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Qualcomm counter-offensive reminds NY Times readers who put the ‘smart’ in smartphone
Qualcomm is the first known patent licensor to tout its invention prowess in a New York Times ad directed at the business community. One of the
Apple is seeking to cut license royalties paid to record labels
While the share of revenue from streaming paid to record labels and recording artists is rising, Apple Inc., among the fairest licensees in on-line music,
New book: tech elites’ disregard for privacy & IP must be managed
Can Internet monopolies – adept at providing at providing information – be prevented from violating the rights of individuals, businesses and IP holders, and impeding innovation?
Center for IP Understanding is started by leading IP execs to raise awareness, improve attitudes
The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding (CIPU), an independent, unaffiliated non-profit dedicated to increasing IP awareness and improving negative attitudes towards patents, copyrights and other
Experts: Void from U.S. patent “train wreck” is being filled by China’s patent system
In a few short years China’s patent system has gone from an IP rights wannabe to one of the most responsive and patent-friendly systems in
Tech cos use patents to turn up the volume on smarter hearing devices
Aging baby boomers, exposed to a lifetime of loud music, are more demanding than past generations about the quality of what and how they hear. Don’t expect
Symantec acquires Blue Coat, a leading IPR filer with a $289M loss
Cybersecurity firm Blue Coat Systems has decided to opt-out of an initial public offering and sell itself to software security leader Symantec for $4.65 billion.
Automobile industry convergence is the focus of Detroit IP conference
Over the past ten years or so the motor car of the 20th century has been transformed from a mechanical conveyance to a high-speed information
Samsung is the leading US patent holder, 24,000 ahead of IBM
Of the top eleven active US patent holders, only four are American companies. But who gets the best return on their innovation rights is less
Survey: Almost half of all 2015 patent suits were filed in E.D. Texas
The Eastern District of Texas (E.D. Tx.) is responsible for almost half of all patent suits filed in 2015, and one judge, Rodney Gilstrap, is
Technology companies back as top patent defendants in 2016
While it may seem like all of the patent infringement targets are large technology companies in 2015, at least 7 of the top 10 defendants
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