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Rovio announces it will begin publishing games developed by third parties

Blogger tries humor to implore the courts come to grips with software patents

Michael Jordan’s infringement lawsuit tarnished the reputation of defendant, so new suit says

U.S. Supreme Court decides for Monsanto and its patent on weed-killer resistant soybean seeds

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. v. A10 Networks, Inc. (II)

On retrial, court finds EMVR is not necessary to present a viable lost profits theory and denies defendants’ motion to exclude plaintiffs’ damages evidence based on prior ruling that they had failed to show evidence to support an entire market value rule ...

Disney’s attempt to trademark a cultural holiday runs into social media wall

US patent court says an abstract idea is not patentable simply because it is tied to a computer system

Whitepaper published on protecting trade secrets from risks associated with operating in global markets

Canadian colleges exerting independence in monitoring their own copyright compliance

U.S. Chamber of Commerce responds to India’s denial of the Glivec patent

Trademark activity in China reveals push towards fashion dominance

Nokia’s troublesome earnings continue to show promise in one area: IP licensing

Front-burner topics highlight upcoming CPE events

District Court Judge offers specific amounts that fit the terms criteria for “fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory”

Three ongoing European studies seeking to inform public policy on commercialization of innovation are wrestling with the IP valuation question

What do potential investors see in Dell?

WIPO's PATENTSCOPE now exceeds 29 million fully searchable patent documents

Versata Software, Inc. v. SAP America, Inc. (II)

Federal Circuit affirms lost profits and royalty award finding defendants raised questions of admissibility of plaintiff expert testimony in the “improper context” because these are Daubert issues; also plaintiffs’ lost profits theory meets Panduit requir ...

Apple SEC filing reveals strategy with respect to VirnetX ruling

What happens when an expert moves from testifying to consulting in a case?

Royalty Calculation Depends on Cost of ‘Best Imperfect Substitute’

In Daubert decision, district court finds expert erroneously based royalty calculation on the defendants’ maximum profits at risk should they fail to secure a license, rather than the cost of developing a “best imperfect substitute.”

Expert’s ‘Aggressive’ Damages Theory Necessitates New Trial

In patent case, federal court strikes $450 million from $1 billion award and orders a new damages trial, finding the plaintiff’s expert used an improper, “aggressive,” notice date regarding some patents and the jury awarded impermissible forms of compensa ...

A recent federal ruling distinguished between digital and physical media when it comes to the first sale doctrine

Small audit firms continue to have trouble with fair value, impairment

Microsoft Corp. v. Motorola, Inc. (II)

Following expert testimony from both sides on the appropriate RAND rate, the federal court ordered Microsoft to pay Motorola $1.8 million a year in royalties for using certain patented features that are part of the H.264 video and 802.11 wireless standard ...