NPE

(Non-Practicing Entity) See patent troll.

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NPE Maintenance aims to meet its turnover target by generating business in the housing, retail and industrial sectors - and meet fourhour response times for urgent repairs and maintenance jobs via a nationwide network of approved contractors for electrical, plumbing, joinery, decorating, security and drainage.

Company aiming to double up

The Snapdragon NPE is engineered to provide developers with software tools to accelerate deep neural network workloads on mobile and other edge devices powered by Snapdragon processors.

United States : Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine Now Available on Qualcomm Developer Network

In this two-hour live Webcast, a panel of key thought leaders and professionals assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss specialized defense strategies and tools for handling NPE litigation, and recent developments, trends and challenges related to NPEs in patent litigation.

The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on How to Effectively Deal with NPE Patent Litigation Live Webcast

In short, fighting NPE litigation only wastes time (litigations typically last at least 11 months and often take years to resolve) and money (legal fees alone can easily reach six figures and settlement amounts are often inflated by the litigation process).

Reducing exposure to patent trolls

Based on our unique ability to quantify patent risk company by company, we have designed an effective risk transfer solution for companies to insure themselves and their customers against NPE litigation," said John A.

RPX launches indemnification coverage for NPE litigation

At NPE, HPM will launch two new lines of machines to accompany its existing HST series of servo-hydraulic toggle presses from 60 to 650 tons.

The new HPM launches electric & two-platen machines

Most NPE suits were filed in just a few districts, most prominently the Eastern District of Texas and in Delaware.

Patent litigation down, tech companies still targets

These small companies don't have the seasoned in-house IP teams or deep pockets that would let them efficiently deal with NPE assertions.

Patent risk: Not just a big company problem

NPE 2012 attracted 1,933 exhibitors more than in each of the three previous NPEs.

Show success for the sunshine state

Li Ning spokesperson Zhang Xiaoyan said the NPE amount in their products is in line with European Union standards.

Greenpeace detects harmful chemical affecting reproductive system in China's branded sportswear

Business development director Dave Graham said: "At NPE we constantly strive to improve our service offering across the board and to do so requires ongoing investment in many areas of the business, with a key focus on plant and equipment.

Engineers investing in new machinery

I am also keen to pass on my experience by mentoring some of NPE's up-and-coming talented workforce so that they too have a better understanding commercially of the part they play in the ongoing success of NPE.