Supeme Court to Hear Patent Suits Fee Award Cases October 2, 2013 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two appeals that would make it easier for targets of patent suits to collect...
Federal Trade Commission Moves Closer to ‘Patent Troll’ Study September 30, 2013 By Ros Krasny The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday took another step toward a comprehensive study of “patent trolls” – companies in...
Questionable Software Patents Main Reason for Rise in Lawsuits: GAO August 23, 2013 By Susan Decker Software patents are the biggest reason behind a rise in litigation over inventions, especially against companies that use the technology,...
Trade Panel Action Could Thwart ‘Patent Trolls’ June 26, 2013 A U.S. trade panel that deals with patent infringement cases took a step on Monday that could rein in companies,...
Vermont Sues Patent Owner Under Its Consumer Protection Act May 23, 2013 By Don Jeffrey Vermont sued a patent owner over claims it violated the state’s Consumer Protection Act, saying it’s the first state to...
Feds Rule Apple Did Not Violate Google Patent April 23, 2013 Apple Inc scored a win on Monday when the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that it did not violate a...
Governments Getting Into Patent Buying Business: Reuters March 20, 2013 By Dan Levine and Miyoung Kim Patent competition in the United States is usually a fierce arena for private companies, but now the South Korean and...
Supreme Court Justices Appear to Back Monsanto in Seed Patent Claim February 20, 2013 By Lawrence Hurley U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled on Tuesday that agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. was in a strong position to claim that...
Google Pact with FTC Could Affect Other Patent Disputes January 7, 2013 By Andrew Longstreth While the focus of last week’s agreement between the Federal Trade Commission and Google Inc. was search, the deal’s restrictions...
Toy Patent Lawsuit Ends In Favor Of Colorado Professor November 26, 2012 A company headed by a Colorado professor who invented a strategy board game has won a $1.6 million patent infringement...