M·CAM releases Patently Obvious® on the IEEE Policy Update

Date:  Tue, 2015-02-10

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA February 10, 2015- M·CAM released its Patently Obvious® on the IEEE Policy Update

Apple and Ericsson countersued each other when negotiations on a fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing agreement over Ericsson LTE patents went sour in January, 2015. The two companies have been negotiating on a new license for two years. This fight is one battle in the on-going war between “standard essential patent” (SEP) licensors and licensees. On February 8, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a standard setting organization, approved an update to its patent licensing policy which could help avoid costly litigation, but some licensors are pushing back.

M·CAM’s Patently Obvious® is a report providing visibility into potentially unconsidered alternatives, including art in the public domain, to patent holdings across a variety of technology areas.

M·CAM is a global, full-service intellectual property and rights (IP&R) and intangible asset financial services firm. We provide the technical and financial systems that allow public and private markets to use IP&R and IA for regulated transactions in banking, securities, insurance, and public innovation investment and technology procurement. From our pioneering work in creating the world’s first standards-based innovation collateralization financial products for banking and securities to our work in grassroots innovator enablement and patent quality assurance programs, M·CAM provides the mechanism to balance the interests of public and commercial sectors to support and build thriving economies.

The M·CAM Patently Obvious® on the IEEE Policy Update can be found HERE.