A conspiracy theory is not enough to force corporations to pay up in a lawsuit. One law firm found this out the hard way in a failed case over a patent… Read more »
Companies have been scrambling to throw down billions of dollars to buy up patent portfolios. One expert warns the purchases reflect a market distortion while the impending Kodak sale suggests a… Read more »
The 650 patents that Facebook acquired from Microsoft (s msft) are “web-related” said a source with knowledge of the deal and listed some specific examples. The source said the portfolio includes… Read more »
Facebook announced today that it will pay $550 million for the right to 650 patents and patent applications from Microsoft. Microsoft acquired those patents and hundreds of others in a deal… Read more »
Looking forward, Facebook’s IPO should arrive in May, possibly preventing the usual stock market summer doldrums. It will set the stage for more social consumer offerings, including some Facebook spin-offs. Connected… Read more »
AOL CEO Tim Armstrong insists the $1 billion patent deal with Microsoft is about profiting while simplifying the company, not the start of the last sell off. Read more »
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen has refiled his patent lawsuit against 11 big internet companies and e-retailers, and the new c… Read more »
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Corp. co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and nine other companies indirectly thro… Read more »
– ValueClick sues Tacoda over patent infringement: A few days before online ad firm ValueClick (NSDQ: VCLK) launched a new behavioral targe… Read more »