This issue's featured industry data includes key patent metrics for companies in the Industrials Industry.
A recent German Federal Court of
Justice decision on the FRAND
defence strikes the perfect balance
between the interests of patent
owners and those of parties seeking
a licence to their technology
Patent pools are the ideal solution
wherever an independently
administered, one-stop patent
licence would be a convenient
alternative providing efficient
access to core patented technology
China was initially suspicious of
patent pools, viewing them as a
threat to national interests. However,
there is now a growing appreciation
of the importance of joining pools
and creating its own technologies,
rather than resisting them
Patent pools help markets develop
and accelerate the adoption of
technology standards while saving
patent owners time and expense.
They can bring order to a chaotic
IP landscape
In this special roundtable, leading
IP lawyers from Denmark, Finland,
Norway and Sweden discuss the
key developments and issues in
their respective jurisdictions
An analysis of the data shows that patent
activity in three industry sectors has never
been busier, writes Jeremy Rosie, Director,
Thomson Reuters IP Solutions