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FADIPL Giving Day
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 [...]
LOT membership corner
Some highlights from the LOT Network member community: Members have increased interest in buying and selling patents amongst each other. Currently, there are patents in [...]
What the departure of 14K IoT, Metaverse, AI, and surveillance patents could mean for non-members
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 [...]
BRIDGE, growth, and how LOT can help
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 [...]
Why AT&T’s LOT Network membership is a boon to the innovation community
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 [...]
The anatomy of a patent litigation target
Intellectual property (IP) protection can be a vital part of a company’s journey from young upstart to billion-dollar behemoth, safeguarding all its technologists’ hard work [...]
Patently messy: How a $6B deal may spur more IP lawsuits
Curious about the impact of high profile exits? From Micro Focus ( 23) to the upcoming Juniper (10/25) and TCL (1/26) departures these can be [...]
Shopify vs. patent trolls: defending entrepreneurs and innovation
At Shopify, we prioritize choosing the right path over the easy one. Our merchants face this decision every day as they work to run successful [...]
New report reaffirms danger patent trolls pose to manufacturers, small businesses
People whose business models are threatened by strong post-grant review and improved patent quality continue to assert that non-practicing entities (NPEs) and the patent troll [...]
Could NPEs stifle innovation in sustainable energy?
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 [...]
Acquisition of Micro Focus by OpenText creates patent risk – but LOT Network provides the solution
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 [...]
Update from FADIPL
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 [...]
ADAPT: looking forward
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 [...]
Letter from the CEO: growth, patent queries, BRIDGE, and more member support than ever
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 [...]
LOT Network provides startups with protection against patent trolls
Pre-IPO companies and startups in earlier financing cycles need their due diligence to go smoothly. No surprise, then, that a recent study has found that [...]
The brokered patent market in 2022
The patent market is growing a lot as the economic downturn places more assets for sale. Companies are exiting markets and their assets are being [...]
Research finds companies just pre- and post-IPO are at highest risk of being targeted by a non-practicing entity lawsuit
A HighTech-Solutions (HTS) study, commissioned by the international, non-profit patent licensing platform LOT Network, analyzed the 6,161 lawsuits filed by non-practicing entities (NPEs) from 2017 [...]
Going public? Beware NPEs
US companies that go public are at a greater risk of being targeted by non-practising entities and should consider defensive strategies, according to counsel. Sources [...]
Patent trolls often target smaller companies, study finds
Large companies such as Samsung, Google, Apple and Amazon are the most frequent targets of patent litigation. But a new report highlights how smaller companies [...]
Research finds companies just pre- and post-IPO are at highest risk of being targeted by a non-practicing entity lawsuit
Research Finds Companies Just Pre- and Post-IPO are at Highest Risk of Being Targeted by a Non-Practicing Entity Lawsuit Nearly 40% of companies litigated were [...]
LOT Network aims to snag group of semiconductor firms
In an exclusive interview, Ken Seddon tells Managing IP that he expects several semiconductor companies to join the LOT Network as a group
Tech companies struggle to keep pace with funder-backed NPEs
Litigation funding has increased the potency of some non-practising entity lawsuits, creating challenges for in-house counsel at tech companies.
Bilibili – The Chinese tech company mitigating overseas litigation risks via a patent pool approach
Bilibili is one of the leading video platforms in China and is particularly popular among the country’s millennials. In its explorations into international audiences, the [...]
How will you Adapt?
In recent years, we have made great progress in envisioning, implementing, and championing programmes for furthering diversity and inclusion (D&I) within our own teams. Imagine [...]