In this episode, we are discussing standard-essential patents – otherwise abbreviated as SEPs – and how rules and regulations around those patents impact our members’ businesses. We’re diving into some of the most recent and relevant policy developments going on in the SEP space with our EU SEP-spert, Alexander Prenter. We’ll cover the outcome of the European Commission’s Expert Group on SEPs, a recent referral of an SEP licensing dispute to the European Court of Justice, and the UK Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the Unwired Planet vs. Huawei Case.

This month we’re talking all things new in DC, on and off the Hill, in 2021 with senior director of public policy, Graham Dufault, to talk through the priorities of the new Congress and Biden Administration. We’ll also be discussing the cabinet nomination process and what to expect moving forward. But, before we get into that, we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

The start of a new year is always an exciting moment to look at what’s ahead. In this first episode for 2021, we’re discussing upcoming tech policy in the EU with our founder and chairperson, Mike Sax. We’re focusing on big tech and competition, online illegal content, common chargers as well as data governance and data flows in Europe. But first, we're reviewing tech history on today’s telecoms technologies current dependence on infrastructure of the past, as well as Brussels Bytes with all the latest headlines.

This month we’re hitting you with a 2021 forecast for our friends on Capitol Hill. We’re sitting down with friend of the pod and executive director, Chelsea Thomas to talk through the general legislative priorities of the 117th Congress, our own policy priorities, and how those policy proposals will shake out with final races that need to be called as well as the incoming Biden Administration. We’ll be talking everything from privacy and security to COVID-19 and everything in between. But before we get into that we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

In this episode, we are sitting down with Graham Dufault, our senior director for public policy in the United States, and our European Union team to talk about the differences and similarities on either side of the Atlantic when it comes to regulating technology. We’ll also discuss what underpins the policymaking in both regions, as well as the story behind the .eu domain name in ’Tech History’ and the latest headlines in Brussels.

This month we’re talking connected health tools and the life-saving Telehealth Modernization Act with senior director for public policy, Graham Dufault. But before we get into that we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.

This month we're talking about the upcoming new European law – the Digital Markets Act - that aims to impose new obligations on large online platforms acting as gatekeepers. We discuss how such changes could impact the entire app ecosystem with our founder, Mike Sax, who participated in our discussion series on the topic along with Stanislas Dewavrin from member company Oh Bibi, as well as policymakers, and academics. We’re also covering the European birthday of the iPhone and Brussels Bytes!

This month we’re talking standard-essential patents (SEPs) with Steven Forte of member company Fresco Capital and Trish Thomas of member company TEEM. Before we dive into member chats, we’re doing a high-level recap of what SEPs are and how important fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing commitments are to our members. And, of course, we’ll be hitting tech history, the top tech headlines in DC, and our random identifiers.

In this episode, we will talk about an important topic for many of our members: Standard Essential Patents (SEPs). SEPs raise important challenges for small businesses that rely on standardized technologies to innovate and build new solutions. During the policy discussion, we will dive into SEPs and how they impact your business with Alex Prenter, our resident SEP expert for the EU. We’ll also hear about Estonia’s online voting system in Tech History, give the top tech headlines in Brussels, and our random identifiers.

This month we’re talking privacy. We’re being joined by some of our members who are participating in AppCon20’s privacy week for some small biz perspective when it comes to privacy and encryption legislation. Speaking of small biz, this week also happens to be small business week and what better way to celebrate than by amplifying the voices of our members!? And of course, we’re going to hit tech history and run though some DC headlines.