Supreme Court Limits Where Patent Lawsuits Can Be Filed – WSJ: Yeah. It’s a victory. Maybe a big victory, time will tell. It seems that 20% or more of the patent infringement lawsuits are filed in a small corner of Texas. Even though there’s not really anything there except maybe a bogus office. But, it is a very friendly district for winning law suits by non-practicing entities (NPE) against real companies that make stuff. Such…
Wikipedia founder to fight fake news with new Wikitribune site | Technology | The Guardian: Way to go Jimmy! You will now Jimmy Wales a founder of Wikipedia, that GREAT crowd sourcing information repository in the sky. It is unclear when WikiTribune will actually launch. More than 10,000 subscribers agreed, in advance, to pay a monthly fee for this quality news. You can still join up at www.WikiTribune.com and encourage the effort. It seems that using crowds,…
The Strategic Business Planning Company has long championed an aggressive approach by startup companies that centers on obtaining a patent(s) on a new product/service at or near the time of market entry to offer unique value and competitive protection. Very young companies need funding. Venture capitalists are a major source of funding and, according to a study by the University of California Berkeley Law School, “many investors place a premium on patents when making investment…
WoW.Imagination Technologies (IMG) dropped about 70% over the last day or so as Apple says that they will no use IMG’s graphics processing (GPU) technology much longer. The stock dropped from a high of about $300 US to a low of $76. It dropped $180 in today’s trading, stabilizing at about $90. You might have an issue when the largest company in the world says they don’t intent to buy your products much longer, especially…
On a sister site, there is a discussion by DelphiMan about the state of scenario planning today, and some new research on ways to squeeze out the genius among laypeople crowds: Scenarios Now and the Genius (hidden) within Crowd,Check it out here on ScenarioPlans.com (or DelphiPlan.com).First, a McKinsey study showed that CEOs really wished that they had done more scenario planning after the great recession. Before, really. But, now with almost 10 years in the…
In years gone by, companies with extensive patent portfolios were loathe to sell these assets, strongly preferring to license them. These Patent Licensing Agreements (PLA) came in several flavors, most had some form of royalty payments for the licensor and the fundamental was that ownership of the patents remained with the original owner, i.e., the company granted the patent(s). While not totally different today, much has changed in the disposition of thousands of US patents. …
