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The Difficult Necessity of Unified Intellectual Property Law

Brad Reid | Posted 05.20.2013 | Business
Brad Reid

Intellectual property, the modern source of wealth, is protected by a jumbled maze of common law, statutes, judicial decisions, and treaties.

WATCH: Recipient Of First Ever Software Patent Blasts Amazon, Questions Apple's Pinch-To-Zoom

Jason Gilbert | Posted 03.26.2013 | Technology
Jason Gilbert

Conscientious objectors to the Patent Wars, prepare to be outraged: In a just-released interview for PBS' Inventors YouTube series, the recipient of t...

Software Patents Have Become a Start-up Nightmare

Marty Zwilling | Posted 02.11.2013 | Small Business
Marty Zwilling

The USPTO has been overwhelmed by both the volume and the novelty of applications for software patents, and they can't maintain a qualified staff. Patents currently last 20 years, which is way too long in the software business.

Is Google Working On A New Project Glass Device?

The Huffington Post | Betsy Isaacson | Posted 10.11.2012 | Technology

Imagine you're wearing a fancy wristwatch with a hinged bezel that can be raised or lowered over the timepiece display. Now imagine that this shatter-...

Samsung Automatic 'Diary' Is Really Creepy

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 10.05.2012 | Technology

Dear diary, Today I talked to my mom for 1 minute and 53 seconds and played Angry Birds for four hours. Here's a filtered picture of an omelette I ...

Are Politicians Pointing to the Wrong Chinese Patent Problem?

James Love | Posted 09.02.2012 | Business
James Love

The GOP platform mentions China 15 times, including these passages: Our serious trade disputes, especially China's failure to enforce international ...

Apple Wins Patent Case, Innovation Loses

Dr. R. Keith Sawyer | Posted 10.29.2012 | Technology
Dr. R. Keith Sawyer

It's scary that a jury voted against Samsung. I don't blame the jury, they were simply following the court's instructions and the law as it currently stands. The problem is with the law.

Doctors Remove Bullet From Victim's Head, Seek to Determine Cause of Death

Dean Baker | Posted 10.27.2012 | Books
Dean Baker

While the whole theme of Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage is the need for more innovation, the book is not especially innovative in how it pursues this agenda.

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Patent Bullies Can Hit and Run

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 08.29.2012 | Politics
Daniel B. Ravicher

Today I'm writing about a beacon of hope. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could greatly expand the right of the public to defend itself from bogus patents.

Is Obama's Patent Reform Hurting American Small Businesses

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 07.10.2012 | Small Business
Daniel B. Ravicher

While I would never -- and have never -- advocated for abolishing the patent system, because that would be throwing the baby out with the bath water, we do need to fix our patent system so that it rewards innovation, not manipulation.

The Patent Pollution Problem: Its Causes, Effects and Solutions

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 07.01.2012 | Technology
Daniel B. Ravicher

it is critically important to the success of our patent system that it maintain high patent quality and ensures only deserving patents are issued. Unfortunately, the American patent system today is suffering from extremely low patent quality.

Could State Transportation Agencies Accused of Patent Infringement Use Constitution as Defense?

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 06.18.2012 | Technology
Daniel B. Ravicher

There has been much reporting lately of a small patent holding company named Arrivalstar accusing public transit authorities of patent infringement if they provide commuters with real time information about train, bus or subway schedules.

Patent Trolls Are Killing People -- Literally

Drew Curtis | Posted 06.17.2012 | Technology
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.

From Idea to Patent: Inventing Blinx and Replacing the Traditional Paper Business Cards

Women 2.0 | Posted 06.06.2012 | Technology
Women 2.0

Sometimes you end up with a product that you weren't setting out to create for the masses.

Number of Women Patent Holders Surge

Karin Kamp | Posted 05.01.2012 | Business
Karin Kamp

While talk of patents and trademarks may not be the sexiest topic out there, knowing the ins and outs of both is key for women business-owners.

The Patent Condundrum -- For Startups

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 04.27.2012 | Technology
Steve Rosenbaum

Within the startup world, patents are seen as anti-competitive force that stifles innovation. We're in a place where we need to walk a tightrope between the world of predatory patent prosecution and the need to promote one's invention with current patent law.

After Generics Enter Market, World's Top Selling Drug Sees Sales Plunge

AP | By LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 12.20.2011 | Business

TRENTON, N.J. -- Sales of cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor plunged by half barely a week after the world's top-selling drug got its first U.S. generic ...

Another Day, Another Patent Troll

Brad Feld | Posted 01.07.2012 | Small Business
Brad Feld

These days I'm regularly exposed to patent trolls. Sometimes I read about them, sometimes friends email me about them, and sometimes companies I'm an investor in gets sued by them.

Google Buys Rat Poison

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 10.15.2011 | Technology
Jeff Jarvis

The Google/Motorola deal is lawyer repellent. Or rat poison, if you prefer. It is a tragic and wasteful byproduct of our screwed-up patent system. Nevertheless, this is good for Google and Android and its ecosystem.

Patent-Infringement Lawsuit Against Fark Settled for Zero Dollars. Also, Patent Trolls Suck...

Drew Curtis | Posted 10.11.2011 | Technology
Drew Curtis

A lot of you were already aware that Fark was sued by a patent troll back in January. But now it's over and I want to tell everyone what really happened: we didn't pay them a single dime.

Supreme Court Signals Pending Patent Reform Is Unconstitutional

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 08.09.2011 | Politics
Daniel B. Ravicher

Under a "first to file" system, individual and independent small inventors don't stand a chance of winning the race to the patent office against large corporations.

Facebook for Patents

John Bridgeland | Posted 07.06.2011 | Technology
John Bridgeland

Social media is literally helping fuel revolutions for democracy, so why not a revolution in the system that protects that mainstay of democracy -- invention.

Banks Still Acting Badly

Pat Choate | Posted 06.13.2011 | Business
Pat Choate

The big banks are still mugging America. They do so because they can, and they can because they pour tens of millions of dollars into our Presidentia...

HIV Drug to Be Distributed Worldwide

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Daniel B. Ravicher

India has rejected a bogus attempt to patent a critical HIV drug.

My Tax Dollars Pay for This? U.S. Commerce Secretary Threatens India as Favor to Special Interest

Daniel B. Ravicher | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Daniel B. Ravicher

How would you feel if a Chinese diplomat attempted to exert influence over an American court case involving a Chinese company's bogus attempt to shut ...