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Five New Stocks added to IP Close Up 30 Patent Licensing Index
Finjan, Inventergy, Network-1, Straight Talk and Universal Display have been added to the IP licensing company (PIPCO) stock index, IP Close Up 30. To remain
Public IP Company Challenges will be Heard at IP Business Congress
Interest in public IP licensing companies or PIPCOs continues to build; so do supporters and skeptics. With some 30 trading on various exchanges throughout the
Online Retailer Alibaba ‘Stocks Up’ on U.S. Patents Pre-IPO
In the days preceding what could be the largest U.S. IPO ever, Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has been buying patents as well as filing
New Book Takes a Hard Look at How Businesses Profit from Patents
‘The Intangible Investor’ scrutinizes how to generate the best returns in innovation — Why some significant holders would rather see patents weakened, including their own.
Patent Pricing: One Part Market Value; Two Parts Perceived Need
Google’s recent sale of Motorola Mobility’s handset business to China’s Lenovo is an illustration of how what appeared to have been an over zealous acquisition in 2012 is starting
IP CloseUp 30 Index is Updated
Exclusion of two prominent patent holders will make the IP CloseUp® 30 index of publicly held IP companies (PIPCOs) more relevant. ARM (ARM.L) and Qualcomm (QCOM),
Can a Publicly Held Patent Buying Service Solve the ‘Troll’ Problem?
An article in Fortune by a former litigator examines a possible market solution for what he calls “the nation’s most pressing legal challenge.” Taking on the Trolls
Bold IP Moves Enable Microsoft to Lead in Patent Performance
The inability to dominate in its product lines has not prevented Microsoft from crafting a purposeful IP strategy that has generated billions in patent licensing
Patent Holders Learn to Adapt to More Investor Scrutiny
With a greater role in more businesses’ performance, patent assets and strategy are going under the microscope. The required disclosure and hyper-scrutiny that small public
Rockstar’s Deal with Spherix Could be a Game-Changer for IP Investors
The emerging public IP company space took an an unexpectedly positive turn last week. Rockstar Consortium, with a portfolio of more than 4,000 communications patents,
Article Traces Rise of a Phone Patent over 11 Years and 4 Owners
From Mitsubishi to Apple, to an NPE and finally RPX, one IP asset, several objectives. It’s a hard-knock life for some patents, so says an
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