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 [...]
High-Level Reflections on Standard-Essential Patents: In pursuit of a balanced system 10 November 16:00 -18:30 CET Online Conference With the support of Iban Garcia Del Blanco, Member of the European Parliament & Concurrences, Media Partner This high-level online conference will reflect on recent developments related to standard-essential patents (SEPs) in [...]
An entire ecosystem of small businesses drive innovation today and power the growth of the digital economy. As they invent and integrate software and hardware solutions and develop new internet of things (IoT) innovations, they will rely on new 5G connectivity capabilities and consistent intellectual property frameworks. If economies around [...]
A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to reverse and vacate a lower court decision in FTC v. Qualcomm was a clear win for Qualcomm in its ongoing antitrust troubles, but it came at the expense of America’s innovation ecosystem and the entrepreneurs that fuel it. In the decision, [...]
As the leading voice for small business innovators, ACT | The App Association works hard to bring the small business voice to legal and policy discussions about standard-essential patents (SEPs). Our goal is to create an environment that allows small businesses to contribute to and utilize standardized technologies. A balanced [...]