Uncertainty is putting pressure on patents, trademarks and copyrights. All are facing more scrutiny and a challenging future. Scrutinizing these fundamental issues on December
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PIPEX patent company index falls 15.4% for 3Q, double the S&P 500
The PIPEX intellectual property sector stock index fell more than twice as much as the S&P 500 as the effects of the Alice and IPRs,
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
Vision meets commerce is focus of the 50th LES annual meeting in NY
Big Ideas: The Intersection of Innovation & Business is the theme of this years Licensing Executives Society annual meeting to be held in New York, October
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
London IP Summit to be Headed by Europe’s Leading Patent Licensor
This year’s London IP Summit will be chaired by Stephen Pattison of ARM Holdings Plc, one of the world’s leading patent licensing companies. The 4th
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
Apple acquires 26 finger print scanning patents from failed startup
26 of a tiny company’s 31 finger print scanning patents were recently transferred to Apple. How Apple plans to use the invention rights is not
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
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