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By David L. Cohen, Esq. | July 22, 2019

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

By David L. Cohen, Esq. | May 26, 2019

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.

By David L. Cohen, Esq. | March 21, 2019

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.”

By David L. Cohen, Esq. | February 25, 2019

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.

By David L. Cohen, Esq. | January 14, 2019

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.

Tech's Frightful Five

The SEP Royalty Stacking Myth – Apple Calls Its Own Bluff

The SEP Royalty Stacking Myth – Apple Calls Its Own Bluff

A Rotten Apple Standard

A Rotten Apple Standard

Unified Patent’s UnFRANDly Jihad or Trolling at the PTAB

Unified Patent’s UnFRANDly Jihad or Trolling at the PTAB

Tech’s Frightful Five and Their Allies Come to Brussels

Tech’s Frightful Five and Their Allies Come to Brussels

Smallest Saleable Patent Practicing Unit (SSPPU) – Another Court Affirms the Obvious

Smallest Saleable Patent Practicing Unit (SSPPU) – Another Court Affirms the Obvious

Tech's Frightful Five