“Something Must Be Done About Daubert” By Russell L. Parr, CFA, ASA, CLP, RPOP[i] Expert witnesses in patent infringement cases often are the subject of

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

Perfect Storm is Set to Slam IP Rights, Holders
Everyone Will Take a Hit Broad and largely unfounded disdain for intellectual property rights and holders has gone beyond bickering between operating companies and NPEs,

Occupy IP: New Economy Businesses Clash with Old
It May be Too Much, Too Late for Content Providers Finally Trying to Tame the Internet; a Fresh Approach is Needed [The following appears as

Anti-IP Story Tells Only Part of It
Patent Suits are Declining, Not Increasing A recent Reuters BreakingViews story that ran in The New York Times that says the United States Supreme Court should reverse the

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

Dilbert: “I think we can win this patent infringement”
Beating Big Technology with a Good Attitude Scott Adams’ Dilbert is one unique comic strip. In it Adams regularly regards innovation, technology, and (mis)management, and

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

“Patent Failure” Fails to Recognize Danger of Too Much Repair
A Reply to Professors Bessen and Meurer’s Book About the Difficulty of Perfecting the Patent System By Roya Ghafele and Benjamin Gibert The publication of

City of Brotherly Love Ranks High in IP Holders, Advisors
iPlaces: Patents Pave Philadelphia Freeway Often overshadowed in technology and finance by the likes of San Francisco-Silicon Valley, Boston and New York, Philadelphia is right
Rumored Investor Stake Fuels RIM IP Asset Speculation
Icahn Interest May Enhance Patent Value or Inflate It – Patent portfolios are making some investors smarter, others richer and companies confused. They also are