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The 6G Call to Action and the standards system America built
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Analysis of SEP policy, FRAND dynamics, and the forces shaping global standards-driven innovation.
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Case Study: A Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Left a University Holding More Leverage Than it had
This case-study highlights what every restructuring practitioner should understand about patent licenses in university-backed technology bankruptcies.
Cell towers in space still run on somebody’s standard
Starlink's direct-to-cell push is sold as an outsider toppling the carriers. It rides on licensable technology that 6G makes native, and the 2028 LA Olympics will test US policy.
Prepared to Grant
The Clause 6.1 obligation sits at the foundation of FRAND. Optis v Apple will reach the UK Supreme Court without it.
Filing a Comment, Then Indexing Who Else Did:
A Note on Docket ATR-2026-0001
The Prediction Was Correct
InterDigital and Amazon announced a patent license agreement today, June 11, 2026. Here is what this series got right, what it got wrong, and what comes next.
When the Frame Is the Problem: Reading Coffee & Standards
Full disclosure: Used AI to summarize chapters of the 300+ page document and then personally reviewed sections to confirm accuracy / content.
The Guidelines Are Gone. Here Is What Needs to Replace Them.
A summary of my comment to the DOJ/FTC "Guidance on Business Collaborations"
InterDigital v Amazon, Part 5: The Arbitration Weapon
The May 12 Acer v Nokia judgment changed the instrument. It did not rewrite the work.
The 2026 Special 301 Report: Recognition Without a Framework
The United States Trade Representative acknowledged standard-essential patent risks in its annual report. Here is what that means, what it misses, and why it matters.