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Local counselor to Google, Amazon, Tesla educates startups on patents
Startups are still trying to carve their place in the world and are developing new products that could be easily stolen if not for the [...]
Ken Seddon Chief Executive Officer at LOT Network- Fueling the next generation of inventors
LOT Network is an international network of companies designed to proactively address the risks and costs posed by Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) and patent privateering. [...]
The Linux Professional Institute opens up the world
Around twenty years ago, as a revolution in open source development transforming how companies approached their technology platforms and programs, IT managers realized that there [...]
Why IP strategy matters
By Johanna Dwyer, CEO and Founder, QipWorks, Inc An effective intellectual property strategy is an integral component in the business models of successful technology companies, [...]
What do Boeing, free patents, women’s initiatives and Google, Facebook and Uber sharing patent filing plans have in common?
It has been another busy quarter at LOT. Usually our growth and activities have a particular theme that ties our news together. But this time [...]
LOT Network gives start-ups free patents and membership
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 [...]
Tech giants are offering startups free patents in a bid to foil lawsuits
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 [...]
Adapt or die: The changing role of corporate counselors
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 [...]
LOT member profile: NextCloud
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 [...]
Happy New Year!
Ken Seddon Happy New Year, everyone! Hopefully you are sticking with any personal resolutions you made for the new year. One resolution you [...]
Ex parte re-exams: Don’t you forget about me
Aaron Capron by Aaron J. Capron and Nicholas D. Petrella Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP The America Invents Act (AIA) ushered [...]
PATENTBUSTERS® Tip
Howard Skaist By Howard Skaist, Berkeley Law & Technology Group This is the second article of a three-part series sharing some of Berkeley Law [...]
Why Red Hat thinks you should join
By David Perry, Senior Patent Counsel Red Hat, Inc. David Perry Like many companies, Red Hat is concerned with abuses of the patent system, including [...]
Covestro sends patent troll wake-up call to chemical industry
Leading chemical company Covestro has announced that it has taken proactive measures to protect itself against frivolous litigation from patent assertion entities (PAEs), otherwise known [...]