Patent Lawsuits

Patent Trolls Are Killing People -- Literally

Drew Curtis | Posted 04.17.2012

Drew Curtis

I've recently talked with several folks in the high-tech industry who informed me that part of the reason large companies have been stocking up on patents lately is because they view them like nuclear weapons -- they're a deterrent.

Alex Wagner

Google Buys Motorola: The Patent Wars Ramp Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 02.16.2012

Google's purchase of smartphone maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion on Monday marks the latest salvo in the software industry's raging patent wa...

Sweeping Changes To Patent Law Could Help Inventors

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The patent system hasn't changed much since 1952 when Sony was coming out with its first pocket-size transistor radio, and bar code...