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Microsoft joins LOT Network, helping protect developers against patent assertions
We are pleased to announce that Microsoft is joining the LOT Network, a growing, non-profit community of companies that is helping to lead the way toward addressing the patent troll problem, an issue that […]
Microsoft takes another step to fight patent trolls by joining the LOT Network
Last year, Microsoft created the Azure IP Advantage program, which was designed to defend and indemnify developers against claims of intellectual property infringement. On October 4 this year, Microsoft took another step toward combating […]
Red Hat welcomes Microsoft to the LOT Network and effort to protect the community against attacks by patent assertion entities
We are excited to see Microsoft – a top 10 recipient of U.S. patents – announce today it is joining the LOT Network (LOT), a company we helped form. Since 2014, Red Hat and […]
Microsoft Joins Patent-Licensing Initiative LOT Network
Microsoft Corp. has joined LOT Network, a patent-licensing initiative aimed at curbing lawsuits by so-called patent trolls, the group announced Thursday, a high-profile addition…
Microsoft joins the LOT Network to help fight patent trolls
The LOT Network has been around for a few years now. Its mission is to fight patent trolls and it does so by having all of its members commit to a pledge that ensures […]
Microsoft and Denso join LOT Network…Women in LOT is expanding – join now!
Microsoft, Denso and 60 others join this summer – LOT nearing 300 members
While many were enjoying family vacations this summer, LOT had another record quarter of growth. We added 60 members including some of the largest portfolios in the world with the addition of Microsoft, AIG, Denso, SpaceX, Take 2 Interactive, Arista, Equifax, Priceline/Bookings, and […]
SAS Expands Scope of IPR Petitioner Estoppel, but Leaves Some Uncertainty
The inter partes review (IPR) procedure includes an estoppel provision that prohibits an IPR petitioner from later raising before the Patent Office, a district court, or ITC any anticipation or obviousness defense based on instituted grounds that the petitioner “raised or reasonably could have raised” during the IPR. Accordingly, if a petitioner lost a patentability […]
TDCommons: A Free Platform for Defensive Publications
Defensive publications are often viewed as an afterthought, but a proactive and purposeful defensive publishing practice can be a meaningful part of a comprehensive patent strategy. Today, many companies are using the defensive publication of technical disclosures as a low-cost technique to create freedom of action for themselves and others. And now, a […]
Tutanota Joins LOT Network to Defend the Free and Open Internet
We are happy to announce that Tutanota has joined LOT Network, a global non-profit community of companies committed to protecting themselves against patent trolls.
LEXPREDICT Joins the LOT Network
LexPredict is proud to announce that we have taken all necessary steps in order to join the LOT Network.
What would a Blockchain Patent War look like?
Blockchain is perhaps the most hyped technology of the past five years. The technology that allows us to create trustless immutable shared ledgers promises to bring transparency and honesty to commerce by disintermediating and […]
Why Would Big Tech Companies Give Away Free Patents?
You may have heard that patent-rich tech companies like Canon, Red Hat and Lenovo are giving away free patents to startups that join a patent protection community. It’s part of a program through the […]
Google Makes First Sale in U.S. Brokered Patent Market
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has sold patents for the first time in the domestic brokered patent market, according to data provided to Bloomberg Law by Richardson Oliver Law Group LLP.
Google listed a package of 207 U.S. and foreign patent assets on the brokered market in the second quarter of 2018, ROL’s data show. Lithium-ion battery maker […]
LOT Network surpasses 275 members, fighting PAE patent litigation
In early August, the cross-blockchain protocol developer Peer Mountain announced that it had joined the License On Transfer (LOT) Network, an organization founded in 2014 through collaboration between Internet giant Google, multinational electronics firm Canon and […]
OS.University joins LOT Network, taking a stand against blockchain patent trolls
on a mission to help learners and professionals claim and advance their academic and career identity beyond institutional and national borders by providing them with a competence passport on the immutable blockchain, today joined the LOT Network…
Blockchain Patent Holders Look to Dodge Trolls, Lawsuits
Blockchain patent wars may be looming, and companies are experimenting with preventive measures.Startups and industry leaders, like IBM Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, are winning…
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 protection offered by the patent system.
As Blockchain Grows, Companies Look to Avert a Patent War
The arrival of the smartphone triggered epic intellectual property battles across the world, as companies spent billions of dollars to assert monopolies over the new technology. The most high profile of those battles—Apple versus […]
A Tesla self-driving blind spot that few are focusing on
When a Tesla on autopilot recently crashed into a fire truck and another stopped on the Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland, it renewed fears that the Tesla self-driving technology isn’t all that […]
More Patent Trolls Are Targeting Startups. Here’s What You Can Do.
Startups aren’t typically founded by lawyers, so patent law isn’t usually a front line issue for them. But I’ve come to realize that patent protection is at best No. 11 on the top 10 […]
