Innovation drives our impact at InterDigital, and our inventors and experienced researchers provide the fuel that propels our company, and our industry, forward. This year, we celebrate two outstanding inventors whose research and patented innovations have enabled critical technology features and helped shape global standards for wireless and video, and name both Paul Marinier and Karam Naser as winners of the 2023 Inventor of the Year award. Paul Marinier - Senior Principal Engineer Over the course of his more... Read More

There’s no doubt that the problem of patent holdout and the threat that it poses to the innovation economy is becoming a more prominent topic for debate. In several recent European court cases, judges have highlighted the problems of holdout and there is a growing body of academic research that has analyzed this issue. Holdout will be one of the topics for discussion this month at a Symposium hosted by the Haas School of Business... Read More

In a new report from Lexis Nexis, InterDigital has one again been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies, confirming the strength of our foundational innovation in cellular and video technologies and the quality of our patent portfolio. This is the second successive year that the company has been named in the Innovation Momentum: The Global Top 100 report which analyses patent portfolios from around the world and assesses which companies are impacting... Read More

Alongside incredible entertainment potential and enabling new, enhanced forms of communication, the video streaming industry consumes a lot of energy. Video traffic now accounts for roughly 80 percent of all data transmitted over the internet, and Netflix alone streams around 250 million hours of video each day. With roughly 5 billion global internet users and more than 28 billion connected devices demanding faster than ever broadband speeds to satiate our desire for streaming media, the... Read More

As a leading executive in the SEP licensing space, InterDigital’s Chief Licensing Officer Eeva Hakoranta has seen up close how the industry has evolved in recent years from shifts in the business environment, changes in case law and developments in policy. In her latest article in IAM, Eeva reflects on her top takeaways from SEP licensing in 2022 and how they might shape the SEP landscape in 2023. Read the full article here. Read More