Prospect of European SEP regulation looms large in US policy debate
During a recent Washington DC event, SEP holders and standards implementers clashed about the European Commission’s draft proposal – and how the US should respond
During a recent Washington DC event, SEP holders and standards implementers clashed about the European Commission’s draft proposal – and how the US should respond
Standards contributors stressed their heavy reliance on licensing income while product manufacturers expressed frustration at the difficulty of calculating total SEP licensing costs
TIPO’s new pilot programme allows certain applicants to swiftly secure protection for their design patents, facilitates rapid responses to counterfeit designs and assists award winners and start-ups to obtain patent rights.
Ahead of the anticipated official announcement now set for Thursday, an updated version has leaked - but the substance remains the same
25 April 2023
Saturday Opinion: As ESTI and key US players move to intervene, the geopolitical ramifications of the proposal start to show
22 April 2023
Director Kathi Vidal’s proposed rules would expand discretionary denial into new categories, but heightened disclosure requirements might pain patentees and petitioners alike
21 April 2023
The Enlarged Board of Appeal's ruling in G2/21 has significant implications for the use of post-filed data
21 April 2023
With the European Commission increasingly ambivalent about patents, the UK has an opportunity to take leadership in areas such as SEP licensing and the life sciences
20 April 2023
His political savvy was on display as he leveraged a hot-button bipartisan issue – US competition with China – to highlight needed repairs to the US system
19 April 2023
In the US and Europe, immensely wealthy businesses that use technology created by others to drive their profits have succeeded in tilting the playing field in their favour
13 April 2023
SEP/FRAND is not the only area where the European Commission is set to propose changes that weaken the rights of innovators
08 April 2023
Adam Williams talks to IAM about the risk of chilling innovation, patent licensing, AI and more
07 April 2023
As things stand, the only winners from the proposals will be deep pocket implementers – but there may be a way out of the mess
06 April 2023
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