The IPKat
DECEMBER 7, 2021
A decade ago, patent trolls were all the rage in the patent world. If there was a rock-star matter in the patent world, it was the debate over trolls. It got this Kat to wonder: has patent trolling become such an ""oh so yesterday" subject? Patent Trolls, ?nd Focusing on the U.S.,
Kashishipr
MAY 5, 2021
The term ‘Patent Troll’ originated in 1994 in an educational video by Paula Natasha Chavez called the ‘Patents Video.’ ’ A patent troll is a term used for describing a company that uses Patent Infringement claims to win arguments and court judgments for profit or to stifle competition.
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IPilogue
MAY 31, 2022
Google’s contribution to the US patent system. Healthy patent systems can sometimes be described as a way to incentivize creative inventions, encourage building on existing ideas, and avoid frivolous litigation. Concern with the US patent system. Google also helped discover the License on Transfer Network. Source: RPX.
LexBlog IP
APRIL 4, 2023
This is the latest in the series titled “NPE Showcase,” where we discuss high-volume non-practicing entities (or as some call them, “patent trolls”). Technologies is similar to other NPEs, asserting two patents against well-known companies for technology that has been around since the turn of the millennium.
The IPKat
MAY 19, 2024
The USPTO has issued a request for comments regarding the impact of AI on patentability. The USPTO specifically calls for views on how the proliferation of AI could affect evaluations of patentability, including what qualifies as prior art and the capabilities of the person skilled in the art. Comments are due by 29 June 2024.
Kashishipr
MARCH 9, 2022
A patent is a form of Intellectual Property (IP) granted to the owners of an invention or innovation, giving them the right to control how others could use or exploit their invention or innovation. If a business company releases its software via open-source licensing, it can limit the company’s ability to assert its Patent Rights.
LexBlog IP
MAY 11, 2023
Most nonpracticing entities are private firms owned by patent attorneys, investors, or a combination of the two. And in virtually all cases, NPEs purchase the asserted patents from another company seeking to divest assets for cash. His entities have filed a whopping 1,249 patent infringement lawsuits with 23 of those pending.
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