Jusletter IT

Patent Protection and Trends in Cloud Computing

  • Author: Clara-Ann Gordon
  • Category: Articles
  • Region: Switzerland
  • Field of law: Patent Law, Cloud-Computing
  • Citation: Clara-Ann Gordon, Patent Protection and Trends in Cloud Computing, in: Jusletter IT 21 September 2017
Many businesses rely on cloud service providers more and more. Not all of them are aware of the resulting patent law related questions. Following Swiss law, a client using allegedly violating cloud technology can be part of an indirect patent violation – this simply based on him using the cloud. Alongside the continually growing significance of patents in the area of cloud technology, the number of patent exploiters – so-called patent trolls – increases. The article monitors these trends and describes how cloud service providers can protect their clients against such patent claims. (ah)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  • 1. Cloud Computing Success
  • 2. Massive Rise in Patents for Cloud Computing Technology
  • 3. Growing Success Caught Attention of Patent Trolls
  • 4. Cloud Customers as Targets for Patent Trolls
  • 5. Many Companies Have no IP Defense Strategy
  • 6. Different Approaches for IP Indemnification
  • 7. Global Nature of the Cloud and Enforcement

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