Fintech, or financial technology, is a rapidly growing industry with more than $15 billion of venture capital invested to date and even more on the
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PIPCO stocks soar in a surprising first half for the second quarter
In what some patent holders are hoping will be a harbinger of things to come, publicly traded IP licensing companies are enjoying an unusually strong
The “new normal” is focus of IP Business Congress in Barcelona
With traditional patent strategies under pressure to show that they are still relevant, business as usual in the IP space is no longer the same.
Automobile industry convergence is the focus of Detroit IP conference
Over the past ten years or so the motor car of the 20th century has been transformed from a mechanical conveyance to a high-speed information
Patent licensing index significantly outperformed the S&P 500 in Q1
The eagerly sought bottom for publicly traded patent licensing companies may have been reached according to the data provided by an intellectual property index that
The impact of higher patent licensing hurdles may not be fully understood
Most patent holders would agree that licensing patents for revenue has gone from bad to awful — from difficult less than a decade ago, to
Jury awards Merck $200M in patent damages, 10% of what it had sought
A California jury has awarded pharmaceutical drug company Merck $200 million, a fraction of what it had sought, for infringement of two of its patents
Validated Merck patents could mean a $3B+ windfall, after appeals
While many high-tech patents are suffering from devaluation the value of some pharmaceutical patents is soaring. Merck & Co. won a legal victory over
Survey: Almost half of all 2015 patent suits were filed in E.D. Texas
The Eastern District of Texas (E.D. Tx.) is responsible for almost half of all patent suits filed in 2015, and one judge, Rodney Gilstrap, is
“Secrets” is required reading for informed managers and investors
In an information age that worships data and transparency, the trade or business secret has never been more valuable. “Secrets” is an essential guide to
Algorithm: patent transactions have decreased 78% since 2013
If it seems like US patent transactions have fallen dramatically over past few years you are not imagining things, says a Chicago patent attorney. According
Burford Capital, Digimarc and Imagination added to IP CloseUp 30
Three public companies that are active in patent licensing or highly dependent on patents for success have been added to the IP CloseUp 30 index
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