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#TimWU has spoken recently about the use of "quarantine" for certain digital activities in order to spur innovation. It is an established remedy which did have positive effects on innovation as outlined in the following about the Bell Labs (AT&T) consent decree. Also worth remembering that telecoms and tech are part of the same digital tech stack when designing remedies for current digital cases. Where patent and technology licensing were remedies to exclusivity and foreclosure and opened up markets in the past, opening up interoperability may today be a remedy worth considering in relation to default settings (in the case of Apple's 36% revenue share deal with Google for search ads) and the de facto exclusivity incentives that generates over and above the setting of Google as a default. However, unintended outcomes will also be likely: see article from VOX https://lnkd.in/ecvy_52M

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The establishment of solid evidence of use (EoU) for wireless network patents has become a paramount challenge for the intellectual property (IP) industry. However difficult, it is possible to produce EoU for mobile/wireless patents through deep technical expertise in wireless products and standards, and through extensive hands-on experience in functional testing. In this paper, Scott Demarest provides an overview of wireless functional testing expertise and capabilities that help clients understand various testing approaches and how to make informed decisions for their IP programs. To learn more, visit: https://lnkd.in/g6qDiBxu #OceanTomo #IntellectualProperty #Patents

The discussions in the Council, among patent policy officers from all EU member states, will presumably and hopefully be rather more sophisticated and intellectually more honest than - saying if there's criticism on both sides, a compromise has clearly been struck; - claiming a register will help SEP holders overcome an unawareness defense by implementers that doesn't exist in patent law and which is also a non-issue because Huawei v. ZTE requires a simple infringement notice anyway (plus there are standards databases already); and - denouncing "fake news" while speaking at a fake SME event organized by notorious, overwhelmingly Apple-funded astroturfers without the presence of a single SME that actually has to license SEPs. (Contract developers don't, and if their customers are app developers, then even their customers are just using Apple's and Google's implementations of standards; they don't implement 5G, WiFi, and in practice maybe one out of a million apps comes with its own video/audio codec implementation). The EP is a parliament, not a technocracy, and that's OK, but a rapporteur's arguments and "logic" should meet a certain minimum standard. And deceptive lobbying is to be avoided, not emboldened. Someone's linguistic limitations, which raise questions in their own right about the commitment to this job, may make it harder to read Bloomberg's and others' articles about ACT, but that's where advisers like Cezara Petruc can help out.

Andrei Iancu, former Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, authored the foreword of Cambridge University Press’ “5G and Beyond: Intellectual Property and Competition Policy in the Internet of Things.” In his foreword, “Why Patents Are Critical for Standards-Based Technologies,” Andrei makes the case that patents are more important for technology to be used in standards than in almost any other field. Read Andrei’s forward: https://lnkd.in/eePfdnMW Learn more: https://lnkd.in/edTVhj6v

It’s the first edition of #PatentTransactionsWatch, a new regular feature from #SisvelInsights aimed at helping #patent owners, technology users and their advisers stay informed about patent transfers with the potential to affect the #licensing landscape – based entirely on public data and news reports. In May and June, the subject of our first post, there were several notable transactions in the video space in addition to the blockbuster Dolby Labs – GE Licensing deal. Click the link below to read about these, along with all the other moves that caught our eye.  https://lnkd.in/dMFWxaFq #WePowerInnovation 

Imagine you have a solution for a problem for which, you have already created a prototype, which the end-user loves and connects with easily. You take it to your company's IPR team and they don't understand its value and rejects it saying it doesn't make any sense. Now think about it happening multiple times for multiple solutions. What should you do?

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