In-house roundup: better licences wanted for open standards; how financial firms monetise patents

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In-house roundup: better licences wanted for open standards; how financial firms monetise patents

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Managing IP rounds up news and analysis on patent-focused businesses and their patent strategies



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Open standards: telecoms companies seek better licences

In-house counsel say they want more certainty in open source licences and on the term ‘open source’ itself so that they can contribute to telecoms standards projects without the risk of losing IP. Read More... 

How financial services companies want to monetise their portfolios

Five US financial services firms explain why the industry is increasingly looking to generate returns on patent investments, and speculate on how that monetisation might be achieved. Read more... 




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