Despite their increased size and capital most small public companies that rely significantly on patent licensing have yet to prove they can compete with other
Public IP Company Challenges will be Heard at IP Business Congress
Interest in public IP licensing companies or PIPCOs continues to build; so do supporters and skeptics. With some 30 trading on various exchanges throughout the
Top Plaintiffs are Operating Cos Not NPEs, New Study Shows
Seven of the top ten plaintiffs with the most patents asserted in cases open in 2013 are operating companies. Data presented in a report released
Online Retailer Alibaba ‘Stocks Up’ on U.S. Patents Pre-IPO
In the days preceding what could be the largest U.S. IPO ever, Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, has been buying patents as well as filing
New Book Takes a Hard Look at How Businesses Profit from Patents
‘The Intangible Investor’ scrutinizes how to generate the best returns in innovation — Why some significant holders would rather see patents weakened, including their own.
The Times IP Supplement Targets Mainstream Readers
The Times of London today published a sponsored 16-page special report devoted to intellectual property developments that addresses general and business readers with sprightly illustrated
Patent Pricing: One Part Market Value; Two Parts Perceived Need
Google’s recent sale of Motorola Mobility’s handset business to China’s Lenovo is an illustration of how what appeared to have been an over zealous acquisition in 2012 is starting
Silicon Valley Execs Collude to Steal from Engineers, says Pando Daily
Confidential internal Google and Apple memos, buried within piles of court dockets and reviewed by and reported in PandoDaily, clearly show that what began as a
IP CloseUp 30 Index is Updated
Exclusion of two prominent patent holders will make the IP CloseUp® 30 index of publicly held IP companies (PIPCOs) more relevant. ARM (ARM.L) and Qualcomm (QCOM),
Can a Publicly Held Patent Buying Service Solve the ‘Troll’ Problem?
An article in Fortune by a former litigator examines a possible market solution for what he calls “the nation’s most pressing legal challenge.” Taking on the Trolls
Patent Troll “Witch Hunt” Slammed; IP Litigation Tactics, Too
Companies and lawmakers who bash businesses that license patents got a dose of their own bitter medicine this week when their techniques were compared with
Pandora Suit Against ASCAP May Portend Future for Inventors as well as Songwriters
The royalties guaranteed to songwriters for playing their work on radio, television, and in restaurants and retail establishments are being threatened by a law suit
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