News and expert analysis on IP developments from the courts to the USPTO.
By Jeffrey C. Johnson | March 25, 2014
Unless payment of a purchase price is otherwise guaranteed, patent sellers need to consider, and in most instances insist on obtaining, a security interest in the patents being sold.
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By Juliana Kenny | March 19, 2014
In short, the patent troll usually ends up forcing the smaller company to license its patents rather than empty its pockets to fight for its own IP rights in court. Wisconsins Senate Bill 498 contains provisions that attempt to curb this activity.
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By Cyrus Morton, David Prange | March 19, 2014
The scary initial conclusion is that if the Board can find the limitations of your claim anywhere in the prior art, they will put it all together and invalidate the claim.
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By David E. Mixon, David Vance Lucas | March 18, 2014
Any well managed IP portfolio and strategy should include an assessment of IP threats, including litigation and business risks. Only by identifying these risks proactively can companies truly protect and leverage their valuable IP assets.
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By Kurt Wedel | March 18, 2014
While there are still those who would argue that paper-light is a myth, there are many attorneys and other IP professionals who have made, or are making, it a profitable and enjoyable reality.
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By Sandip H. Patel | March 18, 2014
The Courts review of the Cybor standard may well be inevitable in view of the Federal Circuits recently articulated division over the propriety of that standard.
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By Rich Steeves | March 17, 2014
But, like those pesky kernels at the bottom of the bucket that wont go away, Popcorn Time may still linger. Developers from movie torrent site YTS have indicated that they might take on the Popcorn Time project.
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By Stefanie Mosca | March 17, 2014
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board is small but powerful authority that allows a facing a lawsuit to challenge whether the patent should have been issued in the first place.
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By Amanda Ciccatelli | March 14, 2014
As of late, the DMCA has been referred to as "the third rail of IP politics," due to the controversy it attracts. But, the balance that Congress struck in 1998 places compliance burdens on service providers and provides both with benefits.
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By Rich Steeves | March 13, 2014
Last week at the Best Practices in Patent Monetization conference, Dr. Ryan Sullivan, president of Quant Economics, Inc., gave a lecture on the best approaches to patent valuation.
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