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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

Innovator-implementer divide revealed to US policymakers considering IP, standards strategy

Standards contributors stressed their heavy reliance on licensing income while product manufacturers expressed frustration at the difficulty of calculating total SEP licensing costs

Does the impact of Markman orders vary by technology complexity?

Some patent litigators observe that patent disputes involving less complicated technologies tend to settle faster after claim construction. What does Docket Navigator data say?

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Apple catch-up royalty payments help Nokia mitigate economic headwinds

The licensing arm brought in €334 million, compared to €305 million in the same period of 2022

20 July 2023

Auto industry IP rights in the crosshairs as Congress ponders right-to-repair bills

Draft legislation would reduce vehicle OEMs design patent rights and require release of data and tools for repairs, but Congressmen are also concerned about right-to-repair for smartphones, home appliances, and farm equipment

19 July 2023

Huawei and Xiaomi head to CNIPA hearing over rare licensing dispute

Huawei set to face validity challenges over four mobile technology patents in second major infringement case heard by the administrative body

18 July 2023

Huawei moves to mirror patent pools by publishing royalty rates for key licensing programmes

IP head Alan Fan reveals the Chinese company raked in $560m from its core schemes in 2022 alone as focus on IP monetisation intensifies

13 July 2023

The EUIPO must understand what taking on SEPs will mean

Any notion that the plans set out in DG GROW’s controversial regulation can be quietly implemented for an audience of largely supportive stakeholders will not survive contact with reality

13 July 2023

Video codec technologies: relevance, implementation and licensing uncertainty

Igor Nikolic, of the European University Institute, takes a close look at the video code landscape and implications for streaming services providers

12 July 2023

Report underlines need for IP strategy before a company’s IPO and beyond

Lyft, Dropbox, Bumble and Doordash are examples of companies that faced an NPE lawsuit two years before or after their initial public offerings, and a report quantifies the risk for these and even smaller companies of less than $25 million revenue

11 July 2023