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Do NPE’s “Cost” Us $29 B? Intellectual Ventures Co-Founder Peter Detkin Sets...

The BBC ran another article in a tired meme about evil patent owners supposedly “costing” billions per year.  Of course, the article doesn’t specify who supposedly bore this $29 B “cost” or how it was...

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Patent Scholars Challenge Bessen & Meurer’s Bogus $29 B NPE Costs Figure

In a paper published on July 25, 2012 (available from SSRN), Chicago-area scholars David Schwartz and Jay Kesan challenge a study by Boston University professors James Bessen and Michael Meurer, which...

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Acacia Q2 2012 Earnings Report Reveals 5% Of Deals Contribute To 85% Of Revenue

A detailed analysis of Acacia’s second quarter earnings is available at A Tale Of Two Quarters – Acacia Research Illustrates Patent Play Volatility.  While the patent licensing firm posted $50 M in...

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Congress Mulls Changes To Patent Enforcement

Two bills currently pending in Congress, if passed, would ultimately impact patent enforcement far more than the lengthy America Invents Act signed into law last year.  First up is H.R. 3889 Promoting...

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IP Executives On The Move

  Joff Wild at IAM reported that Peter Holden, formerly of Coller Capital, partnered with IP Value to create a new IP investment fund.  Wild’s reports confirms rumors that surfaced during litigation...

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Google Helps Patent Enforcement Companies With New ‘Infringement Finder’

In a rare move, given their previous disdain for intellectual property owners, Google released new enhancements to the free Google Patents search engine to help patent owners–along with lawyers,...

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Cisco Pays $36 M To License Acacia Patents Acquired From Philips, J2 And Two...

Last month, Acacia reported in its second quarter earnings that 72% of its revenue for, or $36 M, came from a single licensee.  (See A Tale Of 2 Quarters – Acacia Research Illustrates Patent Play...

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Is Charles River Licensing British Telecom Patents To Fund German Investment...

Little more than one year ago, GametimeIP reported that a German investment fund acquired a substantial portfolio from British Telecom: According to a press release issued yesterday, the German patent...

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When CFO’s Are On Board, You Know The IP Asset Class Has A Real Future

  Becton Dickinson made a surprising announcement today.  From the press release: David V. Elkins, 44, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Company of his plans to...

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Rensselaer Exclusive Licensee Enforces Natural Language Processing Patent...

On October 19th, a Texas-based company sued Apple over US Patent 7,177,798.  Assignment records indicate the ’798 Patent is owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and court documents state that...

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