The Advent of 5G Cellular Technology Will Amplify Inefficiencies in the Licensing of Standard Essential Patents

In an article for Corporate Counsel.com, Sheppard Mullin partners Robert Masters and Jonathan DeFosse and client Satoshi Matsuo, General Manager, IPF Department, IPD at Hitachi Ltd, discuss the impending advent of 5G cellular technology in a wide variety of devices, and how the licensing of standard essential patents will become more important than ever.