While the court’s decision to enhance damages last week is a big positive, Google is unlikely to accept defeat without a fight. Vringo, Inc.’s shares
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Most ‘Trolls’ are More ‘Grey Hat’ than Black, Says Veteraran IP Exec
Bad actors no more define all NPEs than they do all high-tech companies, even though many use inventions without paying. A nasty dispute involving an
Dueling Data: Patent Dispute Stats Don’t Add Up
U.S. Government Accountability Office and some IP information sources differ on whether there is a patent troll problem. In a comprehensive study examining forces impacting the patent system
Trolls are Not the Only Bad Actors in Patent System, nor Most Damaging
Businesses that routinely steal others inventions are hoping that new legislation will make patent infringement more acceptable. When it comes to bad behavior so-called patent
Judge Koh Throws Out Damages Award in Apple v. Samsung
Apple’s high-profile and short-lived win against Samsung may turn into the licensing agreement that it should have been in the first place. On Friday Judge
UK Inventor Burns: Torches Patent He Can’t Afford to Use
The High Cost of Enforcement Compels Him to Destroy His Rights Before Parliament Without the funds to enforce a patent it’s not worth the paper
Guest Column: Russell Parr
“Something Must Be Done About Daubert” By Russell L. Parr, CFA, ASA, CLP, RPOP[i] Expert witnesses in patent infringement cases often are the subject of
Innovative IP Models Generate Cash, Provide Alternatives
New Patent Businesses are Diverse and Well-Capitalized A wider range of intelligent businesses are achieving higher returns on patents by extracting direct profits or providing
Six Years of Talks Fail in Ford Patent Dispute
Flash(back) of Genius? Ford Motor Company was sued twice in one week by businesses that say it is infringing their hands-free inventions, including the company’s popular SYNC voice-command technology If it looks
Cook Book by Innovative IP Owner is No Recipe for Success
Myhrvold’s ‘Modernist Cuisine’ Inspires and Confounds – Over the past ten years much has been written about Intellectual Ventures, the IP acquisition and licensing business, and its enigmatic founder, Nathan Myhrvold. A
New Wealth of Nations is Focus of Int’l IP Gathering
550+ to Participate in 2011 CIP Forum – The New Wealth of Nations is the focus of a gathering to be hosted May 29-June by the Center for Intellectual Property Studies in
New Patent Litigation Survey Confirms NPE Growth
What’s Fueling Higher Awards? Damages awards for NPEs (non-practicing patent owning entities) are on average triple those of practicing entities, according to handy 2010 Patent
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