“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
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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
Madison Avenue: An Emerging Center for IP Commerce
Mad Men Thrive in Mid-Town – Once the iconic Main Street of the advertising industry, Madison Avenue has quietly evolved into a center for Manhattan’s
Wall Street to Patents: "We Love You, Man"
IP Cash is King Right Now – JP Morgan analyst Paul Coster takes a long look at Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTG), a company that
Reputation Counts for Patent Portfolios, Holders
Patent “Brands” are Serious Business – IP pros and stakeholders share an embarrassing secret: both are generally in the dark when it comes to how patents generate
Keith Richard’s Bio Details Lost Rights to Early Works
Stones’ Costly Music (Biz) Lesson- I just finished the Keith Richards’ bio, Life, and am wondering how my sailing buddy Paul, a road manager and
Defensive Patent Acquirer is Going Public
RPX Files S-1 with the SEC It’s amazing what you can learn, or infer, from a Securities and Exchange Commission S-1 registration statement, which RPX has
New Patent Litigation Survey Confirms NPE Growth
What’s Fueling Higher Awards? Damages awards for NPEs (non-practicing patent owning entities) are on average triple those of practicing entities, according to handy 2010 Patent
Sale of Telco Patents May Change Tech Power Balance
Bidding Frenzy Likely for Nortel Rights Reuters broke a story that bids for the remaining Nortel Networks patents worth up to $1 billion are due
