Jon Dudas
Jon Dudas
Member, Conversant Board of Directors
Jon’s recent blog posts
It’s Time for Patent Licensors to Police Themselves
The release of Conversant’s principles for ethical behavior in the patent licensing industry is a sign of just how far the industry has come in recent years. For years, patent licensing firms have studiously avoided any discussion of “patent trolls” and the harm they cause to small businesses. Most licensing firms refused to even use […]
Distinguishing Between Legitimate Non-Practicing Entities and Patent Trolls
Patient licensing has widely been sensationalized as being a real threat to the innovation-promoting benefits of the patent system. However, as detailed in my last post, nothing could be further from the truth. The August 2013 report from the US General Accountability Office (GAO) on US patent infringement litigation confirmed, both directly and indirectly, the […]