5. LOT Network (LOT)
・LOTは会員が相互に無償でライセンスを許諾諾する防衛的パテントプール
・会員がLOTに加⼊入した段階では、会員間のライセンスの効⼒力力は⽣生じない
・他会員が⾮非会員に特許譲渡の直前に当該特許のライセンスの効⼒力力が⽣生じる
設⽴立立 2014年年
組織形態 会員制パテントプール
会員数 16社
会費 ＄1.5K〜～
ライセンス
オントランス
ファー
他会員が⾮非会員に特許譲渡の
直前に当該特許のライセンス
の効⼒力力が⽣生じる
許諾諾内容 無償の通常実施権
過去の侵害⾏行行為の免責
取り扱い特許数 30万件（USP 5万件）
出典：LOT組織情報 http://www.lotnet.com/index.cfm/ (2015.3.31)
LOTのHPLOTの組織概要
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Contact LOTNET
LOT Network is a forward-looking community that
promotes innovation by reducing the risk of litigation
from Patent Assertion Entities. There are already almost
300,000 patent assets, including more than 50,000
issued US patents in the LOT Network.
Dear Industry Colleagues,
Had we formed LOT Network in 2005, and if every operating
company had joined that year, approximately 10,500
defendants in PAE litigations using acquired patents may have
collectively avoided more than $100 billion in costs. These
litigations have slowed the pace of innovation, increased prices
to consumers, lowered returns to shareholders, and disrupted
our best technologists and senior management from moving
our technology and our national economies forward. Instead of
spending valuable time doing innovative and productive work,
our employees are frequently pulled into depositions and court
defending our companies against patent lawsuits that often
lack any merit. These litigations impede every aspect of our
businesses. We owe it to our customers, employees,
shareholders and our national economies to stop this abuse of
the patent system. LOT Network is a step we can take
together to reduce our PAE problem.
Download the LOT Agreement.
The Patent
Assertion Problem
The LOT Network
Solution
Learn More
How to Join LOT
Network
6. LOT Network (ライセンスオントランスファー)
ステップ１ ：企業１、２がLOTに加⼊入
ステップ２ ：企業２が企業３（⾮非会員）に特許を売却(トリガー)
ステップ２ʻ‘：その直前に、企業２から企業１へのライセンスの効⼒力力が⽣生じる
出典：LOTのHP http://www.lotnet.com/how-‐‑‒to-‐‑‒join-‐‑‒lotnet/index.cfm/ (2015.3.31)
LOT Agreement's Operation
21 21
3
Time T1: Companies 1 and 2 join
the LOT Agreement
21
Time T2: Company 2 sells a patent
to Company 3. Company 3 is not in
the LOT.
$
3
21
Immediately prior to the sale of the
patent to Company 3 at Time T2,
Company 2’s license of the subject
patent to Company 1, a LOT
member, automatically becomes
effective. The solid arrow
represents that the sold patent is
licensed to Company 1.
LOT
LOT
LOT
ﾗｲｾﾝｽｵﾝﾄﾗﾝｽﾌｧｰとは、特許譲渡を契機にﾗｲｾﾝｽの効⼒力力が⽣生じることをいう
ﾄﾘｶﾞｰとは、ﾗｲｾﾝｽの効⼒力力を引き起こす事をいう
10. LOT Network（脱退後の権利利）
Q 脱退すると許諾諾されていたライセンスはどうなるか?
A
①加⼊入期間中に他会員からトリガーされていた被許諾諾ライセンス
・以下の条件で継続する。
（ⅰ）加⼊入期間US特許１０件を保持 または、
（ⅱ）１件以上の特許につき、他会員へライセンスをトリガーしている。
②加⼊入期間中に他会員からトリガーされていない被許諾諾ライセンス
・脱退後に他会員が特許譲渡しても脱退した会員にはライセンスの
効⼒力力は⽣生じない
③脱退後に他会員が新たに取得（⼜又は新会員が保有）する特許
・脱退した会員は、被許諾諾ライセンスの対象者とならない
11. LOT Network（脱退後の義務）
Q 脱退するとライセンスアウトの義務はどうなるか?
