Internet of Things and Patent Wars

A Compulsory “License to All” World: A Counter-Factual Exercise

In the highly contentious world of SEP licensing, one of the biggest debates in recent years has been between advocates of compulsory “access to all” and the existing “license to all” Regimes.  Framed as such, this is an oversimplification which obscures the most important aspect of the debate over who is entitled to receive a […]

Standard Essential Patents

Response to the USPTO, The ITA, and NIST call for Public Comments on Standards, Part 3 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 – You Have One, What Now? (Part 1)

While not as prevalent as it may have been in the go-go days of the early 2000s, in certain industries in the United States, it is only a matter of time before a company will receive a patent demand or cease and desist letter.