Clik here to view.
Digitude Patent Monetization Effort Bombs – RPX Picks Up The Carcass
RPX announced “its largest syndicated transaction to date with the participation of more than 10 RPX clients.” According to the release, “RPX will invest approximately $46 million of its own capital...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Well, That Didn’t Take Long
So, less than 24 hours after I wrote that “sometimes the day is not complete without a column … about how our patent system is malfunctioning and not performing its goal of ‘promoting innovation,’” we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mark Cuban Backs Patent Owner Innovate/Protect In Lawsuit With Google
Every technology company I have is getting hit by patent lawsuits that are the biggest bunch of bullshit ever. … I’m talking about companies that have been doing business the same way for years that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reform This! Acacia CEO Credits Patent Reform As A “Major Trend” While...
Driven largely by January’s blockbuster purchase of ADAPTIX, and the immediate recognition of an estimated $70 MM in licensing revenue from Microsoft and Samsung, Acacia announced Q1 2012 as its best...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Micron Retains Interest In Round Rock Patent Monetization Proceeds
Micron, in disposing of patents to John Desmarais’ Round Rock Research, LLC, developed a plan that was simple in concept, although potentially complex in execution thanks to a desire to conceal the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
(Patent) Party Like A Rockstar
Operating under the name Rockstar Bidco, a consortium of tech companies including significant financing from Microsoft, Apple and Research In Motion, outbid then patent-deficient Google for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Patent Plays In Focus At Seeking Alpha: InterDigital, Nokia, Augme And Others
Some readers may already have noticed a recent series of articles posted to the investor-focused website Seeking Alpha focusing on companies that either currently, formerly, or prospectively will,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Congress Mulls Changes To Patent Enforcement
Two bills currently pending in Congress, if passed, would ultimately impact patent enforcement far more than the lengthy America Invents Act signed into law last year. First up is H.R. 3889 Promoting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rensselaer Exclusive Licensee Enforces Natural Language Processing Patent...
On October 19th, a Texas-based company sued Apple over US Patent 7,177,798. Assignment records indicate the ’798 Patent is owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and court documents state that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Google Lawsuit Reveals Patent Monetization Strategies Of BT And Goldman Sachs
Suffolk Technologies, a Delaware LLC, accused AOL and Google of infringing patents–including US Patent 6,081,835–through the use of Google AdWords and AdSense. A lawsuit filed in June 2012 explained...
View Article
