15/07/2021
In May 2021, two similar standards-related pieces of legislation were introduced in the U.S. Senate and discussed in committee. The unnamed bills were proposed by Sen. Chris […]
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13/07/2021
There’s an old adage that “there is no such thing as a free lunch” meaning that is impossible to get something for nothing. However, when it comes […]
08/07/2021
As noted in an earlier post, recently IAM Magazine published an article by Ruud Peters and Nikolaus Thumm entitled “A six-point plan for a new approach to assessing […]
06/07/2021
Recently, IAM Magazine published an article by Ruud Peters and Nikolaus Thumm entitled “A six-point plan for a new approach to assessing SEP essentiality”. The authors proposed six core […]
01/07/2021
The FSA, ACT, and several other Big Tech associations have sent a letter and position paper to the Biden Administration’s new Attorney General, Merrick Garland. They advance […]
29/06/2021
Cellular connectivity brings exciting new features to cars. These include safety features such as warnings about external hazards (like slippery roads or lane changes), emergency call […]
24/06/2021
The smart meter industry was one of the first industries to adopt cellular connectivity for IoT applications. The adoption of this technology provides substantial cost savings […]
22/06/2021
‘Fair’ and ‘reasonable’ royalties can be viewed as a Venn diagram. They must: Reflect the value of an invention in the context in which it is […]
17/06/2021
The Fair Standards Alliance (FSA) is an organisation that represents users, or ‘implementers’, of standardised technology. The FSA advocates the position that the non-discriminatory prong of […]
16/06/2021
At IP Europe, we believe in the open standards method of technology development. This approach entails companies from around the world contributing cutting-edge technology to open […]