Experts Gather in SF for IP-Finance Forum Patents, abstract and esoteric, remain largely a mystery to those on Wall Street. At the same time, the
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Alactel-RPX Patent Licensing Venture is Short on Details
Deal is Said to Worth as Much as 1B Euros When Alcatel-Lucent announced recently that Rational Patent Exchange (RPX), the defensive patent aggregator, would be
C-Level Execs, Investors Play a Bigger Role in Patent Calls
“Build, License, Buy or Steal?” For many businesses abundant R&D and patent filings provide a good foundation for innovation and sales freedom. But that may be
U.S.-Funded Alternative Energy Patents Fall into Foreign Hands
Solar Subterfuge By Daniel Scotto, Whitehall Financial Advisors LLC The value of energy assets has taken a giant leap backward. What used to be simply
Patents – The Rights We Love to Hate
A Misunderstood Symbol of Control, Patents are the Rodney Dangerfield of Assets: “They Can’t Get No Respect” – Recent record prices for patent sales and
Innovative IP Models Generate Cash, Provide Alternatives
New Patent Businesses are Diverse and Well-Capitalized A wider range of intelligent businesses are achieving higher returns on patents by extracting direct profits or providing
$12.5b Motorola Sale Nets $1b for “Activist” IP Investor Carl Icahn
Recognition of Patent Value Results in Big Shareholder Win – In developments discussed recently in IP CloseUp, activist IP investor Carl Icahn has made a
Video: Smartphone Patent Fight is Also a War of Words
“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
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
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
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