and standard-essential patents (SEPs) and how they impact European innovation and competition (view online). The event [...]
Earlier this year, the Board of Governors for the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) instituted a review of its 2015 Patent Policy Update regarding the licensing of standard-essential patents (SEPs). This month that process reached a pivotal moment when an overwhelming majority expressed support to retain the policy. Over 100 organizations [...]
Commercially available off-the-shelf solutions for internet of things (IoT) applications are ready made internet-connected sensors that offer a convenient way for businesses to make their products smarter and more efficient. Let’s say a company makes irons, and they want to alert their customers on their smartphones when the iron is [...]
Cubik Innovation, based in Bristol, United Kingdom (UK), helps companies make their electronic product concepts a reality. Managing director Paul Mullen and his team assist their customers in bringing innovative products to market by providing full support from specification and design, to prototype and software, and finally test and production. [...]