Intellectual Property

Google’s Nest Acquisition Has Much To Do With Patents

In looking to acquire smaller firms, large companies see positives in a healthy backlog of patents. But it may make little sense for startups to make that investment.

Apple Reveals Patent Litigation Filings, Says It Is Prime Troll Target

Apple Inc. revealed that it has been the target of 100 patent lawsuits over the past three years, which, according […]

‘Dumb’ Starbucks Challenges Trademark

Coffee drinkers lined up for hours in L.A. this weekend at ‘Dumb’ Starbucks, a parody coffee shop that looks like […]

Alternative Damage Theories in Patent Cases

Infringers often make use of a patent-holder’s rights in ways that yield no straightforward royalty or lost profit calculation. Infringers […]

Amazon Patent Claims To Know What You Want Before You Do

Amazon has obtained a patent for what it describes as a “Method and System for Anticipatory Package Shipping.” It involves […]

Twitter Avoids Lawsuit, Licenses Hundreds of IBM Patents

Twitter has agreed to license more than 900 patents from IBM, to end a legal battle that began when IBM threatened to sue…

Reversals And Revivals: Predictions for 2014 From Thomson Reuters

People and power, money and markets, buys and sells, fees and fortunes, mergers and manias, odds and ends…

Credit Card App “Square” Embroiled In Lawsuits Over Patents, Development Claims

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is being accused – again – of shoving out someone integral to the development of a […]

Calif. AG Sues Kaiser For Waiting Months To Warn Customers Of Data Breach

In a California data breach case that could have national implications, the state’s attorney general is suing Kaiser Foundation Health […]

Troll Invokes Mark Cuban’s Wrath With Patent For Watching Movies Early

Billionaire entrepreneur and public enemy of patent troll firms Mark Cuban has a new target: a patent assertion firm that […]

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