A company called Ultramercial has for years claimed that a monopoly over an “invention” for showing pre-roll ads on the internet, and sued the likes of Hulu and YouTube for royalty… Read more »
Nvidia, a pioneer in the field of graphic chips for smartphones and video games, sued Samsung in September for allegedly using patent-infringing Qualcomm chips in many of its devices. Now, Samsung has returned the favor… Read more »
What happens if you try to extort thousands of small business through trumped-up patent claims? The answer is “not much,” as a new FTC settlement makes clear. Read more »
The GOP just surged into full control of Congress. That could be good for Apple’s tax problems and patent reform — and bad for net neutrality and broadband competition. Read more »
The choice of Michelle Lee, a well-regarded lawyer, to fill the long-vacant position of Director of the Patent Office is good news for Silicon Valley and for patent reform advocates. Read more »
What are the most important legal cases in tech? Here are three cases going before the Supreme Court this fall, plus a view of 5 other issues coming down the pike. Read more »
The timing of the announcements of Apple’s and Amazon’s family sharing plans is not likely a coincidence. In fact, both companies have been working on the idea in parallel for several… Read more »
There is broad contempt for patent trolls in the tech industry, but that has done little to deter them. Now, however, it looks like the market is getting tired of them… Read more »
Patent reform failed in Congress this year but a spec of hope has arrived in the form of a spate of court decisions in which courts are deciding that so-called inventions… Read more »