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 djschaff | Oct 10, 2013 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology
On September 28 of this year the Federal Trade Commission voted to seek public comments on proposed information requests to better understand patent troll practices. This move by the FTC marks the first step on the road to possibly regulating patent trolls. Patent...