A
①加⼊入期間中に許諾諾していた特許
・脱退した会員には、ライセンスアウトの義務が継続する。
・継続する義務は、特許がトリガーしているか否かを問わない。
②脱退後のトリガー
・脱退した会員が、脱退後に特許譲渡した場合もトリガーとなる。
・但し、脱退後に加⼊入した他会員にはライセンスの効⼒力力は⽣生じない。
③脱退後に取得した特許
・脱退後に取得した特許にはライセンスアウトの義務は及ばない。
12. LOT Network（Q＆A）
Q 会員のどの特許が許諾諾対象となるのか?
A 会員の保有する全ての特許（特許出願含む）が許諾諾特許となる。
Q 事業統合等（M&A、Change of Control）での特許譲渡もトリガーか？
A 事業統合等では他会員へのライセンスの効⼒力力は⽣生じない。
Q ライセンスオントランスファーは、譲渡した特許に限定されるのか?
A 譲渡した特許のみが、ライセンスの効⼒力力が⽣生じる対象となる。
Q トリガー前は、会員に対する権利利⾏行行使は制限されないのか?
A 契約規定には明⽰示されていないが、そのように理理解される(講師の⾒見見解)。
Q どのようにして会員のパテントトロールのリスクが軽減されるのか？
A パテントトロールが他会員から特許を調達しても会員へはライセンス許諾諾
されているため、権利利⾏行行使できない。
権利利⾏行行使が制限されると、他会員からパテントトロールへの売却取引
も抑制され、パテントトロールの活動の萎縮が期待される。
14. Allied Security Trust（調達）
Acquisition Model
AST’s process of acquiring patents begins with a worldwide network of over 3000 brokers, operating
companies, law firms, academic institutions, individual inventors and other patent holders with patents for
sale. We receive portfolios ranging from a single patent to thousands of patents and applications.
AST performs a preliminary analysis on each patent portfolio to ensure we understand the current
assignee, and relationship of any involved selling agent. We then search for family members and foreign
counterparts, and ensure that the patent is within the technology areas of interest to AST’s member
companies. AST then performs an initial analysis, classifying each patent by (i) the types of products an
adversarial patent holder may try and target with the patent (e.g., cellular handsets, routers, digital
cameras, web-browsing technologies); and (ii) the technology represented by the patent (e.g., antennas,
imaging, liquid crystal, power supplies, graphical interfaces), and when the patents are of potential
interest to one or more member companies.
With this knowledge, AST is able to help its members better focus on patents of potential interest to
them. Because AST is governed by its members, all patents, AST analyses and marketing materials
supplied by the seller are securely distributed to members via a web-based application called fAST IP. The
decision of whether to pursue a patent through AST is the decision of each member. For a low annual fee,
operating companies are delivered a wealth of information on thousands of patents annually (more than
25,000 assets will be presented to AST members in 2013). Fortunately, our process allows companies to
focus, generally, on less than 5 percent of these patents that meet their specific technical, product and
quality interests. For patents of interest, unless AST has learned of a patent sale in confidence (which
occurs rarely), unless or until an AST member has informed AST of its intent to bid through AST, that
member can pursue the patent alone, through other organizations in which they might participate,
through AST, or not at all.
When AST members choose to bid, they inform the AST CEO with a bid letter. AST helps foster
collaboration among members by identifying common interests and communicating potential interest
among members without divulging which members in AST may have interest or pricing information
among members. This helps similarly-situated companies to more rapidly identify patents of interest while
still fully protecting their anonymity while ensuring every member is solely responsible for deciding
whether to bid and the amount of any bid. AST is committed to paying the full market price for patents
we purchase. We are not interested in a bargain, and believe patent owners should realize the full market
value for their patent in a competitive, transparent marketplace. We also believe that a fully transparent
sales process, whereby all interested parties are informed of a patent sale and have the opportunity to
participate in it, is in the best interest of the patent seller and all potential buyers, including AST. Because
ServicesSelling to AST
■調達
・全世界で３０００以上もの特許流流通会社、⼤大学、個⼈人発明家
からポートフォリオ情報を⼊入⼿手
・AST会員の関⼼心のある技術分野の特許の予備的な抽出を⾏行行う
■調達の判断
・抽出した特許を調達するか否かはAST会員の意思決定に基づく
17. Allied Security Trust（ポートフォリオ）
Acquired Portfolios
Acquired Portfolios
Portfolio status is current as of March 17, 2015. For current availability, please contact us.
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Name Status Summary
Costa Verdi Available to AST members
for license.
