Paragraph from Internet of Things: Next Patent War

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The emergence of IoT and the convergence of tech-nologies will lead to an increase in both competitor liti-gation and litigation between traditional non-competitors who become competitors (or at least en-croach on each other’s technological spaces) through the emergence of IoT devices. The recent smartphone patent wars provide an example of how convergence can result in non-competitors (and even partners) be-coming competitors, and the widespread litigation that can result.

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