“Patent troll” is a pejorative term. A more neutral term is a “Non-practicing entity” or NPE. An NPE is a company that sells no products or services of its own. In their most controversial form, NPEs purchase patents on the open market and then assert them against operating companies, like AT&T […]
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The end of vertical integration and the upcoming Modular Production is on of the most important trends in the future challenges for companies in Photonics. Thinking about the case of the Japanese companies: Vertical integration was a key success factor for Japanese traditional industries as automotive and basic electronics consumer electronics. […]
The end of vertical integration and upcoming Modular Production
About Photonics: Photonics21.org “Future Challenges in the Photonics Market” Kimio Tatsuno, PhD http://www.photonics21.org/download/future_challenges.pdf National Research Council. Optics and Photonics: Essential Technologies for Our Nation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2013.