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 [...]
On 23 May 2023, ACT | The App Association held an online event titled ‘Perspectives on the upcoming launch of the Unified Patent Court’. The event brought together App Association members who are affected by standard-essential patent (SEP) policies, academics, litigators, and industry experts. The conversation was centred around the [...]
Small, innovative technology businesses are crucial to the UK’s ambition of becoming a science and technology superpower by 2030. Many of these companies rely on standards and standard-essential patents (SEPs) to develop exciting new products that connect to the world around them as part of the internet of things (IoT). [...]
Don’t miss this three-part webinar series featuring representatives from the USPTO on what SMBs need to know to protect their intellectual propertySmall and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the backbone of the U.S. economy’s growth and job creation. While many factors play an important role in the success of SMBs, securing and [...]
To safeguard American leadership in tech-driven markets vis à vis foreign rivals like the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Congress must recognize the importance of standards. Specifically, U.S. policy should account for the crucial role of standard-essential patents (SEPs) to global commerce, and ensure enforcement of fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) [...]