Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (“Hikvision”) is the world’s largest company in surveillance technology. In November 2022, the US government barred Hikvision from its market. Subsequently, Hikvision notified the LOT Network that it would be leaving in June 2023.
Hikvision owns more than 14,000 patents. These patents cover a wide range of technologies, including video […]
I’m always energized by a gathering of our members, and this year was no different. At LOT Network BRIDGE on September 27, 2023, the Palace Hotel in San Francisco buzzed with the excitement of idea exchange and innovation. IP thought leader Cruise (Olivia Tsai), Google (Michael Lee), Meta (Christine Foo), and Microsoft (Burton […]
by Ken Seddon, CEO, LOT Network
In 2022, LOT Network proudly introduced a significant new member to its growing network of companies – AT&T. LOT Network is a non-profit community of companies dedicated to eliminating the threat to innovation posed by patent assertion entities (“PAEs,” […]
Many companies are moving away from using fossil fuels to reduce the environmental impact of their business, which has led to an explosion of research into alternative energy sources, with a large increase in the number of patents being filed each year over the last […]
In January, the venerable information technology (IT) software and services company, Micro Focus, was acquired by enterprise software provider OpenText in a $6 billion all-cash transaction. Beyond the obvious business impacts, the acquisition is of particular interest to LOT Network members: Micro Focus, a member of LOT Network […]
DEI Initiatives. Today’s RFPs now routinely include diversity as a rating metric, yet some firms still struggle with diversity numbers. The Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law (FADIPL), formerly the American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation, […]
Since its launch in September 2022, ADAPT, which is organized around making DEI programs accessible to companies of all sizes, has been active in pursuing its mission to advance diversity across patent teams.
The organization has increased membership, bringing in […]
Friends of LOT:
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, growth continues to be the core theme for LOT Network. LOT added over 800 companies in 2022 and now counts over 3,000 members. Our community is now immunized to nearly 4 million patents and applications owned by members, including 16% of all […]
Over 82% believe that it is more than likely that they will have an issue in the short term. Over half of patent owners, however, do not report on patent risk until there is a significant issue. There are many reasons given for this including the absence of reliable data and the lack […]
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 […]
