Financial analyst uses scenario planning to predict rosy future for Apple investors
An article in CNNMoney suggests results of the smartphone patent wars will boost Apple’s share price from $35 to $260. Financial analyst Philip Elmer-DeWitt used scenario planning techniques, plugging in multiple outcomes, to derive his conclusions. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Legos’ effort to use trademark law to extend their patent challenged in the U.S.
Legos’ aggressive attempt to use a 1999 trademark of a 3D photographic representation of the “studs and tubes” interlocking system on their toy building blocks as a long-expired patent extender looks to be in its last stages. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this [...]
USPTO reports on the first three months of “fast tracking”
With patent reform came a resumption of the Track I Prioritized Patent Examination Program. For $4,800, an applicant for a patent can by-pass the long queue and secure “priority” examination, having their application processed to completion within 12 months (without further required submissions). Theoretically the process does not improve the likelihood of a patent grant. [...]
New IP rights clearinghouse announced
The first PR has been released on a new online auction and clearinghouse for patent and trademark rights. Roger Shashoua, the founder of IPR Connections™, stated the firm will provide an alternative for industry, inventors and other owners of patents and trademarks to connect through licenses with partners worldwide. “IPR Connections’ objective is to be [...]
While an Apple patent prevails, an Apple trademark suffers a serious blow
As we reported, the high profile ITC ruling for Apple last month in its battle with HTC was modest, at best, serving only to force the Android OEM to design around a minor feature. Apple can only hope to have several such battle victories eventually add up to an Android product that is not as [...]
Trade secrets: management and valuation
Trade secrets are difficult to define, and trade secret law even more so. Even the first sentence points to confusion. Is it trade secrets or trade secret? Are trade secrets IP rights, or do the courts think of trade secrets actions as common law torts? Trade secrets aren’t registered … that would defeat the purpose. [...]
USPTO seeking comments on American Invents Act
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has made three proposed changes to the rules of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which changes the U.S. patent system from a first-to-invent to a first-to-file system. (Search AIA at ipvalue-site.com). The agency is seeking comments on the changes, notes Travis Stanford of courthouse news.com. Public comment is due [...]
Intel trademarks Ultrabook™, but is the horse already out of the barn?
MacBook Air defined the market. Light, thin, attractive, high-performance, energy conserving laptops will sell, and at a premium price. They have collectively taken on the label “ultrabooks,” a natural combination of ultra-light or ultra-thin and notebook (though more likely an extension of MacBook). Now Intel has trademarked “Ultrabook™.” Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare [...]
How much is a customer worth?
Valuators encounter this question a lot, in executing purchase price allocations, in calculating damages, etc.: how much are customers worth, in the form of a customer list or customer relationships? Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Patent litigation going to the dogs
When you think of patent litigation, high-tech companies like Apple, Google, and Microsoft come to mind. But even simple inventions can spur a rash of patent litigation. In this case, FURminator Inc. is sparring with other companies to protect the patent on its pet grooming tool ,which is basically a clipper blade stuck on a [...]
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