Inventor and entrepreneur Jay Walker says new ideas are needed to make innovation less contentious. He wants to make “no fault” patent licensing a reality.
Big Media is Buying into YouTube Networks; IP Battles May Loom
New sources of content created independently, produced cheaply and distributed on YouTube are challenging network and cable TV dominance. The impact on copyright and brand
LES Hot Topic: “Public IP Cos, Their Impact and Business Models”
Licensing Executives Society session at annual meeting in SF will also look at PIPCOs’ profile, performance and future. This year’s LES annual meeting in San Francisco,
Vringo Stock Dive: Bad Day in Court or Flawed Business Model?
Google’s successful CAFC appeal has vacated Vringo’s already reduced $30M award. Could it have quit while it was ahead? Vringo stock traded as high as
Post-Grant Reviews are Shaping NPE Patent Quality & Portfolio Size
More and better patents have greater meaning for licensors now that a petitioner can seek an internal review (IPR) canceling a patent because of a
PwC Patent Litigation Study: More Suits and NPEs; Fewer Big Awards
What’s to be learned from PwC’s 2014 Patent Litigation Survey that we don’t already know? Patent suits are at an all-time high, with almost 6,500
Despite Limiting Dubious Rights and Behaviors, Patents are More Uncertain than Ever
It’s unclear whether attempts by lawmakers and the courts to rein-in invalid patents and bad patent-holder behavior have succeeded in improving the system. Whatever the
Enhancing IP Deals will be Focus of LES’ 50th Anniv’y Meeting in SF
The Licensing Executive Society will celebrate its 50th year in 2014 holding education and networking meetings for patent and other IP holders and investors. The
2014 Patent Verdicts Suggest the Best IP Rights Remain Valuable if More Difficult to Monetize
While $50 million-and-up patent verdicts were up in the first half of 2014, there were only two wins higher than $131M and none from NPEs.
First Wireless Phone is Among 18 Early Inventions Filmed by Pathé
Coming up with better ideas for communication and transportation is nothing new. British Pathe captured many of the 20th Century’s most innovative on film. A
Copyright Monetization Business is Latest IP Enforcement Play
New IP licensing model is generating opportunity for content providers and investors; obstacles for file-sharers. Rightscorp is an IP licensing business model of a different stripe.
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
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