WATCH: Has the pendulum swung too far: protecting inventors in IP licensing negotiations

Ryan Walsh, CEO of Valqari, provides insights into the challenges faced by smaller inventors seeking to assert and commercialise their patent rights.The session examines how rising costs, procedural delays and uncertainty around enforcement can affect the ability of inventors to protect and monetise their IP. It considers whether recent developments in the US and at the Unified Patent Court may begin to address some of these pressures.The discussion also outlines approaches to more effective licensing, particularly when dealing with strategic infringers, and considers how parties can work towards ensuring negotiations are conducted in good faith.