Report of the Expert Group of the European Commission on licensing and valuation of standard essential patents (SEPs). The report provides an analysis of the current SEP licensing landscape and identifies a number of issues important to the future of SEP licensing. The report includes proposals...

This paper argues that the value of standard essential patents (SEPs) should be independent of the level of licensing in the value chain. We further argue the value of enabling technologies, such as SEPs, is best determined in relation to the value it produces to the consumer or end-user,...

In response to concerns that inefficiencies in SEP licensing may have a negative systemic impact on the development of emerging 5G and IoT Markets, the European Commission (EC) convened an Expert Group on Licensing and Valuation of Standards Essential Patents (SEP Expert Group), resulting in a...

Decision makers in technology companies who embark on a high-growth strategy for their company will likely engage in one or more of the following five strategic transaction types to optimize shareholder value: alliances, licensing, spin-offs, acquisitions and divestments. Full utilization of key...

Intellectual property has a powerful impact on growth for technology start-ups that integrate it into their business model evolution. Orcan Energy AG is a great example for the role that IP played in the dynamic growth of an innovator in generating power from waste heat when creating a joint...

This article introduces the SME case studies which are the focus of this special issue. It provides an overview of the companies involved, and looks at the main conclusions drawn by the studies on how to address the common challenges of IP strategy and management faced by SMEs. It also gives...

IP proved vital for the university spin-off Marinomed for its successful flotation on the Vienna Stock Exchange. In 14 years, the Austrian biopharmaceutical company Marinomed Biotech AG2 has evolved from a spin-off from the Veterinary University of Vienna to a public company, raising 22 million...

In the past decade SEP licensors and implementers of connectivity standards have increasingly used litigation as an instrument in their negotiations with the aim to reach a more favorable deal to them. The wider use of connectivity standards in various IoT-verticals means on the one hand that...