The patent relates in general to smart homes. Disclosed is a home security
device and its components such as: detectors for detecting smoke, fire, sound
motion etc., human body sensors for detecting location of a human body within
the home, alarms for indicating presence of the human body upon actuation of
detectors and sensors, programmable reporters for communicating with
authorities (e.g., police, fire department etc.) for rescue.
Asset No. Description Asset No. Description
US6762686 Interactive wireless home security detectors.
Patent Offered
US20070256105 Entertainment device configured for
interactive detection and security vigilant
monitoring in communication with a control
server. Publication Offered
Ratri Bajar Available to AST members
for license
The technology relates to video processing in general. Disclosed is a technique
for supplying data files (video sequences) to user terminals for playback/display
by performing various steps such as: deriving playback/display capacity of
terminals by executing mathematical algorithms, selecting versions of requested
data files that matches the playback capacity, forwarding selected version of the
requested data file etc. The technology may be implemented as video
processing techniques.
Asset No. Description Asset No. Description
WO09149967 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES.
publication Expired
US61060272 application Expired
US20110153656 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES.
publication Expired
SEEP2286570 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES. patent
Offered
SE0801345-0 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES.
application Expired
KR20110027769A USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES.
publication Expired
JP2012504261A USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES.
publication Expired
GBEP2286570 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES. patent
Offered
FREP2286570 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES. patent
Offered
EP2286570 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES. patent
Offered
DEEP2286570 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES. patent
Offered
CN102057651A USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES.
publication Expired
CA2726226 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES.
publication Expired
AU2009256869 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES.
publication Expired
AT546007 USER-REQUEST-INITIATED
TRANSMISSION OF DATA FILES.
publication Expired
Kilpauk
Garden
Available to AST members
for license
The technologies in this lot relate to software. 1) One set discloses user
interfaces (e.g., for subscribing navigation services) and techniques such as:
controlling media players based on utterances, making decisions (e.g., for
medical applications) based on received information etc. 2) Another set
discloses techniques such as: performing vehicular functions (e.g., navigation,
voice or video calls etc.) by using mobile phones, displaying information (social
contacts) on a vehicular device etc. The technologies may be implemented as
collaborative software, web services, VoIP etc.
Asset No. Description Asset No. Description
WO/2007/008248 VOICE CONTROL OF A MEDIA PLAYER.
publication Expired
US90012232 application Offered
US90011976 STORE-AND-FORWARD PACKET RADIO
SYSTEM AND METHOD. application
Offered
US90011589 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING
CUSTOMIZABLE GEO-LOCATION
TRACKING SERVICES. application Offered
US90010949 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR
PROVIDING CUSTOMIZABLE GEO-
LOCATION TRACKING SERVICES.
application Expired
US8781523 System, method, and computer program
product for using a cellular phone as an
interface for a VoIP-equipped computer.
patent Offered
US8473152 System, method, and computer program
product for utilizing a communication
channel of a mobile device by a vehicular
assembly. patent Offered
US8364081 System, method, and computer program
product for using a cellular phone as an
interface for a VoIP-equipped computer.
patent Offered
US8265862 System, method, and computer program
product for communicating location-
related information. patent Offered
US8255154 System, method, and computer program
product for social networking utilizing a
vehicular assembly. patent Offered
Member LoginOur TeamAST MembersAcquired PortfoliosServicesSelling to AST
ポートフォ
リオ名
ステータス
特許番号
内容
Costa
Verdi
会員にライ
センス可
US6762686
ホームセキュリティー
デバイス
Ratri
Bajar
会員にライ
センス可
US20110153656
他7件
ビデオ処理、再生、表
示等処理技術
Kilpauk
Garden
会員にライ
センス可
US90011976 他
48件
ユーザーインター
フェース、通話、
ナビゲーション
One
Tree
Hill
売却済み
US6421709
迷惑メールのフィルタ
方法、システム
ポートフォリオの⼀一例例 ポートフォリオ・リスト
出典：ASTのポートフォリオ情報 http://www.alliedsecuritytrust.com/
19. Unified Patents(事前阻⽌止)
Disrupt
The NPE Business Model
Identify NPEs Early Through
-‐‑‒ Assigment records
-‐‑‒ Secondary market
-‐‑‒ Demand letters
-‐‑‒ Litigation
■事前阻⽌止
・Unifiedはパテントトロールのビジネスモデルを事前に阻⽌止する
・具体的には、譲渡記録、特許流流通市場、警告状、訴訟を監視すること
により、早期段階でパテントロールの活動を特定する
