Press releases and news
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 to keeping its members and their patents out of court.
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 about payouts and payoffs—a “cost of business” that has given […]
What it’s really like to be sued by a patent troll — and how to stop it
Patent trolls, more formally known as Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), are entities that acquire patents for the sole purpose of suing companies in order to monetize them. They also happen to make a habit […]
Carmakers want Silicon Valley’s tech without its patent wars
As automakers turn their vehicles into app-laden computers on wheels, there’s one habit they don’t want to acquire from Silicon Valley: fighting over patents in court.
Manufacturers from BMW AG to Hyundai Motor Co. to […]
LOT Network Shows Promise In Limiting ‘Patent Troll’ Suits
IP Dealmakers 2017 will take place from November 15-17, 2017, at the Apella at 450 East 29th Street, New York, NY. The Keynote Speaker this year will be Dr. Lulin Gao, the Founding Commissioner […]
Is the patent licensing market dead?
IP Dealmakers 2017 will take place from November 15-17, 2017, at the Apella at 450 East 29th Street, New York, NY. The Keynote Speaker this year will be Dr. Lulin Gao, the Founding Commissioner […]
Carmakers Want Silicon Valley’s Tech Without Its Patent Wars
As automakers turn their vehicles into app-laden computers on wheels, there’s one habit they don’t want to acquire from Silicon Valley: fighting over patents in court.
Manufacturers from BMW AG to Hyundai Motor Co. to […]
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 as patent trolls.
How Open Source and Proprietary IP Can Co-Exist
Open source software imparts a number of benefits, including decreasing product development time, distributing development across a community and attracting developers to your organization. However, some organizations shy away from it due to perceived risks […]
Patent trolls are a huge problem in the US
Patent trolls are a huge problem in the US. They can cost small business hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. We’ll discuss what to do if a patent troll comes after your business and how to […]
How to Participate in Open Source While Maintaining IP Integrity
Open source software can provide significant benefits to an organization—it can decrease product development time, distribute development across a community, and attract developers to your organization—but some organizations shy away due to perceived risks […]
Retailers must band together to defend themselves against patent trolls
A new ruling could undercut a U.S. Supreme Court decision that appeared to give some relief to retailers and other companies that face frequent patent lawsuits.
How Uber Complicates Alphabet’s Patent Philosophy
Given its war chest, Alphabet (GOOGL) can pick up fights frequently and win many of them. This partly explains why its legal dispute with Uber is getting a lot of attention. But there’s an […]
Canadian fintechs join the global fight against pesky, costly patent trolls
Two Canadian fintech companies have teamed up with some of America’s biggest tech giants to fend off patent trolls. Although they represent two extremes of Canada’s financial services sector – FI.SPAN is a startup […]
Why Nokia Could Step Up Its Patent Enforcement
If we consider Nokia’s (NOK) financial reports for the past several quarters, we can see an image of a company in need of growth boosters. Nokia relies on selling network equipment and services for […]
Canadian fintechs join the global fight against pesky, costly patent trolls
Two Canadian fintech companies have teamed up with some of America’s biggest tech giants to fend off patent trolls. Although they represent two extremes of Canada’s financial services sector – FI.SPAN is a startup […]
Why Canadian Startups Need IP Protection Strategies—And How to Get One for Cheap
An IP protection strategy is often not the first or even the tenth thing startup founders think about. This is particularly true for Canadian companies because Patent Assertion Entities, otherwise known as “patent trolls,” […]
Cisco Systems Pushes Back against Patent Trolls
Taking on patent trolls
Earlier this year, Cisco Systems (CSCO) joined LOT1 Network, a nonprofit alliance originally forged by Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google as a long-term defense against patent trolls. Patent trolls are individuals or businesses […]
Join a defensive aggregator and what is your financial return?
Defensive aggregator models continue to evolve to address the challenge posed by patent assertion entities. While determining the financial return on these can be challenging, there are solutions – as a work-through of the […]
Why we stepped up to the patent troll problem
Entrepreneurs don’t pour all their energy into building startups just to have a patent assertion entity (PAE, or “patent troll”) attack them with patents of questionable quality. That is, unfortunately, a very common patent […]
