2019-06-26 - Rick Merritt
Patents and Standards Create Licensing Woes
Logjams have emerged for licensing standards-essential patents in codecs and cellular, but Wi-Fi may show the way
2019-05-07 - Rick Merritt
U.S. DoJ Weighs in on Qualcomm Case
Advising the U.S. District Court judge overseeing the FTC's antitrust case against Qualcomm to not disrupt the 5G market is…
2019-04-17 - Rick Merritt
Apple vs Q’comm: All Litigation Dropped
Apple and Qualcomm settled their multi-billion-dollar patent licensing disputes in a sketchy deal that leaves many questions unanswered
2019-03-21 - Dylan McGrath
Asia Leads the Way in International Patent Applications
More than half of the international patent applications submitted via the United Nations’ patent agency originated in Asia for the…
2017-10-05 - Rick Merritt, EE Times
Patent Licensing Is Too Opaque
Someone needs to shine a light on the tech industry's practices with patent royalties, but the latest EU effort takes…