The size of businesses sued most frequently for patent infringement in 2016 were significantly larger than in 2015, when five little-known patent holders were among
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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
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
Patent Valuations: Why do they Differ from Selling Price?
Owners and buyers are frequently out of sync w/ investors Valuations that are either too high or low underscore the need to provide more bracketed
Could AOL Patent Sale Have Netted More Than $1B?
Investor Pressure May Have Triggered a “Too-Quick” Sale It was widely reported yesterday that AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) on Monday agreed to sell more than 800
$12.5b Motorola Sale Nets $1b for “Activist” IP Investor Carl Icahn
Recognition of Patent Value Results in Big Shareholder Win – In developments discussed recently in IP CloseUp, activist IP investor Carl Icahn has made a
Valuations Soar on Smartphone Patents and Stocks
Speculation is Boosting Some Companies for Now; The Shortsighted are Paying a Premium to Compete – What hath the Nortel auction wrought? Never before has
