Standard Essential Patents and FRAND Licensing in India: Navigating the Intersection of Patent Law and Competition Policy

Introduction The smartphone which is used today is the result of thousands of technologies which are patented and which work in a coordinated fashion. When a device goes online to a 4G network, a video stream or a voice call is sent, it uses technical standards agreed upon protocols that make all devices and manufacturers […]

Exploring The Intellectual Property Landscape Of 6g And Future Wireless Technologies: Patents, Data Privacy And Global Challenges

New paradigms in communication networks, promise ultra-fast connectivity, and ubiquitous artificial intelligence (AI) integration along with a more robust Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem can be reasonably expected by the birth of sixth generation, 6G wireless technology. Straddled on the strong foundations of 5G, innovations such as terahertz frequencies, quantum computing, and ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output […]

Paving The ‘FRAND’ Way Ahead For SEP Licensing

When the iPhone 7 was unveiled and Apple confirmed that the headphone jack, an undying invention since the 19th century, wouldn’t be a feature anymore, the whole world went berserk. In the absence of a headphone jack, users were forced to use lightning or Bluetooth headphones which were 10x costlier than the traditional headphones which featured […]