Read about the Patent Wars including: Innovators vs. Implementers; Vringo v. ZTE; Standardization and Essential Patent licensing; and the impact of the foregoing on the Internet of Things (IoT) on the Kidon IP Blog.

Kidon IP War Stories David Cohen & Guan Huat Khoo

My next talk is with Guan Huat Khoo.  I first met Guan Huat…

With SEP Politics Eagle Eyes are Needed, or Senator Tillis’ Watchfulness Pays Off and Comments on the Draft Policy Statement Now Due February 4

Anyone who has observed standard essential patents (SEPs) for…

New Empirical Data Demonstrates Continued Failure of IEEE 2015 Patent Policy

I have written extensively about the many negative effects of…

Cars or Car-tels?

In high tech, famous OEMs have a long history of playing…

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

In the highly contentious world of SEP licensing, one of…

New Article on SEP royalty rates published on SSRN

I am pleased to note that the article I co-authored with Eric…

A Quick Reading Comprehension Exercise

I find it fascinating that lawyers and other lobbyists involved…
US Department of Justice

The Department of Justice Affirms End Device Licensing – The Avanci 5G Licensing Business Review Letter

This week the Department of Justice issued a business review…
The Real Empty Suit

The Real Empty Suit? Unified Patent’s Reverse Trolling Take 2

It seems that Unified Patent’s year plus PR campaign (see)…
PatSnap Academy

SEP litigation and the internet of things (video 4 of 4)

In my talk for PatSnap we explore how licensing under FRAND came…