Orbital Exploration Technologies (OrbitX) is the first commercial spaceflight company in the Philippines developing a rocket to be powered by renewable rocket fuels derived from waste products like plastics. The company is also bringing space tech of other forms to other industries […]
Nova Scotia-based Metamaterial Inc. (META) was founded in 2011 and is a smart materials and photonics company that is changing the way we use, interact, and benefit from light. Through applied physics and advanced design, META is pioneering […]
Founded in 1995, Princeton, NJ-based CobbleStone Software is a cloud-based or deployed (on-premise) contract and procurement management software company used by many leading corporations, state and local governments, and other regulated organizations worldwide.
CobbleStone Software’s platform hosts more than […]
As we are all ready to celebrate the end of a long and challenging year, here is more good news that is cause for celebration: LOT Network had yet another record year of growth adding both more members and more patent assets under license in a single year than ever before. With the […]
Most legal tech patents in 2019 were filed by China-based applicants, according to a new Thomson Reuters report. China’s dominance in legal tech patents is likely to continue as its government encourages court innovation and artificial intelligence maintains a […]
As the LOT Network passes a notable landmark, CEO Ken Seddon reflects on the defensive platform’s recent growth, the IBM effect which is helping soften attitudes to patent sales and why start-ups are now a key target demographic
If data is the new oil, intellectual property (IP) is the new gold. IP is extremely valuable in today’s global economy where innovation is critical and intellectual property is the only way to convert innovation into an asset. The mantra, “innovate or die” is real and enterprises […]
After Big Blue announced at the start of the month that it is spinning off its managed infrastructure services unit, we reveal that a part of the legacy patent portfolio will move with the NewCo and it will be […]
It’s been a tough year for our industry. With a global pandemic in place, restaurants are looking for ways to keep their guests and employees safe. As a technology provider, my company, Givex, has met the need by offering […]
In today’s global, intertwined economy, patent trolls are a threat to innovation, both now and in the future. In the US, trolls are known to track patent activity and take advantage of the slightest opportunity, and this is likely […]
The recession of 2008-2009 laid bare many of the challenges that general counsels faced during that period of economic uncertainty. Over 200,000 companies failed (e.g. Blockbuster, Borders Books, MGM), while others went through painful restructuring via bankruptcy (e.g. […]
The pandemic-induced economic downturn is likely to lead to a rise in activity from patent trolls as many distressed companies begin selling patents to save on operating costs, according to Ken Seddon, lawyer and CEO at non-profit community, […]
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