Companies and lawmakers who bash businesses that license patents got a dose of their own bitter medicine this week when their techniques were compared with
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March LES Meeting will Enable Attendees to Customize
The first-ever mid-year LES meeting featuring presentations by Judge James F. Holderman and former USPTO Commissioner David Kappos, will also be the first to provide
Appointment & Timing of “Deputy” USPTO Director Disturbs Many
By naming former Google IP Chief Michelle Lee Deputy Director the Obama administration has tipped the patent scales in favor of tech businesses with special
Patent Holders can Learn from Angry Musician’s File Sharing Fight
A song writer makes a strong case against businesses that profit wildly from his and others innovators’ work. Heavy metal band Metallica got serious about
Most ‘Trolls’ are More ‘Grey Hat’ than Black, Says Veteraran IP Exec
Bad actors no more define all NPEs than they do all high-tech companies, even though many use inventions without paying. A nasty dispute involving an
Bill Introduced to Criminalize Purchase of Counterfeits in NYC
Legislation would make NY the first U.S. city to prosecute buyers of fake goods with jail terms of up to one year. The New York
Music Pirate Kim Dotcom Schmitz Launches a (Tired) Second Act
File sharing kingpin hopes to evade authorities by using complex encryption scheme. A year after being shut down for running Megaupload, an illegal music file
In Memoriam: Andrew Sarris, An American Original
Film Historian & Critic Broke New Ground Andrew Sarris, who died recently, was the greatest American film historian and, over a more than fifty year
Irresponsible Op-Eds Distort IP Facts, Promote Mis-Information
These Writers Don’t Improve Innovation, They Trample On It Why are bright people uncharacteristically dense when it comes to understanding patents? Ignorance about a simultaneously
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
“Patent Failure” Fails to Recognize Danger of Too Much Repair
A Reply to Professors Bessen and Meurer’s Book About the Difficulty of Perfecting the Patent System By Roya Ghafele and Benjamin Gibert The publication of
City of Brotherly Love Ranks High in IP Holders, Advisors
iPlaces: Patents Pave Philadelphia Freeway Often overshadowed in technology and finance by the likes of San Francisco-Silicon Valley, Boston and New York, Philadelphia is right
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