IP Asset-land – Some places lend themselves to innovation. Some also lend themselves to new uses of innovation rights. Silicon Valley is one such area. In and

IP Asset-land – Some places lend themselves to innovation. Some also lend themselves to new uses of innovation rights. Silicon Valley is one such area. In and
Bill Language “Little Improved” Patent reform is back in the news and those who are watching developments say there have been few. The bill now before
MOSAID Buys AST Patents MOSAID a well-know Canadian NPE that owns approximately 2,000 semiconductor, communications and related patents disclosed on March 3 in a regulatory
Patents: Use Them or Lose Them Russell L. Parr, President of Intellectual Property Research Associates, Inc. (IPRA), is at the top tier of the IP
IPL&B is Folded into Corporate Counsel I learned recently that IP Law & Businesses, a decade old monthly published by American Lawyer Media, was folded
The Ocean Liner and the Speed Boat Joe Beyers headed IP business at H-P where for decades he helped to monetize thousands of patents and other innovation rights in
Acquistion Values CPA Global at $1.5B A majority stake in CPA Global, one of the largest patent and legal services companies, was recently acquired by
From Frames to Claims Many of you are aware that since 2002 I have been writing a regular column for IAM magazine, IP Investor. We
BW (yawn… ) on Patent Trolls Business Week recently ran a special report under the heading “CEO Guide to Patent Trolls.” Much of the five-article
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