Recent Patent Litigation Weekly Columns

 

Much of the patent news that was published on this blog has been moved to the IP Insider section of the Corporate Counsel website. Here's a list of the last several Patent Litigation Weekly columns—

 

Oct. 25, 2010: Big Patent-Licensing Deals Push Acacia Earnings to a Stunning High

No one has filed more patent lawsuits against corporate America than Acacia Research. But Acacia CEO Paul Ryan says corporations are embracing, not rejecting, his business — and the company's new numbers prove it.

 

Oct. 18, 2010: Call it the Canadian Bilski

Citing U.S. patent laws, rejecting the European view, and opening the door to a potential rush on business-method patents up north, a Canadian judge says Amazon's controversial 'one-click'

 

Oct. 4, 2010: NPE Makes Offer Some Companies Can Refuse

Offered the chance to cough up $80,000 apiece to license a patent once held by Intellectual Ventures, drugmaker Novartis and auto parts manufacturer Tenneco decided to fight back instead.

 

Sept. 27, 2010: Uniloc Keeps Filings Software Suits, and NPE Patents Fare Poorly at Trial

Undeterred by its district court loss to Microsoft — and waiting on a Federal Circuit appeal in any case — Uniloc sues dozens of companies for 'software activation.' Plus, a new study shows that troll patents don't hold up at trial.

 

Sept. 20, 2010: Skyhook Takes a Shot at Google

This week: The search giant faces a new kind of patent lawsuit — one brought by (imagine!) an actual competitor in an increasingly important space — smartphones

 

Sept. 13, 2010: Costco v. Omega — The Patent Angle

The world's largest chipmaker hopes to use a Supreme Court case about Omega watches to 'correct' the Federal Circuit's rules on international patent exhaustion

 

Aug. 30, 2010: Inside Google's Second Patent Trial

Earlier this month, lawyers from Google and Yahoo dismantled a notorious Spangenberg patent. That leaves Google's perfect troll-fighting record intact.

 

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