Not all patent licensing businesses are alike. “NPE 2016: The Business of Responsible Licensing,” scheduled for March 22 at the Convene conference in New York,

Not all patent licensing businesses are alike. “NPE 2016: The Business of Responsible Licensing,” scheduled for March 22 at the Convene conference in New York,
A disturbing article by IP Watchdog’s Gene Quinn asks “Who are the real bullies of the patent world?” It’s not patent trolls. They are far
Better than one-in-four of the patents offered to Google for purchase as a result of its Patent Purchase Promotion in May were acquired by the
Uncertainty is putting pressure on patents, trademarks and copyrights. All are facing more scrutiny and a challenging future. Scrutinizing these fundamental issues on December
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
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
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
The comment that follows is from Life360 CEO Chris Hulls in response to the 2/9/15 IP CloseUp post, “Family App Developer Says it’s the Victim
When it comes to invention rights (patents) it is often difficult to determine who is a victim and who is merely promoting its agenda. Life360,
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
Innovation is not threatened by patent “trolls,” says a Virginia IP attorney, but by half-truths about the failure of the patent system spread by businesses
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