The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "SEPs and the Autos: Lessons for the Internet of Things" on March 21, 2019 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (ET). Jorge Contreras of the University of Utah School of Law, Bill Harmon of Uber, and Luke McLeroy of Avanci will focus on important and evolving legal concepts that inform negotiations in this area, as well practical ideas for improving approaches to licensing discussions. The panel will consider and analyze:
• Can SEP owners vary royalties based on device characteristics, or the level in the distribution chain, and remain compliant with FRAND?
• How to establish a FRAND royalty in a new market with no comparable licenses
• The strengths and weaknesses of patent pool solutions
• The possible use of third-party experts to opine on the essentiality of patents included in standards
• How negotiation issues between SEP owners and carmakers differ from issues involving smartphones
• Other lessons applicable to the IOT
The registration fee for the webinar is $135 (government and academic rates are available upon request). Those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here.
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