In-house roundup: No war over autonomous vehicle standards; what the patent quality hearing didn't cover

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In-house roundup: No war over autonomous vehicle standards; what the patent quality hearing didn't cover

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Autonomous vehicle standards won’t drive patent war

Counsel at AV stakeholders, including Aptiv, Nvidia, AGC and two car companies, say standards are likely to emerge but will probably not lead to the same skirmishes seen in the connectivity space. Read more... 

Patent quality hearing failed to debate quotas and rejected rights

After the recent US Senate hearing on patent quality, in-house counsel say that some good points were raised but that nothing was said on the examiner count system or high-quality patents that are rejected. Read more... 













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