Ken Seddon joined LOT in 2015 bringing over 25 years of experience managing all areas of intellectual property. Previously, Ken was with some of the largest patent holders in the world including Apple, Micron, Motorola, Intel and most recently as the Vice President of IP at ARM. Ken drafted over 300 patent applications while at Motorola and Intel and managed all US patent prosecution at Intel. Ken served as Chief IP Counsel of Numonyx, which was later acquired by Micron. From there, Ken moved on to Apple where he developed the IP strategy for future products, did patent acquisitions, and defended from PAE assertions. Ken then went on to be the VP of IP at ARM before being selected by the Board of Directors to be the first CEO of LOT Network. Ken has a BS in Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in Solid State Device Physics and a Juris Doctorate from Arizona State University.
Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs, aka patent trolls) are responsible for buying 70% of the patents in the open broker market and for filing 86% of all patent litigation against Operating Companies. The real irony is that most of the patents used by PAEs originated with those same operating companies. Since operating companies are the ones providing most of the assets to PAEs, a private ordered solution is the most efficient to address this issue.
- Dive into the global PAE business, its current trends, and the problems PAEs create for those they sue
- Discuss emerging developments, trends and challenges in litigation funding
- Review how will the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is already increasing NPE litigation in Europe and will continue to do so
- Learn how a private ordered solution is the most efficient way to mitigate this risk
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