You may have heard that patent-rich tech companies like Canon, Red Hat and Lenovo are giving away free patents to startups that join a patent protection community. It’s part of a program through the […]
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has sold patents for the first time in the domestic brokered patent market, according to data provided to Bloomberg Law by Richardson Oliver Law Group LLP.
Google listed a package of 207 U.S. and foreign patent assets on the brokered market in the second quarter of 2018, ROL’s data show. Lithium-ion battery maker […]
In early August, the cross-blockchain protocol developer Peer Mountain announced that it had joined the License On Transfer (LOT) Network, an organization founded in 2014 through collaboration between Internet giant Google, multinational electronics firm Canon and […]
Startups are still trying to carve their place in the world and are developing new products that could be easily stolen if not for the protection offered by the patent system.
The arrival of the smartphone triggered epic intellectual property battles across the world, as companies spent billions of dollars to assert monopolies over the new technology. The most high profile of those battles—Apple versus […]
When a Tesla on autopilot recently crashed into a fire truck and another stopped on the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland, it renewed fears that the Tesla self-driving technology isn’t all that […]
Startups aren’t typically founded by lawyers, so patent law isn’t usually a front line issue for them. But I’ve come to realize that patent protection is at best No. 11 on the top 10 […]
The Government of Canada unveiled its IP Strategy today, planning to invest $83.5 million over five years to help Canadian businesses understand, protect and access IP. The strategy aims to boost Canadian innovation and […]
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 […]
Around twenty years ago, as a revolution in open source development transforming how companies approached their technology platforms and programs, IT managers realized that there was a lack of people with the identifiable and relevant skills necessary to grow their businesses’ open source use and deployment. It […]
By Johanna Dwyer, CEO and Founder, QipWorks, Inc
An effective intellectual property strategy is an integral component in the business models of successful technology companies, and is often their key source of competitive advantage. Yet a surprising number of companies have no IP strategy at all. Of those […]
It has been another busy quarter at LOT. Usually our growth and activities have a particular theme that ties our news together. But this time there is simply too much happening. So to make best use of your time, here are some of the highlights.
1. The industrials are coming: Boeing, Archer Daniels Midland, Covestro are […]
