Yahoo: A patent jackal covets the Facebook IPO lion's share
Engulfed in the bidding frenzy of its upcoming $5 billion IPO, the last thing Facebook needed to hear was what Yahoo had to say to them this past Monday: if Facebook does not agree to pay licensing...
View ArticleHigh-Tech Nova Weekly: Top five trends for 2/27-3/2
Here's what made headlines this week in the world of high-tech! Mobile World Congress 2012 Without a doubt, Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 owned the news this week. First, the 41-megapixel camera in...
View ArticleThe 566 patent and Yahoo v Facebook as a whole
In order to better understand the Yahoo vs Facebook lawsuit, let us examine the patents that Yahoo is disputing. Between April 2, 1999, when the patent was filed, and Jun 14, 2005 when it was issued,...
View ArticleNokia seeks more leverage in the forever mobile patent war
Struggling cell phone manufacturer Nokia launched a recent attack in both German and U.S. courts, filing lawsuits against HTC, RIM, and ViewSonic, alleging a laundry list of infringements on 45...
View ArticleEven trucks and trailers can’t dodge patent suits
Based on recent patent infringement filings in the District Court of Delaware, trucking yards must be the next cradle of innovation. Mobile Logistics LLC, a faceless NPE, launched a sweeping attack on...
View ArticleSoftware patents: more a matter of time
As if Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook don’t have enough problems, Facebook’s being sued. The patent infringement suit filed by Software Rights Archives LLC (SRA) puts Facebook among the ranks of Twitter,...
View ArticleInnovator or troll, Intellectual Ventures remains a mystery
Intellectual Ventures paints itself a champion of innovation and a liberator of inventors. More and more detractors consider the patent private equity firm steered by polymath Nathan Myhrvold a giant...
View ArticleLawsuit against generic lidocaine patches
ACTION: Infringement of U.S. Patent 5,827,529 (referred to as “529 Patent) by Noven Therapeutics/Noven Pharmaceuticals, makers of products such as the ADHD drug Daytrana, at a considerable harm to...
View ArticleMEMS gyroscopes undergo rite of passage
Microelectromechanical system gyroscopes may be small in stature, but a patent infringement claim against MEMS upstart InvenSense in the California Northern District Court illustrates just how big the...
View ArticleGeneric drug lawsuits -- good business practice or unfair monopoly?
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., manufacturers of the Ortho Tri-Cyclen birth control drug, are filing an injunction against Glenmark Generics, Ltd., an Indian-based generic drug manufacturer that...
View ArticleApple beats down walls leading to Google
Apple’s victory over Samsung smells different than most patent infringement cases marauding our courts. This wasn’t some picayune money grab by an NPE. And unlike Nokia, Apple doesn’t have to woo...
View ArticlePatent Knowledge: Prior art and patentability
Patents exist to promote innovation. By granting a federally recognized documents to inventors with a new idea, the government is able to make these ideas public while at the same time protecting the...
View ArticleProblems at the USPTO: Introduction (Part 1 of 4)
This article is the first of a four-part series examining the USPTO’s role in administering the patent system. Other articles in this series: Part II: Human Resources. Part III: Databases. Part IV:...
View ArticleIntellectual property Huawei’s last line of defense
Huawei’s sordid intellectual property past has caught up to them. After nearly a decade of IP property theft accusations from networking gear rivals, last week’s House Intelligence Committee’s report...
View ArticlePatent Knowledge: Prior art search
Last week’s article detailed prior art and patentability, and defined prior art as all information pertinent to a patent that was publicly available before that patent’s application was submitted....
View ArticleProblems at the USPTO: Human Resources (Part 2 of 4)
This articles is the second of a four-part series examining the USPTO’s role in administering the patent system. Other articles in this series: Part I: Introduction. Part III: Databases. Part IV:...
View ArticleSEP and FRAND become toxic acronyms in patent litigation
Too much standardized technology is being held up on shipping docks and in courtrooms, according to the International Telecommunication Union. The ITU recently gathered tech heavyweights together to...
View ArticleProblems at the USPTO: Databases (Part 3 of 4)
This articles is the second of a four-part series examining the USPTO’s role in administering the patent system. Other articles in this series: Part I: Introduction. Part II:Human Resources. Part IV:...
View ArticleCorporate patent litigation
Whenever it comes time to scapegoat someone in the IP world, “patent troll” is the pejorative of choice. Even in polite company, “non-practicing entities” (NPEs) are seldom held in favorable light....
View Article2012 in IP
Undoubtedly, 2012 was a big year for the intellectual property world. Significant developments not only in the United States at the USPTO but around the world will mean a very different landscape in...
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