Fish & Richardson named top U.S. IP law firm for second year in a row
Fish & Richardson has received “Tier 1″ IP rankings in every national U.S. category — Patent Prosecution, Patent Litigation, Life Sciences, and ITC — in Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine’s annual ranking of the top IP law firms in the U.S., www.marketwatch.com recently reported. This is the second year in a row that Fish has [...]
New USPTO patent regulations may foster more litigation
One of the goals of the America Invents Act (AIA) was to cut down on the number of patent litigation cases being filed. But recently released regulations by the USPTO may do just the opposite. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Microsoft pledges to support industry standards when it comes to patents
Microsoft is pledging to support industry standards with its patents that are necessary for the development of the Internet and cross operability among mobile devices, reports www.winbeta.org. In a post on its website, the giant software company announced recently that it is changing its tune on how to protect and share patents. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg [...]
Motorola wants 2.5% of Apple sales for a license to a standard-essential patent
In digging through the court documents in Motorola v. Apple, Florian Mueller uncovered the 2.5% royalty rate Motorola is seeking for a license to a standard-essential patent (for wireless devices). The patent is subject to “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory” licensing, meaning it is essential for a standard and Motorola must offer to license it to [...]
One risk of IPOs: patent lawsuits
One management risk chief intellectual property officers should take into account when the company is considering an IPO is that they will be hit with patent lawsuits. Take Facebook, for example. “Last year, Facebook was named as a defendant in 22 lawsuits accusing it of patent infringement, double the number from 2010,” notes mybroadband.co.za. “The [...]
Will patent reform serve to attract the capital required to improve IP values and stimulate innovation?
Glenn D. Sacks, CPA, of Marks Paneth & Shron LLP, writes the changes in patent law being ushered in by America Invents Act will work to increase the value of patent portfolios and create a system which spawns and nourishes innovation. Here’s how he sees it working: Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via [...]
Oracle calls an intellectual property audible in lawsuit against Google
Pleasse forgive the football analogy, but in its lawsuit against Google, Oracle has offered to drop its patent charges against Google and rely only on copyright infringement, if the court will hear the copyright complaints quickly. In a filing made January 17, Oracle lays out three proposals to move the case forward: Bookmark on DeliciousDigg [...]
Kodak files for bankruptcy
Yesterday, Eastman Kodak filed for bankruptcy after having failed to raise enough cash to turn the company around. Last Friday, Eastman Kodak Co. filed a lawsuit against Fujifilm Corp. claiming that some of the Japanese company’s cameras infringe on the digital imaging technology created by Kodak. Kodak has been trying to collect money through lawsuits [...]
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 [...]
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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