Song writers may have something to teach inventors when it comes to getting a fair share for their intellectual property rights, or not. Confusion
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High Court’s ruling on damages may re-invigorate patent licensing
The Supreme Court of the United States is in the position to make patent licensing meaningful again. At least that is what some experts believe.
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” —
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
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
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
Poor ROI from top R&D companies is a red flag, says Forbes columnist
Which companies are truly (disruptively) innovative and which are merely using their R&D to maintain a low-growth franchise has become the subject of worthy debate.
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
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