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Cell towers in space still run on somebody’s standard
Starlink's direct-to-cell push is sold as an outsider toppling the carriers. It rides on licensable technology that 6G makes native, and the 2028 LA…
Jun 29
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Jim Harlan
Prepared to Grant
The Clause 6.1 obligation sits at the foundation of FRAND. Optis v Apple will reach the UK Supreme Court without it.
Jun 26
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Jim Harlan
Filing a Comment, Then Indexing Who Else Did:
A Note on Docket ATR-2026-0001
Jun 12
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Jim Harlan
The Prediction Was Correct
InterDigital and Amazon announced a patent license agreement today, June 11, 2026. Here is what this series got right, what it got wrong, and what comes…
Jun 11
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Jim Harlan
May 2026
When the Frame Is the Problem: Reading Coffee & Standards
Full disclosure: Used AI to summarize chapters of the 300+ page document and then personally reviewed sections to confirm accuracy / content.
May 27
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Jim Harlan
The Guidelines Are Gone. Here Is What Needs to Replace Them.
A summary of my comment to the DOJ/FTC "Guidance on Business Collaborations"
May 22
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Jim Harlan
InterDigital v Amazon, Part 5: The Arbitration Weapon
The May 12 Acer v Nokia judgment changed the instrument. It did not rewrite the work.
May 18
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Jim Harlan
The 2026 Special 301 Report: Recognition Without a Framework
The United States Trade Representative acknowledged standard-essential patent risks in its annual report. Here is what that means, what it misses, and…
May 2
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Jim Harlan
InterDigital v Amazon, Part 4: What the 10-Q Changes
For the first time, this analysis is anchored to an SEC-filed primary source document. Here is what changes when you replace a single news article with…
May 1
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Jim Harlan
April 2026
Three Regulators, One Market
The short version
Apr 28
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Jim Harlan
Tesla v. InterDigital and Avanci: What the UK Supreme Court Hearing Actually Decides
The question before the court is not whether patent pools work. The evidence on that is in. The question is whether one holdout can use judicial…
Apr 27
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Jim Harlan
The EU’s New Tech Transfer Guidelines
What the SEP and FRAND World Actually Needs to Know
Apr 20
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Jim Harlan
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