LOT Network, a patent-licensing initiative aimed at curbing lawsuits by so-called patent trolls, says it is expanding free membership eligibility to more companies, raising its limit from $5 million in annual revenue to $25 […]
Non-profit LOT Network has announced two new programmes to “enrich and protect the global start-up community”, in efforts to incentivise innovation and encourage responsible patent use.
LOT, which lists Google, Canon, and Dropbox as its members, […]
Red Hat Inc. and Lenovo Group Ltd. are giving away free patents to any startup that joins a group of more than 200 companies devoted to keeping its members and their patents out of court.
What can automotive industry legal leaders do to protect their organizations from patent trolls that want only to profit from broad ranging suits that are about payouts and payoffs—a “cost of business” that has given […]
NextCloud protects your data while you stay in control
Data security is a relentless, stressful problem for every person and business.
When the average consumer or company considers online security, it’s usually taking care not to click a dubious link in an email, or praying that whatever cloud-based services […]
Ken Seddon
Happy New Year, everyone! Hopefully you are sticking with any personal resolutions you made for the new year. One resolution you all can be proud of is the commitment you made to protect innovation as part of the solution to the PAE issue. We are […]
Aaron Capron
by Aaron J. Capron and Nicholas D. Petrella
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
The America Invents Act (AIA) ushered in new post grant procedures for challenging the validity of patents. One of those procedures, Inter Partes Review (IPR), has quickly grown in popularity. […]
Howard Skaist
By Howard Skaist, Berkeley Law & Technology Group
This is the second article of a three-part series sharing some of Berkeley Law & Technology Group’s PATENTBUSTERS® tips. These tips suggest tools that companies can use to efficiently devalue or invalidate an asserted patent, potentially saving […]
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 […]
IP Dealmakers 2017 will take place from November 15-17, 2017, at the Apella at 450 East 29th Street, New York, NY. The Keynote Speaker this year will be Dr. Lulin Gao, the Founding Commissioner […]
IP Dealmakers 2017 will take place from November 15-17, 2017, at the Apella at 450 East 29th Street, New York, NY. The Keynote Speaker this year will be Dr. Lulin Gao, the Founding Commissioner […]
