As the European Union’s (EU) largest market, Germany is a frequent venue for patent litigation in the region. We now live in a world of increasingly complex devices, where a simple connected device can depend on hundreds, if not thousands, of patents. Under current German law, the burden of attaining [...]
Standards-Essential Patents: Progress or regression? March 2, 2021 16:00 -17:00 CET Online Webinar Click here to register For small businesses that develop internet of things (IoT) devices, the ability to license standard-essential patents on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms is vital to their competitiveness and innovative capacity. At a time [...]
During their last year of university in 2017, Dylan McKee and Nic Flynn, two computer scientists from Newcastle Upon Tyne launched their very own software house – Nebula Labs. The company specialises in developing mobile apps, web platforms, and tailored software solutions for start-ups, forward-thinking small enterprises, and government organisations. [...]
Four and a half years have passed since the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU). On 24 December 2020, the two parties finally struck a last-minute agreement to avoid the disastrous scenario of a no-deal Brexit. The majority of provisions included in the new “UK-EU Trade [...]
ACT | The App Association exists to help our members flourish. 2020 may not be the year any of us expected, but it was a year during which our members managed to celebrate many successes, overcome challenges, and grow their companies. We are delighted to welcome so many talented and [...]