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Mondaq: Lot Network
In a previous blog post, we briefly discussed the LOT Network’s initiative in in the fight against patent assertion entities (PAEs), more commonly known as patent trolls. Since the publication of that post, the LOT Network […]
Cisco and Slack Are Joining Google’s Patent Network
A mutual defense alliance to protect companies against so-called “patent trolls,” known as the LOT Network, announced the addition of four more members on Wednesday, including the car maker Daimler and the online learning service Udemy.
The […]
A Real Reason for Celebration
Ken Seddon
GROWTH.
In a single word, growth is what LOT Network has been experiencing this year. With the addition of industry leaders like Ant Financial, Alibaba, Daimler, Cisco, Udemy, CoreLogic, TCL, and over 20 start-ups, LOT Network has grown to 131 members. We are now able to permanently […]
Important Considerations for Opinion Letters after Halo
By Maria Anderson, Mauricio Uribe, and Christie Matthaei
Maria Anderson
Prior to 2007, a finding of patent infringement also carried a high risk of a finding of willful infringement absent some form of prior mitigation by the defendant. Accordingly, a vast majority of companies addressed the […]
Quantitative, Not Qualitative – The Supreme Court Overrules the Federal Circuit Again
By Frank Bernstein, Singularity
Frank Bernstein
In Life Techs. Corp. v. Promega Corp., [1] the US Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit yet again, holding that making a single component of a patented invention in the US, and sending that component […]
LOT Member Profile: Gridtential Energy
Founded in 2011 in Santa Clara, California
It’s safe to say that lead-acid batteries have been a part of your life for as long as you’ve been alive: they are the standard battery in most cars and other vehicles. Like most people in the developed world, you […]
Lot Network
In a previous blog post, we briefly discussed the LOT Network’s initiative in in the fight against patent assertion entities (PAEs), more commonly known as patent trolls. Since the publication of that post, the LOT […]
‘Patent Trolls’ Exact A High Price For Retail Innovation
Technology’s takeover of the shopping experience has brought many benefits to both retailers and customers — along with one very big drawback. It has drawn the attention of so-called “patent trolls,” more formally known […]
Google opens patent pool for Android
Samsung, LG and Foxconn are among the founding members of a patent pool for Android phone makers under Google’s benevolent eye. Google hopes the “community-driven clearinghouse” for IP sharing will fend off patent trolls.
Why Uber Became a Key Architect in a Patent Protection Network
Patent trolls—companies that don’t actually make products but instead just use patents they have purchased to sue companies who do—have become so prevalent in that being sued by a troll has become the norm in the tech […]
Targeted by patent trolls, J.C. Penney & Co. joins with LOT Network
PLANO, Texas (Legal Newsline) – A senior counsel for J.C. Penney & Co. has all but given up waiting on the federal cavalry to arrive and protect her client from patent trolls. Instead, she and others […]
Defense Against Patent Trolls? Worth A LOT (Network)
Innovation makes the world go round. Patents protect innovation. Patent trolls suck energy and time and money from companies that spawn innovation — so much so, that some companies die in the effort.
Welcome to the world […]
Patent troll lawsuits are bad for business and bad for innovation, which is why Uber, along with a number of other prominent technology companies, decided it was time to take actionCommentary: Retailers need to join forces to solve patent troll problem
JCPenney and numerous other retailers have been hunted for the last decade by patent trolls that aggressively file suits based on overly broad claims in patents against related but distinct technologies. JCPenney alone has […]
Clearing the Underbrush: How to Fight Low Quality Patents Related to Commoditized Technology that Threaten Innovation
The most successful patent trolls tend to be those with the sharpest noses for weakness. They sniff out low quality patents and hit legitimate businesses where they’re vulnerable in order to make money without doing the […]
How to keep patent trolls at bay
Why are patent trolls so interested in the car business? They’re looking at buying automotive patents because they’re lucrative.
A patent troll, or “patent assertion entity,” is a company that acquires patents to be used solely to […]
Why tech companies of all sizes are embracing business-led solutions to IP protection
The tech industry has long been a favorite target for patent trolls. While tech companies strive to innovate, patent trolls see opportunities to monetize the patents they’ve acquired by suing operating tech companies.
Today, patent trolls are […]
Outsell Insights: Patent Information Market, Market Performance Report
The LOT Network (License on Transfer) is a non-profit community of companies that have agreed to grant their fellow members a free license to any of their patents, should those patents fall into the hands of […]
LOT Network can look back on a bumper 2016 thanks to Asian subscriptions
For the first time, the License On Transfer (LOT) Network has released data relating to patents that have been assigned to third parties by its members. The figures give a glimpse of how the LOT […]
Note from the CEO: LOT Network actively protecting against PAE-held patents
We are thrilled to announce that Innography™, an IP data industry leader and partner of LOT Network, has performed an analysis confirming the value of LOT Network, and has generously extended access to its PatentScout application free of charge to active LOT Network members. Click here to learn how to sign up […]
