Cash Rich, IP-Savvy MSFT Embraces Role of Patent Dealmaker After acquiring 800 patents and scores of applications and licenses from AOL for $1.1B just two
Author: Bruce Berman
Independent IP observer, adviser and author.
Could AOL Patent Sale Have Netted More Than $1B?
Investor Pressure May Have Triggered a “Too-Quick” Sale It was widely reported yesterday that AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) on Monday agreed to sell more than 800
Tensions Rise Between USPTO and Court of Appeals
Patent Office is in Defiance of CAFC Mandate on Inequitable Conduct, says former Chief IP Executive A former head of IP at a Fortune 100
UK Inventor Burns: Torches Patent He Can’t Afford to Use
The High Cost of Enforcement Compels Him to Destroy His Rights Before Parliament Without the funds to enforce a patent it’s not worth the paper
Wall Street Discovers Patents
Experts Gather in SF for IP-Finance Forum Patents, abstract and esoteric, remain largely a mystery to those on Wall Street. At the same time, the
Alactel-RPX Patent Licensing Venture is Short on Details
Deal is Said to Worth as Much as 1B Euros When Alcatel-Lucent announced recently that Rational Patent Exchange (RPX), the defensive patent aggregator, would be
Perfect Storm is Set to Slam IP Rights, Holders
Everyone Will Take a Hit Broad and largely unfounded disdain for intellectual property rights and holders has gone beyond bickering between operating companies and NPEs,
Occupy IP: New Economy Businesses Clash with Old
It May be Too Much, Too Late for Content Providers Finally Trying to Tame the Internet; a Fresh Approach is Needed [The following appears as
Anti-IP Story Tells Only Part of It
Patent Suits are Declining, Not Increasing A recent Reuters BreakingViews story that ran in The New York Times that says the United States Supreme Court should reverse the
C-Level Execs, Investors Play a Bigger Role in Patent Calls
“Build, License, Buy or Steal?” For many businesses abundant R&D and patent filings provide a good foundation for innovation and sales freedom. But that may be
Dilbert: “I think we can win this patent infringement”
Beating Big Technology with a Good Attitude Scott Adams’ Dilbert is one unique comic strip. In it Adams regularly regards innovation, technology, and (mis)management, and
Patents – The Rights We Love to Hate
A Misunderstood Symbol of Control, Patents are the Rodney Dangerfield of Assets: “They Can’t Get No Respect” – Recent record prices for patent sales and
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