As semiconductor firms continue to make significant investments in research and development activities—totaling $34 billion in 2015, according to one calculation—it follows that industry participants will engage in actions necessary to protect the inventions and technological advances produced by those efforts. This Jones Day White Paper reviews patent prosecution and litigation trends in the semiconductor industry. The White Paper concludes with a summary of what semiconductor industry participants can expect relating to patent matters in the months ahead.
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