Intellectual Property

Cyber Attacks, Cost To Resolve Them, On The Rise

Companies and organizations are spending more money and time, more frequently, to resolve cyber-attacks, according to a study from HP […]

Patent Troll Firm Staging Fundraising Effort Finds Burned Bridges

Intellectual Ventures, often considered one of the major patent troll firms, has curtailed its patent buying in the last few […]

Patent Trolls, Under Fire, Ramp Up Lobbying Efforts

With Congress drafting a handful of bills targeting “patent trolls,” and the Federal Trade Commission using its subpoena power to […]

FTC, Claiming No Prejudgment, Will Investigate Trolls

The Federal Trade Commission said it would subpoena about 25 companies that buy and sell patents and 15 other companies that manufacture devices or write software.

Apple’s App Troll Suit Dismissed By District Court Judge

A district court judge in East Texas dealt a blow to Apple in its fight against a company that has […]

Could An Infringement Threat Violate State Law?

The Nebraska attorney general’s office responds to a Texas law firm’s cease-and-desist letters to some local companies with a cease-and-desist […]

Specter Of The Troll Haunts Proposed Europe Patent Court

Fourteen tech companies, including Google, Apple and Microsoft, have signed a letter to European officials, expressing concerns about the unified […]

Appeals Court: Patent Office Rulings Are Binding On Concurrent Litigation

In a decision that could have significant impact, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently determined […]

Troll-Busting Firm Takes On A Cloud-Patent Holder

Unified Patents, a start up company that aims to deter and counter patent trolls, has filed with the U.S. Patent […]

In A Twist, Infringement Claims Bolster $113 Million Antitrust Case

A federal court in Texas awarded $113 million to patent-holder Retractable Technologies for anti-competitive behavior of much-larger rival company, Becton […]