Organisation: National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)

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

US policymakers wading through stakeholder feedback on patents and technology standards

Public comments by the implementer and SEP holder camps show the ideological dividing lines that the USPTO, NIST, and International Trade Association need to navigate

16 November 2023

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

28 September 2023

Volatile US executive policy landscape means uncertainty for injunctions in SEP litigation

Featured in SEP/FRAND Hub 2022/2023

The policy changes from the Trump administration to Biden’s presidency is representative of the flexibility of the SEP/FRAND legal landscape, sparking questions about whether the executive branch is a proponent, or opponent, of injunctive relief.

21 December 2022

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