LOT Network is an international network of companies designed to proactively address the risks and costs posed by Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) and patent privateering. Its members represent a broad range of industries, including consumer products, automotive, cloud […]
Patent trolls, more formally known as Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), are entities that acquire patents for the sole purpose of suing companies in order to monetize them. They also happen to make a habit […]
As automakers turn their vehicles into app-laden computers on wheels, there’s one habit they don’t want to acquire from Silicon Valley: fighting over patents in court.
Manufacturers from BMW AG to Hyundai Motor Co. to […]
By David Perry, Senior Patent Counsel Red Hat, Inc.
David Perry
Like many companies, Red Hat is concerned with abuses of the patent system, including suits by patent assertion entities (PAEs). We have argued against patents on software before the PTO and the U.S. Supreme Court. In our recently updated […]
Leading chemical company Covestro has announced that it has taken proactive measures to protect itself against frivolous litigation from patent assertion entities (PAEs), otherwise known as patent trolls.
Patent trolls are a huge problem in the US. They can cost small business hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. We’ll discuss what to do if a patent troll comes after your business and how to […]
A new ruling could undercut a U.S. Supreme Court decision that appeared to give some relief to retailers and other companies that face frequent patent lawsuits.
Given its war chest, Alphabet (GOOGL) can pick up fights frequently and win many of them. This partly explains why its legal dispute with Uber is getting a lot of attention. But there’s an […]
Two Canadian fintech companies have teamed up with some of America’s biggest tech giants to fend off patent trolls. Although they represent two extremes of Canada’s financial services sector – FI.SPAN is a startup […]
If we consider Nokia’s (NOK) financial reports for the past several quarters, we can see an image of a company in need of growth boosters. Nokia relies on selling network equipment and services for […]
Two Canadian fintech companies have teamed up with some of America’s biggest tech giants to fend off patent trolls. Although they represent two extremes of Canada’s financial services sector – FI.SPAN is a startup […]
An IP protection strategy is often not the first or even the tenth thing startup founders think about. This is particularly true for Canadian companies because Patent Assertion Entities, otherwise known as “patent trolls,” […]
