by arid | Feb 11, 2014 | Commentary |
In January, the Google patent machine churned out this latest patent entitled “transportation-aware physical advertising conversions.” The patent describes a method of weighing the profit an advertiser could expect to make from a potential customer, the likelihood of...
by jachang | Feb 9, 2014 | Commentary |
Project finance is a method of nonrecourse financing that “is not primarily dependent on the credit support of the [project] sponsors or the value of the physical assets involved,” but rather depends upon the expected “performance of the project itself.” [1] This...
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...
by seanlk | Dec 13, 2013 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News |
It’s often said that it’s better for a guilty person to go free than for the innocent to be wrongfully convicted. Recently, the state of Massachusetts released over 300 criminal defendants from prison and hundreds have had their charges dismissed amid a crime...
by micahsw | Dec 12, 2013 | Commentary |
Last month Microsoft released its newest console, the Xbox One. As part of its basic package the Xbox One includes a separate, yet required, add-on called the Kinect. The Kinect is a combination of a microphone, a camera, and a plethora of other sensors. The Kinect...
by halieg | Dec 10, 2013 | Commentary |
On November 18, 2013, Google announced its plans to crack down on child pornography on its search engine. In addition to removing over 100,000 search results, Google will post warning signs about potentially unlawful content, links to child pornography abuse...
