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Butler Snow LLP

A New Look at an Old Hot Topic: The Internet of Things

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In 1999, computer scientist Kevin Ashton coined the term “the Internet of Things” (“IoT”) in order to put a name to his idea of using RFID chips to track items as they moved throughout a supply chain. “Though there is no...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

IoT SEP Negotiations: New Players in a Complicated Game

Why should internet of things (IoT) manufacturers prepare to be approached by standard essential patent (SEP) holders? A recent trend suggests that many implementers may soon have to negotiate licenses that implicate...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

3 Areas Look Ripe for New SEP Licensing, Litigation

Litigation over standard-essential patents, or SEPs, can be a cyclical phenomenon, where litigation follows a generational change in technology. We saw it with 3G and 4G technology, where each generational change led to a...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

SEP Licensors and Licensees Become Increasingly Fragmented

In a report by IPlytics, published today, they have confirmed what most in the business already presumed: that ownership of 5G standard essential patents (SEPs) is becoming increasingly fragmented. That means, as each patent...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

Kidon IP

Kidon Podcast: War stories on the cutting edge of IP monetization – David Cohen and Eric Stasik

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David L Cohen of Kidon IP and Eric Stasik of Avvika AB in Stockholm, Sweden discuss Eric's specialty: Licensing SEPs (Standard Essential Patents) and what the rollout of 5G and the internet of things portend for the future of...more

White & Case LLP

US continues to chart its own course on standard essential patents

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Taiwanese businesses should watch for continued assertions on 5G, IoT - The number of disputes involving standard essential patents (SEPs) is increasing, both in the United States and worldwide. This trend is expected to...more

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Antitrust Guidance by the Justice Department for Higher Education Institutions non-Standard Essential Patents Pool Reveals A Path...

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The increasing intersection of antitrust and intellectual property laws has led to a number of complex legal issues for which clients often seek guidance from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”)....more

WilmerHale

Essential Guidance for Non-(Standard) Essential Patent Pools: DOJ’s UTLP Business Review Letter

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It has long been recognized that patent pools can create licensing efficiencies by establishing “onestop shops” for patents owned by multiple rights owners. There is also broad consensus that patentee collaboration in patent...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

4 Takeaways of USPTO Analysis of AI on IP

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a report digesting the feedback it received concerning issues of patent policy for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The report, “Public Views on...more

Spirit Legal

"Hi Alexa, can I trust you?"?

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My team and I regularly carry out Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) according to Art. 35 GDPR with regard to the deployment of Voice Assistants for private and public bodies in Germany. This article shows my...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Patent Prosecution Tool Kit: Medical Device Considerations

Preparing and prosecuting medical device patents can be unique and challenging. Patent owners and practitioners often must consider a wide range of converging technologies from the mechanical, electrical, chemical, and...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Artificial Intelligence Can’t Patent Inventions: So What?

The USPTO’s recent landmark decision (16/524,350) concluding artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be a named patent inventor perhaps sparked fears of super-robots inventing critical technologies that, alas, receive no patent...more

Kidon IP

SEP Litigation and the Internet of Things no.2

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2d Video on SEP licensing and the Internet of Things...more

Kidon IP

SEP Litigation and the Internet of Things

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Overview on the F/RAND licensing and the internet of things...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Key Takeaways from MWE International Seminar Intellectual Property Session – January 2020

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On January 21 and 22, 2020, the 8th annual McDermott International Seminars took place in Osaka and Tokyo. These seminars focused on cross-border M&A, GDPR, intellectual property, global enforcement and other key topics....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Amazon the Target of Freshub Patent Family

Freshub, an emerging Smart Kitchen Commerce technology company that supports IoT based in-home grocery shopping, recently filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Amazon (Amazon.com, Amazon Digital Services, Prime Now,...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Right Tool, Right Job: Smart Manufacturing Requires Focus on Intellectual Property

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The transition from traditional manufacturing techniques and technologies to techniques leveraging automation and data exchange technologies, cyber-physical systems, the Internet of things, cloud computing and cognitive...more

WilmerHale

What to Expect in Licensing and Litigation as the Internet of Things Comes to the Automotive Industry

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As outlined in prior articles in this series, the Internet of Things (IoT), or the connection of a variety of devices to collect and exchange data through the internet, has broad potential to impact the automotive industry....more

WilmerHale

IoV Technologies as Patentable Subject Matter After Alice

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This is the second in a series of five articles written by WilmerHale discussing how the emergence of IoT technologies will impact the automotive industry. The first article, ‘‘The Developing Landscape of Internet of Things...more

Jones Day

Connected Cars and Autonomous Driving—EU Antitrust Challenges (Part I)

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The Background: The automotive industry has achieved a number of technological advances aimed at developing connected cars, automated vehicles, and ultimately autonomous driving. These innovations are expected to pose a...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

News of Note for the Internet-Minded – AI, Algorithms and the Virtual People of Walmart?

The IoT is a criminal cryptojacker’s delight; new patents suggest Walmart may have an eye on virtual reality in its future; MIT Technology Review has a few technologies worth thinking about in 2018; and more … MIT...more

Hogan Lovells

Hogan Lovells: ITC Section 337 Quarterly Highlights

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Recent developments and practice tips from the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) bench by Judge Theodore R. Essex - On March 6, 2018, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission...more

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Connected Cars: Internet of Things Webinar Update

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On July 26th, Hogan Lovells hosted another installment in its 2017 webinar series on emerging issues involving the Internet of Things (IoT). This webinar focused on potential legal issues with connected vehicles and smart...more

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Future IP Challenges: What Companies in the Internet of Things Space Can Expect

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In this hoganlovells.com interview, Hogan Lovells partner Dr. Chris Mammen looks at the platforms that could emerge to dominate and drive the internet of things (IoT) space and the related patent and licensing issues that...more

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