Written by Mark Terry Patents grant you the right to exclude others from making, using, selling or importing a patented product or process. Without a patent, others can typically use your ideas and monetize them without any recourse. Patents can…
Written by Mark Terry The Patent Transparency and Improvements Act (Bill, S. 1720), seeks to improve transparency and to remedy problems associated with patent trolls and others that file frivolous lawsuits using their patents. Trolls are turning out to be…
Written by: Mark Terry Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is preparing its estimated $16 Billion IPO by fortressing itself with patents. Although Alibaba has more than 1,900 issued patents and pending applications in Asia, it has also been aggressively filing patent…
Written by: Mark Terry In light of all of the news about patent reform legislation and the backlash against Non-Practicing Entities (NPE) [you know … patent trolls], did you know that large corporations like Microsoft, Sony, Apple, Intel, and Google…