Friends of LOT:
It’s hard to believe that we are already midway through 2022, but we are happy to report that LOT Network continues its rapid growth trajectory. We now have more than 2,150 members and 3.5 million patent assets under our protection, including 15% of all US patents. We continue to […]
The Unified Patent Court will open for business towards the end of 2022 or sometime early in 2023 and when it does it will revolutionize the way in which patents are litigated in Europe.
When the Court comes into existence, it will provide a […]
Many businesses face ongoing threats from patent assertion entities (PAEs), or so-called “patent trolls,” that acquire patents solely for the purpose of suing pharma, tech, and other firms for infringement. They never plan to manufacture the patented products but […]
Coinbase recently won a case against a particularly aggressive patent troll. Today, we want to share some of what we learned in this fight — and what we’re doing to help more companies in the crypto community and beyond […]
Those of us on a mission to improve educational outcomes have evolved to take advantage of new technologies as well as new realities to help solve the biggest pain points that students face. As we lean further […]
There are about 30,000 to 40,000 patents for sale on the open market at any moment. Traditionally, most patents for sale stem from distressed tech companies.
Patent assertion entities (PAEs, sometimes referred to as “patent trolls”) take advantage of the […]
When Jeremiah Chan goes to work as Meta’s patents chief, he approaches risk management by thinking back to a fundamental question that one of his past bosses posed.
It’s a deceptively simple one, but it helps to focus his efforts, […]
Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) are companies whose business model is to acquire patents and assert them against companies that sell products. By one estimate, PAEs are responsible for 87% of US high-tech patent litigation. Operating companies spend billions each […]
Over the past decade, the healthcare industry has greatly increased its technological dependence, and that trend is only accelerated.
Many other industries – they include banking, retail, hospitality and others – have undergone similar transformations in […]
Ken Seddon is CEO of LOT Network, Inc. the largest community of high-tech companies committed to protecting its members from costly patent troll litigation. Ken has been an intellectual property executive at some of the largest […]
Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) are companies whose business model is to acquire patents and assert them against companies which generate revenue from making or selling products utilizing such patents (“operating companies”). For years now, PAEs have been troubling operating […]
