Innovation, Technology, and IP News

1.Considering Your IP Counsel as a Partner Companies maximize the value of their IP counsel when both the company and IP counsel view their relationship as a... Read More »

Public IP licensing companies (PIPCOs) are very much alive and some company shares are doing surprisingly well, despite increased obstacles to patent licensing... Read More »

Introduction to the Startup IP Valuation Model Intellectual property assets (IP Assets), primarily patents and software, have been the driving force behind high... Read More »

Taylor Swift, a pop star with sufficient power to move mountains, succeeded in moving an equally resolute object last year: Apple Music’s position on... Read More »

Polaroid v. Kodak, concluded in 1991 after 15 years, was the first “billion dollar” patent damages award ($909 million).  Until this year, it... Read More »

Is it any wonder why patents are widely despised and holders mistrusted? Patents and other IP rights have been caught in the perfect storm of anger towards... Read More »

Xiaomi is one of China’s rising stars in the smartphone industry and beyond and it has been drawing global attention as it grows. However, as it has tried to... Read More »

The “smartphone wars” have become a watchword when discussing US and global patent litigation issues. The conflict between Apple and Samsung began almost... Read More »

Market research and competitive analysis is a large industry in the US and globally with recent studies estimating its value at around $39B annually. The challenge... Read More »

Last week Apple unveiled Apple Pay, a new payment system, to be available for the new iPhone 6 and iWatch. The technology, combining Near Field Communication (NFC)... Read More »

Imagine a future where Facebook could actually help you become more anonymous online. Where the more people you connect with online, the safer you are. Where your... Read More »

China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is the second largest telecoms equipment provider in the world. Huawei is headquartered in Shenzhen and has more than 110,000... Read More »

Lenovo’s 2011 annual report shows strong numbers and substantial growth as the Chinese company eyes international market share. As the world’s second... Read More »

Disruptive technology is a hell of a thing. And with it always come at least a few haters, so because Netflix—much like the Apple iTunes Store—upstaged... Read More »

NPEs historically get a pretty raw deal when it comes to PR, with article after article amounting against the practice of essentially turning patents into... Read More »

At Defcon this week, Wired magazine's Chris Anderson talked about a trend that to most people probably sounds like a disaster waiting to happen: DIY drones. In... Read More »

Recently, Google and Facebook continued their ongoing efforts to shore up acknowledged deficiencies in their respective lines of business as related to mobile... Read More »

Remember those classic movies from Hollywood -- we all have a favorite -- in which two diametrically opposed groups coming from different backgrounds and perspectives ... Read More »

Google, as a search engine, holds all the cards. Let’s be honest, if you were curious about which search engine is the best you would probably just Google it. I ... Read More »

Pre Show It’s opening night and the show is about to begin. The performers are warming up, getting ready for the spectacle of a lifetime. Google, Amazon... Read More »