How driverless cars could change the automotive IP landscape

Patrick Wingrove

September 24 2018

In-house counsel at Nissan, Audi, Nokia and Viaccess-Orca shared their views at the 2018 European Patent Forums on how litigation, licensing, protection strategies and regulation could change in the automotive industry with the emergence of driverless cars

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Patrick Wingrove

Deputy managing editor Managing IP

Patrick assists with editorial agenda management, and regularly reports on patent-related issues, including FRAND, supplementary protection certificates and patent eligibility, as well as trade secrets. He also chairs industry events and produces conference newspapers.

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