Related: Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) recently lost a judgment by the U.S. International Trade Commission on their patent licensing program [0]. Lighting

Related: Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) recently lost a judgment by the U.S. International Trade Commission on their patent licensing program [0]. Lighting companies that have fought patent infringement claims against Philips/Signify and similar entities have often won but at a high cost [1]. Many others are intimidated into licensing, or they go out of business. My understanding is that lot of it boils down to the patents being relatively vague or overly broad coupled with overly aggressive enforcement. [0] (NOTE: PDF) Signify Loses at the U.S. International Trade Commission in Setback to its LED Patent Enforcement Campaign https://edisonreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ITCSigni444.pdf https://edisonreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ITCSigni... [1] Great analysis of the toll Philips' licensing program has on the industry by WAC Lighting, which has fought infringement claims: W.A.C. Issues Strong Response to Philips ITC Complaint https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wac-issues-strong-response-philips-itc-complaint-randy-reid https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wac-issues-strong-response-ph...