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Kidon Podcast: IP War Stories – David Cohen & Dragos Vilau

Kidon Podcast: IP War Stories – David Cohen & Dragos Vilau

My next interview is with Dragos Vilau, founder of Vilau | Associates in Romania. Dragos is an old comrade in arms from my Vringo days and was instrumental in helping develop


Response to the US Department of Justice call for Public Comments on SEPs Part 4 of 6

Response to the US Department of Justice call for Public Comments on SEPs Part 4 of 6

I submitted comments to the US Department of Justice’s call for comments that we previously discussed here.


Response to the US Department of Justice call for Public Comments on SEPs Part 3 of 6

Response to the US Department of Justice call for Public Comments on SEPs Part 3 of 6

I submitted comments to the US Department of Justice’s call for comments that we previously discussed here.


Response to the US Department of Justice call for Public Comments on SEPs Part 2 of 6

Response to the US Department of Justice call for Public Comments on SEPs Part 2 of 6

I submitted comments to the US Department of Justice’s call for comments that we previously discussed here.


A Reckoning for Automotive Holdouts? or Are SEP Holders Getting Fed Up?

A Reckoning for Automotive Holdouts? or Are SEP Holders Getting Fed Up?

Have SEP owners finally had enough? Readers of this blog will understand that many of the key automotive OEMs have been refusing for quite some time to take what, by any measure, is a very reasonable license to most of the key wireless SEPs.


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

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 any length of time knows quite well that behind all the legalese there is a heavy dose of politics – both foreign and domestic.


Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 6

Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 6

Due to the size and complexity of computer code, the software is usually created by a team of programmers.


Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 5

Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 5

Copyright protection is, generally speaking, formality-free in the US and other member states of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.


Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 4

Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 4

To determine which computer program elements are copyrightable, the federal courts (which have exclusive jurisdiction over US copyright cases)


Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 3

Legal Protection for the Software Arts — Part 3

In most jurisdictions around the world, the most common form of protection for software is copyright. In the US, ever since the Alice decision, copyright was thought to be the best form of protection for software.