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Anti-Patent Leadership Taking IEEE-SA on The Road to Knowhere? Part I
Anti-Patent Leadership Taking IEEE-SA on The Road to Knowhere? Part I
As I noted previously, over the past five years or so, the IEEE has been captured by the implementer lobby and its advocates.
The ACT | APPLE Association Charade
The ACT | APPLE Association Charade
Apple and the Fearsome five are doing it again. The same people who pushed the fallacious “troll bogeyman”; engaged in PTAB proxy warfare
The IEEE 2015 Patent Policy – A Natural Experiment in Devaluing Technology
The IEEE 2015 Patent Policy – A Natural Experiment in Devaluing Technology
While most are unlikely to be familiar with the standards development organization IEEE-SA, everyone is familiar with its flagship standard IEEE 802.11, more commonly referred to by its brand name Wi-Fi, that is utilized by billions of people daily.
The SEP Royalty Stacking Myth – Apple Calls Its Own Bluff
The SEP Royalty Stacking Myth – Apple Calls Its Own Bluff
If you follow statements of antitrust agencies the world over – even as far away as China and Korea
A Rotten Apple Standard
A Rotten Apple Standard
Well it finally happened. Notwithstanding the settlement with Apple, the district court overseeing the FTC’s case against Qualcomm issued a blistering, 233 page opinion against Qualcomm’s SEP licensing practices.
Unified Patent’s UnFRANDly Jihad or Trolling at the PTAB
Unified Patent’s UnFRANDly Jihad or Trolling at the PTAB
After a period of skeptical acquiescence, anti-trust regulators seem to have come around and embraced patent pools for standard essential patents (SEPs.) The European Commission, no slouch when it comes to regulating SEPs, even remarked that the creation of patent pools “should be encouraged.”
Tech’s Frightful Five and Their Allies Come to Brussels
Tech’s Frightful Five and Their Allies Come to Brussels
Over the past 100 years corporate America has become quite sophisticated in how it lobbies the US Federal and State government and regulators.
Smallest Saleable Patent Practicing Unit (SSPPU) – Another Court Affirms the Obvious
Smallest Saleable Patent Practicing Unit (SSPPU) – Another Court Affirms the Obvious
In the topsy-turvy world of Standard Essential Patent (SEP) litigation, a court acknowledging the obvious often counts as news.