Google may be patent vulnerable in 2012
In 2012, expect to see Google Inc. in continuing patent litigation. Google is vulnerable because it has a relatively “tiny patent portfolio with which to defend itself,” writes Jay Greene of www.cnet.com. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Are gTLDs a threat to the value of your IP?
gTLDs are generic top level domains, the most popular today being .com, .net, .biz, .org and .gov. Beginning early in 2012, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) will begin taking applications for any string of three characters or more as a top level domain. As Maria Crimi Speth, of Jaburg Wilk, writes, any [...]
IP filings worldwide rebound in 2010, despite economic turmoil
Intellectual property (IP) filings worldwide rebounded strongly in 2010 after a considerable decline in 2009, a new report by WIPO recently uncovered. The recovery in IP filings was stronger than the overall economic recovery. Patent and trademark filings grew by 7.2% and 11.8% respectively in 2010 compared to growth of 5.1% in the global gross domestic product [...]
Stern School of Business to offer IP evaluation and commercialization course
It’s an oft-heard lament regarding intellectual property management and valuation: “It’s not taught in business school.” Now, in what appears to be a hopeful sign for IP investment and management, NYU’s Stern School of Business has created a course that “focuses on learning how to identify and evaluate a good technology commercialization opportunity” and “how [...]
New university technology transfer model will invite industry partners
IP ownership is one of the critical issues in sponsored research in university settings. Under most circumstances or unless otherwise specified, the Bayh-Dole Act allows that IP rights from government-sponsored research are owned by the university. What about industry-sponsored research? Many universities have agreements in place specifying they own the IP rights stemming from faculty [...]
Wake Forest technology transfer has to respond to its own patent cliff
The Vacuum-Assisted Closure (VAC) wound treatment device was developed by professors at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and is used worldwide. Two related patents were licensed to KCI (Kinetic Concepts Inc.) and the university earned nearly $300M in royalties over a four year period. That appears to be coming to a screeching halt. Bookmark on [...]
Uniloc expert fails to analyze sufficiently comparable licenses
To calculate reasonable royalty damages for patent infringement, financial experts must now comply with the tighter Uniloc v. Microsoft standard, which only permits reliance on comparable licenses with a “discernible link to the claimed technology”. Importantly, this link must account for both the technological and economic differences between the prior licenses and the patents-in-suit. Bookmark [...]
Attempt to use trademark law to stifle criticism falls short
Opinion Corp. publishes … well … opinions. Strident opinions. Ascentive didn’t like that consumer complaints posted on the Opinion Corp. website attracted search activity and competitive advertising, and they sought to protect their reputation by filing a trademark infringement action. Judge Leo Glasser wasn’t impressed. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about [...]
ITC publishes its twice-delayed decision in Apple vs. HTC
HTC was found guilty of infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647. In boxing parlance, however, it looks much like (at best) a split decision, and Asian investors think it’s a win for HTC. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
New IP exchange to open in 2012
IPXI is almost ready to open a new public exchange of IP rights, allowing patent owners to publicly list and license rights to their technology in the form of Unit License Right™ (ULR) contacts. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
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