Tom Cotter
Associate Dean for Research & Planning
Taft Stettinius & Hollister Professor of Law

Prof. Cotter Quoted in Reuters Article on Qualcomm's Patent Licensing Practices

Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in a recent Reuters article discussing recent investigations in China, Europe, and the U.S. of Qualcomm's patent licensing practices. Firms often commit to licensing so-called standard essential patents on "fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory" terms, but what this means often is unclear and may give rise to issues in patent, antitrust, and other bodies of law. Cotter stated that the firm's licensing practices appear to be under attack, but cautioned that no one at present knows precisely how matters will play out.