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VirnetX Awarded $502.6 Million in Fourth Jury Trial against Apple
Tuesday, April 10, 2018: A federal jury in Eastern District of Texas awarded VirnetX Holding Corp. (VHC) with a $502.6 million verdict...
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Fake News: Patents To The Rescue?
2017 was undoubtedly a most interesting year for politics and media. POTUS Donald J. Trump continued to make all kinds (often the wrong...
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Are plastic straws finally on the way out?
The majority leader of the California State Assembly has proposed a bill (AB-1884) that serves up to 6 months of jail time to restaurant...
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Managing Code Risks During a Software Acquisition
The most important asset most tech companies possess and hold dear to their heart is their source code. Whether its artificial...
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Standard Essential Patents: Making FRANDs and Foes
Fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms (FRAND) are a voluntary licensing commitment that standards setting organizations request...
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Nokia Drags The World Back To War
Our present generation is most defined by the advent and rise of the smartphone, which brought technology from our desktops to our hands...
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PayPal Accuses Paytm of Trademark Infringement in India
On November 18, 2016, PayPal Inc. filed an objection at the Indian Trademark Office accusing Paytm of trademark infringement, an Indian...
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Source Code Review: Best Practices
"Few tasks excite a defendant less... Engineers and management howl at the notion of providing strangers, and especially a fierce...
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Supreme Court Overturns $400 million Verdict For Apple Against Samsung
The biggest IP story this week was the December 6 Supreme Court decision in Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple, a long fought battle over...
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Patent Invalidity Search: New Approaches to Prior Art Search
What is Patent Invalidity Search? A patent invalidity search is a process to invalidate a patent. The patent invalidity search is...