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NPEs and Abstract Patents

Brian Kahin | Posted 02.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Bilski, Enlarged Board of Appeals, Us Patent System, Ftc, Abstract Patents, Software Patents, Patent Enforcement, Federal Trade Commission, Business Methods Patent, Patent Law, Intellectual Property, NPE, International Patent, EU Patents, Patent Bubble, Software Patent Court Decision, Federal Circuit in Bilski, Supreme Court, High-Tech Patents, Peter Detkin, Department of Justice, Extortion, Technology, Intellectual Ventures, Patent Law Enforcement, 1998 State Street Decision, Business News
Brian Kahin

Unfortunately, there is little transparency in today's patent system. Indeed, the patent system is beset by information failure.

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Internet Drug Scam Busted

AP | Posted 11.15.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Internet Scam Drugs, CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, Canadian Healthcare, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc, Internet Scam Busted, Internet Drug Scam, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) - One of the largest spam operations in the world, a vast network involving countries from New Zealand to China and the United States, ha...

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Chip Wars: AMD's Persistence Starting To Dent Computing Giant Intel

Wired.com | John C. Abell | Posted 06.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Antitrust Investigation, Intel Monopoly, Intel, Antitrust, AMD Lawsuit, Amd, Federal Trade Commission, Ftc, Business News

The Federal Trade Commission has begun a formal anti-trust investigation of Intel, a move that AMD has long sought as part of its global, take-no-pris...

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Regulators OK Google's Purchase Of Doubleclick

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Antitrust Suits, Doubleclick, Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust Market, Google, Business News

U.S. antitrust regulators approved Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick Inc. Thursday, removing a key obstacle to a formidable combinati...

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Child Online Safety Comes of Age

Stephen Balkam | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Family Online Safety Insitute, Charlie Firestone, Derek Wyatt, Federal Trade Commission, FTC Majoras, Family Online Safety Insitute Conference, Deborah Platt Majoras, Helen Normoyle, Child Online Safety, Vint Cerf, Chris Chea, Bob Corn-Revere, FOSI Conference, Fosi, Deborah Tate, Ftc, Media News
Stephen Balkam

The online safety community, which has been around since the mid-1990s, has reached a critical point of maturation -- some would say an awkward adolescent stage -- where the stakes are higher.

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FTC Continues Attempt To Block Whole Foods/Wild Oats Deal

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Whole Foods, Federal Trade Commission, Wild Oats Whole Foods, Business News

Federal regulators are continuing legal efforts to block Whole Foods Market Inc.'s $565 million takeover of rival Wild Oats despite the deal closing i...

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FTC Refuses To Charge Intel With Antitrust Claims

New York Times | STEPHEN LABATON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Federal Trade Commission, Ftc, Deborah Majoras, Intel, Advanced Micro Devices, Business News

The head of the Federal Trade Commission has rejected requests by lawmakers, other commissioners and a small rival company to open a formal antitrust ...

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