Managing the IP risks associated with enabling connectivity in IoT devices
The headlines are buzzing with excitement over the potential benefits of the “Internet of Things” (IoT), and how new services will be created when “things” are connected. Given the relative commoditised state of communications technology it is easy to perceive how all manner of products can be connected, allowing capture and real-time transfer of device or user data.
Whether that data can be turned into useful value creating insight is one of the big challenges for the IoT, but with the adoption of connectivity comes an additional complexity due to the exposure to the world of telecoms patents.
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