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The turmoil at Yahoo! continues, but new board must not snub IP strategy
It emerged yesterday that Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson has stepped down after less than five months in the role. Thompson, previously president at PayPal and senior vice president at eBay, was reportedly pushed after allegations that he had fabricated part of his curriculum vitae. Sadly, it has also been reported that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Some time away from the grindstone will hopefully allow him to make a full recovery. The fact is that regardless of the truth or ...
Posted by Jack Ellis, IAM Magazine on 15 May 2012 @ 1:14PM
Expect more of the same says IV, after announcing IPWireless patent purchase with NVIDIA
The IP marketplace can expect to see more deals in which Intellectual Ventures and other parties work together to purchase patents. So say Loria Yeadon, executive VP of IV’s Invention Investment Fund, and Ken Lustig, the firm’s head of strategic acquisitions. They were speaking to me after the announcement of IV’s hook-up with NVIDIA to purchase what a press release describes as “approximately 500 patents granted and pending in the wireless ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 14 May 2012 @ 7:27PM
At some stage IP owners in Germany are going to have to take the Pirate Party seriously
Another week, another triumph for the Piratenpartei in a German election; this time, the IP-sceptic group took around 7.5% of the vote in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany’s biggest state, and so secured 18 seats in its Parliament. This is the fourth state election in which the Pirates have secured legislative representation and with nationwide elections set for next year, the chances are that for the first time the party will find itself sitting in the Bundestag. Clearly, it can ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 14 May 2012 @ 12:30PM
The case against specialist IP courts
The International Intellectual Property Institute, in conjunction with the USPTO, has published a study (as well as an excellent interactive map) examining the level to which countries offer specialised IP courts. It’s a detailed piece of work covering almost every major jurisdiction and big economy, although there are some holes; and, not surprisingly given who has put it together, its central message is that specialisation is a good thing: Based upon the case studies, this ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 11 May 2012 @ 1:42PM
Micron, Round Rock and Intellectual Ventures - the plot thickens
A big high five to Patrick Anderson over at the Gametime IP blog: he has done some deep digging and put together a piece that suggests Micron may not have been exactly candid when its spokesmen told me in June 2010 that it had no on-going interest in Round Rock. You will recall that it was around that time that it emerged that Micron had sold over 20% of its entire patent portfolio to the NPE in a move that it had initiated. This was just a few months after the company’s then ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 10 May 2012 @ 1:06PM
US businesses paint mixed picture of IP in China
US companies have painted a positive picture of doing business in the PRC, according the 2012 China Business Climate Survey Report. This review by the American Chamber of Commerce, now in its 14th year, shows continued optimism for the most part; however, when it comes to IP protection, the survey suggests that the Chinese government still has considerable work to do. The general view to be found in the full report is likely to be cheering to Chinese authorities. While there ...
Posted by Helen Sloan, Globe Business Publishing Ltd on 10 May 2012 @ 11:36AM
China’s social network saw the patent light years before Facebook
Facebook’s preparations for its upcoming IPO may currently be hogging the headlines, with much debate and opinion on whether it can justify its estimated $95 billion valuation, and if its shares will be worth investing in. But the social networking company is not the only major internet player out there. The Wall Street Journal has posed an interesting question for potential investors: is China’s Tencent worth a punt instead? The story considers why shares in Tencent ...
Posted by Helen Sloan, Globe Business Publishing Ltd on 08 May 2012 @ 11:48AM
Indian companies finally start to embrace the potential of patents
Tata Steel has recently announced that it intends to license some of its patents, in a move that could be an indication of India’s gradual awakening to the importance of intellectual property. The Mumbai-based multinational, which is part of the Tata Group conglomerate, owns more than 1,200 patents in total - over 300 in India and another 900 internationally. Its move may herald the start of a change in approach for the entire Tata organisation. R. Gopalakrishnan, director of ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 07 May 2012 @ 2:09PM
Why trademarks rock
IAM has moved its HQ for a few days to Washington DC. We’re here en masse to cover the INTA annual meeting, which started this weekend and is said to have attracted over 9,000 delegates. The annual INTA meeting – the USTA meeting as was – is by far the oldest and biggest annual IP event of them all. It brings together delegates from dozens of countries and totally takes over every city in which it is held. Whatever the time of day, you will see slightly befuddled, ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 06 May 2012 @ 1:05PM
IPXI publishes its first rule book as membership surges
IPX International, the pioneering financial exchange designed to facilitate the transparent trading and licensing of patent rights, is set to publish its first rulebook. The move comes as the exchange’s membership has surged since the announcement of its first founding members in December 2011. Back then it was confirmed that two companies – Philips and Com-Pac International – along with three academic institutions - Rutgers University, Northwestern University and ...
Posted by Joff Wild, IAM Magazine on 04 May 2012 @ 12:29PM
