Internet of Things and Patent Wars

Cars or Car-tels?

In high tech, famous OEMs have a long history of playing fast and loose with the antitrust laws while complaining about SEP owners’ alleged antitrust abuse. The trend has expanded to include Amazon, Uber and others with regulators appearing to be at a loss of what to do. One interesting aspect of the debate is […]

Standard Essential Patents

Response to the USPTO, The ITA, and NIST call for Public Comments on Standards, Part 4 of 7

On November 6, 2023 I submitted a response to the public comments which can be found here.  I have also included my comments in full on this blog in a series of posts including the below.  The only change in my submission is that for each posts the footnoting was renumbered for just the individual […]

Patent Demand Letters

Patent Demand Letters – The Kinds of Letters You Might Receive (Part 2)

In my previous article,  I discussed the initial considerations and steps one should make upon receiving a patent demand letter. Particularly, identifying the allegations and sender. In part two, I discuss the subject or content of the letter — i.e., what is the sender asking for? As with most things, infringement letters come in a […]