Perspective
Oct. 6, 2016
Internet of Things will provide the next wave of patent litigation
While patent litigation in the patent troll and competitor-versus-competitor battles for technology dominance is waning — IoT patent litigation is threatening to ramp up to a three-dimensional chess game of IP enforcement. By Christian E. Mammen
Christian E. Mammen
Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson
patent litigation
Dr. Mammen is a partner in the firm's San Francisco office.
The story of patent litigation in the technology sector over the past 15 years or so has been marked by two main narratives. One narrative developed from the waves of new technology that led to flurries of patent filings and competitor-versus-competitor battles for dominance and market share in the new technology. We can all cite famous examples of some of the high-profile litigation spawned by some of these disputes. The ot...
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