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Standardization for the Digital Economy: The Issue of Interoperability and Access Under Competition Law
by Björn Lundqvist
The article attempts to identify what legal systems are applicable when data is obtained from devices, sent to other devices, and/or distributed to the Cloud, and, ultimately, when it is reused. The article specifically focuses on the application of…

Patent Assertion Entities and Standard Essential Patents: Keep Calm and Carry On
by Igor Nikolic, PhD researcher in law at the University College, London
This article discusses positive and negative effects of PAEs’ patent assertions raised in literature and the assertion of standard essential patents by PAEs as well as the problematic surrounding patent privateering. The article aims to demonstrate that…

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