Intellectual property (IP) protection can be a vital part of a company’s journey from young upstart to billion-dollar behemoth, safeguarding all its technologists’ hard work while adding to the company’s value for investors or would-be acquirers.
But as we’ve seen countless times […]
A megabucks enterprise acquisition that closed six months ago could lead to thousands of patents landing on the open market.
Last August, Canadian enterprise technology giant OpenText announced plans to acquire U.K.-based IT software vendor and consultancy Micro Focus for a chunky […]
At Shopify, we prioritize choosing the right path over the easy one. Our merchants face this decision every day as they work to run successful businesses. But this concept applies in the judicial system too, and against an unscrupulous opponent: patent […]
Join experts from Knobbe Martens on June 21, 2023, as they share more about IP issues in the Web 3.0 environment.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r6_GTWC7TXOllE_c1aBO0Q#/registration
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Join litigation experts from Perkins Coie on May 23, 2023, as they provide a guide for in-house lawyers on fulfilling their professional obligations while protecting the company’s legal interests. The CLE presentation will discuss the implications for an in-house attorney who is acting in a business, not legal, capacity and address questions including the following:
1. […]
Your risk of being sued by a patent assertion entity (PAE, sometimes called “patent troll”) goes up on July 31 – join Sam Wiley, VP of Thought Leadership and Partnerships at LOT Network, to find out why.
Register here: https://lotnet.com/microfocus-webinar/
In this webinar, we’ll explore how the acquisition of Micro Focus by OpenText led to the […]
People whose business models are threatened by strong post-grant review and improved patent quality continue to assert that non-practicing entities (NPEs) and the patent troll narrative is a myth or a fabrication of big tech companies. And yet, a new report […]
BRIDGE, LOT Network’s annual member meeting, provides an exclusive opportunity for leading companies from across the globe to share ideas, learn from IP experts and build stronger networks that provide value to our member companies.
This year’s event will feature a half-day member-only session featuring a keynote discussion with IP leaders from JP Morgan Chase, Google, […]
Many companies are moving away from using fossil fuels to reduce the environmental impact of their business, which has led to an explosion of research into alternative energy sources, with a large increase in the number of patents being filed each year over the last […]
In January, the venerable information technology (IT) software and services company, Micro Focus, was acquired by enterprise software provider OpenText in a $6 billion all-cash transaction. Beyond the obvious business impacts, the acquisition is of particular interest to LOT Network members: Micro Focus, a member of LOT Network […]
