“What’s Going On?” says Google Chief Legal Officer About Collaborative Bidding – The battle between Google (GOOG) and is smartphone rivals including Apple (AAPL) and
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Valuations Soar on Smartphone Patents and Stocks
Speculation is Boosting Some Companies for Now; The Shortsighted are Paying a Premium to Compete – What hath the Nortel auction wrought? Never before has
Kearns’ Son Still Fuming Over Wiper Blade Fight
Unreasonably high patent licensing hurdles are a “license to steal” – In messages from Robert Kearns’ son Dennis received this week by IP Insider (now, IP CloseUp), it is
Six Years of Talks Fail in Ford Patent Dispute
Flash(back) of Genius? Ford Motor Company was sued twice in one week by businesses that say it is infringing their hands-free inventions, including the company’s popular SYNC voice-command technology If it looks
Shareholders are Biggest Loser in Nortel Patent Sale
Where Was Nortel Management Before Bankruptcy Filing? Significant patent value was not something that Nortel senior management apparently believed it was sitting atop when it filed for bankruptcy reorganization under Canadian
Schumer: Strike Affirmed Patents That Cost Banks $400m
Senator Seeks Free IP Pass for Banks – Senator Charles Schumer, D-NY, a staunch supporter of financial institutions in his home state, is seeking a
Madison Avenue: An Emerging Center for IP Commerce
Mad Men Thrive in Mid-Town – Once the iconic Main Street of the advertising industry, Madison Avenue has quietly evolved into a center for Manhattan’s
Wall Street to Patents: "We Love You, Man"
IP Cash is King Right Now – JP Morgan analyst Paul Coster takes a long look at Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG), a company that
Reputation Counts for Patent Portfolios, Holders
Patent “Brands” are Serious Business – IP pros and stakeholders share an embarrassing secret: both are generally in the dark when it comes to how patents generate
The Great Patent Debate Will Kick-Off Day Two of World IP Business Congress in San Francisco
Do Patents Help or Hurt Innovation? Skepticism about the patent system is growing even as more businesses and people benefit from IP rights. Recent passage
Cook Book by Innovative IP Owner is No Recipe for Success
Myhrvold’s ‘Modernist Cuisine’ Inspires and Confounds – Over the past ten years much has been written about Intellectual Ventures, the IP acquisition and licensing business, and its enigmatic founder, Nathan Myhrvold. A
Pharma Cos Face "Patent Cliff" as Protection Expires
Ten Blockbusters will End in Two Years – An article in Daily Finance says that patents that are expiring on many top-selling drugs will cause pharmaceutical
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