by ypchang | Mar 30, 2014 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
Pebble has successfully run the largest Kickstarter campaign, raising more than $ 10.2 million in 2012 [1] [2]. However, Pebble’s future might not be so bright. First, the USPTO recently issued a final rejection to Pebble Technology’s only US patent application (US...
by lingchoi | Mar 11, 2014 | Legal/Tech News |
The Obama administration recently announced a renewal of Patents for Humanity, a USPTO program promoting the use of patented technologies to address worldwide humanitarian needs. Patents for Humanity is part of the President’s program to strengthen the patent system...
by hollyvic | Feb 18, 2014 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
Non-practicing entities (NPEs) are nothing new in the world of patent litigation, but this past October, NPE litigation reached a new level when the Rockstar Consortium filed an infringement suit in the Eastern District of Texas. Rockstar Consortium (not to be...
by cdszczep | Feb 17, 2014 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
On February 5, 2014, Google and Cisco announced a long-term cross-licensing deal. The agreement permits either company to utilize the other company’s patent portfolio. That day, Cisco also agreed to a similar cross-licensing agreement with Samsung. Last week,...
by justinac | Feb 5, 2014 | Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations |
Since the last post on a proposal for Bitcoin regulation, another 300,000 Bitcoins were mined, [1] the Alibaba Group banned the use of Bitcoin on its e-commerce sites, [2] and the U.S. Department of Justice charged the vice-chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation in a...
by bjunter | Feb 4, 2014 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
Google and Samsung have announced a substantial and long-term cross-licensing agreement. This agreement will allow the companies to use each other’s existing patents, and any new patents filed, for the next 10 years. [1] Cross-licensing is a contract between two...