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The rising role of online marketplaces in patent enforcement

In an increasingly digital world, some businesses are seeking the assistance of online marketplaces for cheaper, quasi-judicial patent enforcement

03 July 2024

Culture is crucial for patent team leadership, says Nokia’s Jenni Lukander

The 2024 IP Hall of Fame inductee speaks to IAM about everything from Finnish philosophy to new areas of SEP licensing as well as the threat posed by the EU’s proposed SEP licensing regulation

25 June 2024

Access Advance, Tech+IP partner on smart home pool

The potential new pool would license the smart home product market, which utilises a handful of different standards and counts up to 100 patent holder and thousands of implementers

21 June 2024

New NPE NovaCloud to license 152 former Ericsson patent assets 

The global portfolio of 40 patent families covers cloud computing and data centre technology and potential licensees include Microsoft, Amazon, Dell, IBM, Oracle and Salesforce

19 June 2024

Xiaomi’s voice-activation command prompt awarded protection in precedent-setting trademark dispute

The Wenzhou Court has affirmed that words with certain influence and popularity are protectable under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law in a trademark-squatting case brought by tech giant Xiaomi. For rights holders of voice-activation command prompts, it is crucial to prove that their names help to identify the source of goods or services.

19 June 2024

The German cartel office’s LNG endorsement has opened a can of SEP worms

Saturday Opinion: The Bundeskartellamt’s decision to give the green light to an automotive licensing negotiation group could stir up further disputes among licensors and licensees

15 June 2024

Caltech’s Wi-Fi battle against Big Tech ends with Dell settlement

The California Institute of Technology has also achieved settlements with Apple, Broadcom, HP, Microsoft and Samsung, according to Docket Navigator

27 May 2024

Sisvel strikes unique IoT SEP licensing deal with Nordic Semiconductor

Agreement provides certainty in “up-in-the-air” IoT SEP licensing market

09 May 2024

Behind Via LA President Heath Hoglund’s biggest year yet

Hoglund sat down with IAM to reflect on 2023 and how he became IAM’s number one Market Maker

07 May 2024

Visiting Washington DC patent people filled me with optimism

Saturday Opinion: US Congress sentiment on patent reform has been swayed by national security concerns, Big Tech probes, and innovation stories that combat “patent troll” talk

04 May 2024

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