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Manufacturing a better future: Microsoft announces intelligent industry innovations
At Microsoft, we’re investing in helping our customers as they move to the cloud. We see an opportunity to help support companies in this changing environment by bringing our security, privacy, compliance and intellectual […]
Microsoft expands Azure IP Advantage Program with new IP benefits for Azure IoT innovators and startups
At Microsoft, we’re investing in helping our customers as they move to the cloud. We see an opportunity to help support companies in this changing environment by bringing our security, privacy, compliance and intellectual […]
Microsoft Monday: New Surface Book 2, Skype For Android Bug May Pick Up Calls, 500 Patent Donation
“Microsoft Monday” is a weekly column that focuses on all things Microsoft. This week, “Microsoft Monday” features news about the new Surface Book 2, 500 patents getting donated to startups, a bug on Skype […]
LOT Patent Transfer Program Announces Donation of Microsoft Patents to Help Microsoft Azure Customers
It’s been almost a year since we first announced LOT Network’s Patent Transfer Program, under which qualifying startups that are or become LOT Network members can receive three free patents from us. LOT Network is an international community of companies focused on protecting innovation. We believe that some of the most transformative technologies come out […]
Microsoft gives 500 patents to startups
Microsoft today announced a major expansion of its Azure IP Advantage program, which provides its Azure users with protection against patent trolls. This program now also provides customers who are building IoT solutions that connect to Azure […]
Verisk Joins Effort to Fight Patent Trolls
JERSEY CITY, N.J., March 19, 2019 — Verisk (Nasdaq:VRSK), a leading data analytics provider, announced this week that it has joined the LOT Network, a nonprofit group dedicated to fighting patent abuse. The LOT […]
Rechained Ltd. was assigned 3 United States patents on information security
Rechained Ltd., the software development arm of the OS.University project become the owner of 3 U.S. patents in the field of information security, information processing and encoding. The patents are registered with the United […]
The Next Big Patent War? It Likely Won’t Be In Detroit
Automakers are stockpiling patents amid an industry transformation, building up portfolios on technologies for self-driving and connected cars, but attorneys say the companies — perhaps with lessons from the smartphone wars…
Conquering the World of AI — China vs. the U.S.?
Worldwide demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is poised to increase dramatically. PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates AI will add $15.7 trillion (U.S.) to the global GDP by 2030. McKinsey agrees, further estimating that by 2030 at least 70% of the world’s companies will be using AI.
The two most robust economies in the world – the U.S. and […]
恭喜发财 2018 – Fourth consecutive record year for LOT Network!
2018 year in review
In 2018, LOT Network nearly doubled in size, adding 167 new members – about one new member every other day. We welcomed IP thought leaders like Microsoft, Tencent, JD.com, JD Finance, Square, Nationwide, Denso, Hikvision, Aristocrat, SpaceX, AIG, Pinterest, Symantec, Epic Games, Ocado, Yandex, Boeing, Arista, Priceline, Atlassian, Bullitt, and countless high-tech […]
Member profile: Ticketpass is an event ticketing platform to feel good about
How many tickets have you bought in your life? Five? Ten? Dozens? Hundreds? Everybody’s bought tickets. And no matter where they were purchased, what kind of event they were purchased for, or which ticket-purchasing platform was used, it’s more likely than not that most of those purchases were unpleasant experiences.
The ticket buying process has been […]
IBM-Red Hat deal: What the companies say
IBM says Red Hat will continue to be a contributor to the open-source community and that Red Hat will continue its commitments with current partners even after IBM buys the company for 34 billion in […]
Red Hat Hysteria: Aren’t We Past The Point Of Being Surprised That ‘Free’ Is A Part Of The Business Model?
As you have likely heard by now, a few days ago, IBM announced that it was purchasing Red Hat for $34 billion. I’ve seen a fair bit of hand-wringing over this buyout, but don’t really feel that strongly […]
Tech companies are fighting an $80 billion legal battle to help attract the most talented software engineers
o-called “patent trolls” may not be top of mind for the public, but they’re certainly on the mind of technology innovators. Nine out of the top ten global internet companies — including Amazon, Facebook, […]
iam: Our IP personalities of 2018, part one
It’s time for IAM to name its IP personalities of 2018. As ever, we have selected 10 people and entities who caught our eye during the year; and, to remind you, we define a ‘personality’ […]
Yandex Joins Two Patent Defense Organizations
Yandex recently joined the License on Transfer (LOT) Network and the Open Invention Network (OIN), two organizations committed to innovation and combating aggressive actions by patent assertion entities…
Microsoft joins LOT Network to combat ‘patent trolls’
Technology company Microsoft has joined the fight against “patent trolls” by signing up to the LOT Network.
Microsoft joins Lot Network to step up the fight against patent trolls
Microsoft Corp. signed up Thursday as the newest member of the Lot Network in order to help the technology industry combat patent trolls that stifle innovation.
Microsoft joins LOT Network to fight back against patent trolls
Microsoft this week announced that it is joining the LOT Network, a non-profit group with members from across the tech community and beyond, focused on tackling the problem of patent trolls.
Microsoft joins ‘patent troll’-fighting alliance LOT Network
Microsoft Corp on Thursday announced it had joined the LOT Network, a nonprofit organization created by Alphabet Inc’s Google and others to combat patent assertion entities (PAEs), known derisively as “patent trolls,” that bring […]
