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London’s tech hub still has plenty to learn about the full power of IP
Digital Shoreditch, a festival for start-ups, has been taking place in East London’s 'Tech City' this week. Sessions yesterday were dedicated to the topics of capital and growth, and intellectual property was among the key issues up for debate. It was encouraging to see IP as a key topic of discussion at the event – but it was also clear that IP was viewed by the SMEs present as an operational and cost burden, rather than as a potential source of added value. Crowdfunding ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 24 May 2013 @ 5:45PM
Nanotech patent sell-off may generate interest from big-name buyers
Nanotechnology industry news site AZoNano.com reports that a portfolio of potentially more than 400 patents and applications is being put up for sale by the bankruptcy administrators of NanoInk, a company specialising in nano-scale encryption and authentication solutions. NanoInk ceased operations in February this year after its shareholders withdrew investment. The patents – which provide coverage in a number of key jurisdictions including the United States, Japan, China and ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 21 May 2013 @ 2:07PM
BT switches from privateering to licensing transparency
It emerged last week that BT has launched a campaign to license its patents covering SIP trunking, a key technology in the voice over internet protocol (VoIP) space. BT’s proposed licensing terms, as well as price points and a list of the 99 US patents it is seeking royalties for, can be viewed here. In contrast with the norm, the British company has outlined a comprehensive royalty payment structure on its website – possibly signifying the adoption of a new strategy ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 09 May 2013 @ 12:00AM
Funai’s $100 million Lexmark patent purchase may be the shape of things to come
Lexmark has agreed to sell patents and other assets related to inkjet printing technology to Funai Electric for $100 million. The deal will aid Osaka-based Funai – which has manufactured inkjet products for Lexmark since 1997 – in launching its own range of printers and supplies. According to a press release, Funai will acquire over 1,500 patents from the US company, along with related “research and development assets and tools, all outstanding shares and the ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 04 April 2013 @ 3:16PM
Prepare for controversy as the medtech patent market matures
Yesterday saw the opening of All Things Medical, an online auction of patent assets being conducted by a company called ipAuctions, Inc. At time of writing, there are 11 lots of medtech patents and applications up for grabs, including US, European and other national rights. PRWeb gives the following information regarding the auction: All lots are focused on the latest diagnostic and therapeutic technologies in the medical industry. They cover a broad range of applications.
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 12 March 2013 @ 11:15AM
As Apple stalls, Samsung soars: who’s the innovator now?
This week, Judge Lucy Koh reduced the $1.05 billion damages awarded to Apple in its Northern District of California showdown with Samsung, and ordered a new jury trial to determine how much of the remaining money the US company should receive. This was the latest setback for Apple which, despite its victory, did not get from Koh the real prize of a permanent injunction against its Korean competitor. As the dispute drags on, Apple risks losing more and more of the bargaining power ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 08 March 2013 @ 10:16AM
HP’s ‘open and closed’ strategy means it is finally reaping rewards from the Palm purchase
This week it emerged that LG has agreed to buy certain assets from Hewlett-Packard relating to the WebOS operating system, which the US company acquired when it purchased Palm in 2010. The deal demonstrates what can be achieved if open source is an integral part of a wider IP strategy. According to an HP press release, LG will acquire source code, engineering staff, documentation and websites associated with WebOS, which it plans to use as the operating system for its smart TV ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 01 March 2013 @ 2:07PM
The world's leading trademark practitioners identified
The 2013 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals is now available online, providing users with the definitive directory exclusively dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trademark legal services providers. The guide is now in its third edition, with this year’s research process enhanced in terms of both its geographical spread and the depth of the information provided. The guide features over 50 ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 01 February 2013 @ 4:23AM
After missing out on Nortel patents, Intel could get a slice of Google’s Moto portfolio
According to news stories coming out of India last week, the country’s Competition Commission (CCI) has given the green light to a sale by Motorola Mobility of assets – including patents – to Intel. The Economic Times reports that Intel and Google-owned Moto entered into an asset purchase agreement in December and subsequently approached the CCI for approval, which has now been granted. The Times says that Intel will acquire “certain assets of Motorola Mobility ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 29 January 2013 @ 11:54AM
If Steve Jobs did threaten Palm with patent war over staff hires it would be no surprise
This week it emerged that Steve Jobs told his counterpart at Palm that Apple might consider filing patent suits against the erstwhile wireless device manufacturer unless it agreed to refrain from tapping-up Apple employees for its own workforce. The threat was revealed during an ongoing antitrust suit brought against Apple, Google, Intel and a number of other high-tech companies by ex-employees, who contend that the firms colluded to restrict the movement of workers between them. As ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 25 January 2013 @ 10:00AM
