Acacia Research Corp. (NASDAQ: ACTG) was slammed in after-hours trading yesterday and is off 20% by noon today. The S&P 500 Index gained .66%. The
Category: Litigation
More patent holders (and buyers) are valuing perception over reality
Lack of certainty and the high cost of monetizing patents are motivating some businesses to acquire impressive looking patents, not necessarily valid or essential ones.
“Happy Birthday” is an orphan copyright, not yet public domain
U.S. District Judge George H. King’s ruling earlier this week means that “Happy Birthday to You” is now what’s known as an “orphan work” —
E.D. TX patent suits up 165% in first half; NY and So Cal also gain
After a dip in filings for 2014, Texas is back as the undisputed leader in hearing patent suits filed by plaintiffs for the first half
Patent quality puzzle is dissected in new WIP0 magazine article
A good patent is becoming increasingly harder to find. In the current issue of WIPO Magazine my article, “The puzzle that is patent quality,” looks at
“Triumph” book reexamines the case that launched 10,000 patent suits
Polaroid v. Kodak, concluded in 1991 after 15 years, was the first “billion dollar” patent damages award ($909 million). Until this year, it was the
Google’s patent giveaway is not really about saving startups from predators
The Patent Starter Program announced last week by Google may be less about how the company can help protect young companies from patent “trolls” than
PIPX patent licensing company index beat the S&P 500 in the 2Q
The PIPX Index of 14 of the larger publicly held patent licensing companies rose by 2.1% for the second quarter 2015, beating the S&P 500
1Q + 2Q 2015 = downer for most PIPCOs; a few bright spots shine
Shares of public IP companies (PIPCOs) continued to fare poorly in the 2Q of 2015. The stock of companies with larger market capitalization tended to
Financial patent eligibility and quality will be featured at Financial Services IP Summit, 7/22-23 in NYC
Legal executives from the leading banks and financial institutions, patent attorneys, outside counsel, prosecutors, judges and lawmakers will gather in New York July 22-23 to
Patent values are hit by uncertainty; operating co buying overtakes NPE
Three things are needed to succeed today in patent licensing: more capital, more patience and more good patents, which are in increasingly short supply. Uncertainty
NPEs are winning 4.5x more in damages than opcos, new PwC patent litigation study shows
With patent litigation down 13% over 2013, and median damages awards just $2.9 million, the lowest in at least 20 years, NPEs are still besting
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