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ARTICLES ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Roberto Dini regularly authors articles on the subject of Intellectual Property.
Among the most recent ones:
Different Policy Orientations Influence the Patent and Litigation Ecosystem
LES Nouvelles – March 2024
During the LES USA & Canada 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago in October 2023, a panel of senior […]
AI and Standard Essential Patents: The MPAI Experience
Digital Single Market and Artificial Intelligence – February 2024
While standards bodies like ITU and ISO/IEC have a long history of promoting innovation […]
The so-called ‘person skilled in the art’: a donkey or a genius?
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice – February 2024
Patent laws frequently call on the services of the ‘person skilled in the […]
Unified Patent Court Advantages Leave US Trailing Behind
Law 360° – June 2023
The Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent System, which launched on June 1, will benefit patent holders and […]
How to reduce complexity in the licensing landscape of standardised technology
Journal of Law, Market and Innovation – December 2022
The innovation ecosystem is a fundamental driver of economic development and societal wellbeing. For […]
Anti-suit injunctions are a race to the bottom – and arbitration is the answer
IAM – February 2022
One of the major debates dominating the current discourse on resolving disputes relating to Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) is […]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Acknowledgment by the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European Commission for supporting the development of the report “Patent Assertion Entities in Europe: Their impact on innovation and knowledge transfer in ICT markets”
This report has been developed in close collaboration with Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), companies affected by PAEs, companies that are clients of PAEs, and experts in the field. Most of the insights and the added value we provide derive from the fruitful exchange with the stakeholders involved. The authors and editors would like to express special thanks to Roberto Dini, Sir Robin Jacob, Thomas Kramler, Ruud Peters and Heinz Polsterer for their very helpful suggestions and contributions in the process of drafting this report.
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Patent Elf is a term coined by Roberto Dini who suggests that there is kinder and gentler sort of licensing company that a Troll, that acts to propagate technology and encourage R&D by allowing researchers to profit from their labours.