July 1, 2011
This has been a question on the minds of inventors ever since the first patents were granted. For a consortium of six well-known tech companies (Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Sony, and RIM), “approximately 6,000 residual patent assets” of Nortel Networks Inc. are worth about three-fourths of a million dollars ($750,000) per asset, on average. Given a general […]
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June 26, 2011
Now both the Senate (S.23) and House (H.R. 1249) have passed legislation addressing changes to the US Patent System. Because the legislation is different, further action by Congress is required before President Obama has anything to sign (and he’s indicated he’s inclined to accept reform along the lines of the pending legislation). I will defer […]
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