A numbers game that doesn’t add up

You might think it ironic, even counterproductive, that in an area supposedly underpinned by interconnectivity and collaboration, there is much fragmentation and litigation. This is a numbers game, but it doesn’t add up.

Standardised technologies and patents may go hand in hand, but across Europe and in the US, companies are struggling to process the complexity of the current relationship. There have been major legal developments, and certainly progress, but there are still many unanswered questions and differing opinions.