The disparity in patent damages awards between non-practicing and practicing entities favors NPEs and is growing wider. These findings, counter-intuitive to some, are part of

The disparity in patent damages awards between non-practicing and practicing entities favors NPEs and is growing wider. These findings, counter-intuitive to some, are part of
One of America’s most successful and charitable patent licensing strategists passed away last week. Eugene M. Lang, describe as “an American folk hero” for his
Not all patent owners agree the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is a fairer forum for vetting patent quality today. While some believe that
A few years ago a company whose patents were violated in China had little or no chance of defending its rights. Determined to move beyond
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.
Fintech, or financial technology, is a rapidly growing industry with more than $15 billion of venture capital invested to date and even more on the
Most patent holders would agree that licensing patents for revenue has gone from bad to awful — from difficult less than a decade ago, to
A recently published Harvard Business School working paper found that financial services patents lack quality because they lag their peers in academic citations. “Financial Patent Quality:
Acacia Research Corp. (NASDAQ: ACTG) was slammed in after-hours trading yesterday and is off 20% by noon today. The S&P 500 Index gained .66%. The
The Patent Starter Program announced last week by Google may be less about how the company can help protect young companies from patent “trolls” than
With patent litigation down 13% over 2013, and median damages awards just $2.9 million, the lowest in at least 20 years, NPEs are still besting
On Friday May 8 Google will launch a two week experiment in acquiring patents from mainly small businesses and inventors. Directly, or indirectly, the Patent