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Bridging the gap between patents and standards data – Generating insights from SEP Declaration Data – Webinar Recording and Slides
The wide use of connectivity technologies makes owning as well as licensing-in Standards Essential Patents (SEPs) crucial across industries. Consequently, an IP strategy for connectivity is much more than just about prosecution and enforcement. An organization’s...
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Connecting the Dots Pt. 3: How to file valid and essential patents – Slides and Recording
Connectivity standards will change the world as we know it. Standards such as 5G or Wi-Fi 6 will connect devices, machines, cars, and even entire factories on the Internet of Things (IoT). Companies that own standard essential patents (SEPs) will not only shape the...
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Connecting the Dots Webinar Part 2: SEP Licensing, Transaction and Litigation – Recording
Standards like 5G or Wi-Fi 6 will bring connectivity to anything you can imagine, from devices, machines cars, even entire factories. Companies that own Standard Essential Patents will shape the future of connectivity with the power to monetize and enforce SEPs. What...
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Who is leading the 5G patent race? – June 2022
Licensing of 5G SEPs promises to become a highly lucrative market, making the 5G patent race more competitive than ever before – although the latest 5G patent data shows the question of who is currently winning it remains unclear. Although it may be difficult to...
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Connecting the Dots Part 1: SEP Portfolio Management
SEPs are important bargaining chips to negotiate licensing deals across industries to enter new markets, to control supply chains, to litigate, and to acquire and sell assets. To have a seat at the FRAND negotiation table and ensure a sustainable and successful IP...
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The Japanese View on FRAND: An interview with Takanori Abe, Founder at ABE & Partners
Q1: The first question I always ask invited guests on my “SEP couch” is how they ended up working with SEP related topics. It would be great if you could walk us through the most important positions in your career and tell us how and when you first got in touch with...
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Global Standards Leadership Conference 2022
On June 15th IPlytics joined forces with the Northwestern University of Chicago to organize a one-day expert conference discussing the importance of leadership in technology standards. The conference hosted about 90 delegates for the in-person event while over 150...
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Slides and Recording – What do FRAND experts think of SEP valuation?
Standard essential patents (SEPs) protect inventions that are implemented in millions of products that rely on connectivity through standardized technologies such as 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi or audio and video codecs. Patent holders must provide access to SEPs, while they...
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