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Now that the maps debacle of the iPhone 5 has died down, you may feel the need to update your destination for GPS-based schadenfreude. Simply trace the route of Apple ... Read More »
One recent case that seems to have thus far avoided the troll-watcher's spotlight is Unifi Scientific Batteries v. RIM et. al. Perhaps this is because the case is ... Read More »
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James McArdle(This is two comment now because I didn't use the entry form properly). And, perhaps more importantly, is the "Myhrvhold-style" trolling actually bad or is it proper enforcement of patent rights that actually improves efficiency/supports the rights of inventors?
Oct 25, 2012
Kumar Nikhil BhaskarMany big names involved here, it will be interesting to find out more as the case progresses.
Dec 26, 2012
The United Nations agency devoted to intellectual property has excluded the Pirate Party from attending its meetings. The World Intellectual Property Organization... Read More »
Telepresence comes in two forms, each with its own endemic challenge. The basic real-world version is little more than enhanced videoconferencing, the sort of... Read More »
What do you get when you take three individual patent suits, two plaintiffs, three big-name defendants, four patents (two of which have been ruled invalid), and a... Read More »
Amazon does many things well, and occupies an enviable position in several markets. Thursday's event debuted several new Amazon products and services, but the... Read More »
The semiconductor market is getting both larger and smaller every year. According to reports by ICinsights.com, the twelve companies that accounted for 81% of the... Read More »
If you happen to have an iPhone 4S handy, go ahead and ask Siri about a patent lawsuit that was filed April 25, 2012, in U.S. District Court for the District of... Read More »
Gamers, take notice. There's a new player in town, and it's name is Ouya. It has an impressive recent past with Kickstarter, an intriguing present, and a... Read More »
The tech IP vultures that circled around Nortel's demise reaped a hefty reward of patents, but at the cost of sharing the $4.5 billion patent windfall. Apple took ... Read More »
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James McArdleAmazon (kind of like Google) has some pretty cool advantages when it comes to the mobile market by already existing in a whole bunch of other industries (online goods and services). If they can acquire the IP necessary to play with the big boys in the mobile market, they could be well positioned to leverage those strengths and be a key player going forward.
Aug 13, 2012
The '662 patent is owned by Parallel Iron, whose attorneys have recently filed suit against Internet giants such as Amazon, Facebook, and LinkedIn, and even some... Read More »
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Wes Boudville[continued from previous posting] but no one did, then this can be used precisely as an argument for non-obviousness.
Feb 26, 2015
Wes BoudvilleBecause no one invented the invention prior to the actual filing date, and all the starting points of the patent were present. This is related to a recent quote by a Supreme Court jurist who said regarding non-obviousness that for any patent, anyone who objected to it could merely say, after disclosure, that the patent was obvious. It is never enough to say that it is obvious. One has to raise more precise points about the patent vis a vis the prior art. And one of the arguments for non-obviousness that can be made by the patent inventor is like judo - what I mentioned above.
Feb 26, 2015
Ric Richardson virtually established the now-familiar product authentication method, the "try and buy" approach seen on everything from magazine... Read More »
Question: what parts of the US government are most concerned with patents? Easy answer: the USPTO. Extra credit if you named the Federal District Courts, the venue... Read More »
Recently, the tech media reported on a new technology that was inaccurately termed a "hack-proof GPS". A better description, although perhaps less groomed... Read More »
When the boys came home from World War II, the US changed forever. An economic boom, a baby boom, new technology, new ideas, new ways of looking at the world and our... Read More »
Friday's child may be loving and giving, but Google I/O has already given its all. We've had a day of promising and exciting demos, followed by a day of more... Read More »
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Jul 2, 2012
Members of the tech media are falling all over themselves to weigh in on the Microsoft Surface. Unveiled during what many refer to as an Apple-like spectacle, the... Read More »
Among technology's previous generation of Next Big Things, we heard a lot of talk about the potential of NFC (Near-Field Communication). Smartphone manufacturers... Read More »
IPv6 is here. Well, it has been for 16 years now, but aptly enough, World IPv6 Day is all about its coming of age. No candles or shoe ceremonies at this event, simply ... Read More »
A decade later, BlackBerry has become Palm. After dominating the mobile market and revolutionizing the boundaries of what a personal device could offer, the company... Read More »