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, […]
Salesforce, Ecobee and Red Hat explain why companies choose some anti-NPE organisations over others, while the networks discuss how times are changing
COVID-19 has led to an economic disruption throughout the world, and businesses are finding it hard to cope with the same. If we talk about the legal industry, most of the law firms and lawyers have reported revenue […]
LOT Network Inc., is an international community of high-tech companies protecting against costly litigation brought by patent assertion entities (PAEs, also known as “patent trolls”). PAEs are entities that buy patents for the sole purpose of monetizing them […]
COVID-19 has led to an economic disruption throughout the world, and businesses are finding it hard to cope with the same. If we talk about the legal industry, most of the law firms and lawyers have reported revenue […]
Three weeks ago, IAM reported on the formation of an Open Covid-19 Declaration (OCD) spearheaded by sixteen Japanese IP owners including Canon. Those companies have promised not to assert patents against “any activities whose sole purpose is stopping […]
World over, the majority of enterprises across sectors are about 20 per cent into their transition to the public cloud. Most companies are about to embark on the next chapter of their cloud journey – a point when […]
Sixteen Japanese companies in high tech and healthcare have pledged not to assert patents against any activity whose purpose is to stop the spread of covid-19, in an Open Covid-19 Declaration formally launched today. And their […]
As a patent attorney at firms such as Apple, Ken Seddon was no stranger to patent trolls. As chief executive officer of the LOT Network, he believes he has found the answer. Rory O’Neill finds out more.
Uber has asked a Texas federal judge to free it from a suit accussing the ride-hailing company of infringing six patents previously owned by IBM, arguing the case is sloppily put together and contains fatal flaws
