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
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Does Google’s patent buying experiment put it in competition w/ Intellectual Ventures and RPX?
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
Patent quality — Is a “shared responsibility”, says IBM; it does not represent invention quality or IP value
There is a great deal of agreement that patent quality is lacking, but surprisingly little about how to define and achieve it. Patent quality is
Patent ‘Quality Summit’ will be open to the public, March 25-26
The goal of the USPTO gathering is to promote discussion of ways to improve patent quality. The first Patent Quality Summit will take place at
More Patent Holders, Filers Need to be Mindful of Bad Behaviors
Companies that denigrate independent patent holders who enforce their rights should take care not put all of the blame for the patent system’s ills on
Responsible Patent Licensing is Focus of NY Financial Conference
Executives of top patent holders will participate in “NPE 2015: The Business of Responsible Licensing” to be held in NYC’s financial district on March 12.
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
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.
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
