Recently, there has been a shift by patent trolls to go after the users of everyday technology rather than the creator of the technology. One of the main advantages in targeting small companies who are the users of patented technology is that small companies are
Corporate Counsel magazine recently released its 2012 Patent Litigation Survey, and the results are striking. The survey is noteworthy not just for the rapid acceleration in the number of patent lawsuits it shows, but also because it illustrates changes that have taken place across the
Here at BLLAWG we discuss patents and patent trolls quite often. It is much rarer to see bright spots for a potential overhaul of our current patent system that allows those who abuse it to profit and proliferate. On Wednesday, the Computer & Communications Industry
On November 6th the jury in patent lawsuit Vringo v Google issued its verdict—awarding $30 million to Vringo on the basis that Google infringed two old Lycos patents that Vringo purchased in 2011. The jury also awarded a running royalty and recommended it be set
As competition amongst smart phone and tablet creators quickly ramps up, so have the legal implications behind patent infringement. The Federal Trade Commission and the courts have seen an influx of legal matters related to the alleged misuse of standard-essential patents by high profile technological
It seems obvious that patents were intended to be public. Ostensibly, patents reward innovation by allowing for a temporary legal monopoly, and legitimate patent-holders who are using patents to produce exclusive goods would want others to know their patent exists to avoid copycats and costly
The idea behind patents is sound, and we are all more or less familiar with how they work– encourage innovation by granting the inventors of creative and useful ideas a period of exclusive rights to produce and profit from those ideas. But the system does
In May, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released their report, “Cloud Computing Synopsis and Recommendations,” which offers an eminently readable summary of the technology as it currently stands. For anyone interested in learning what cloud computing is and how it can be
Late last year, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware revised the “Default Standard for Discovery” for the third time to reflect recent changes in technology and to address the concerns of lawyers regarding electronically stored information and the discovery process. The
Congratulations to ‘The Social Network’ for winning the Golden Globe for best motion picture. Unfortunately, companies may think the ever-evolving Facebook isn’t a blockbuster. Facebook’s new Facemail, a messaging-email hybrid, could be huge headache for companies trying to maintain eDsicovery compliance. With the increased use
In “E-Discovery: Opt For Major Changes Rather Than Tinkering At The Edges of the Rules,” a recent interview in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Beth Rose, a Member at Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., discusses the costs of e-discovery—both monetary and the effect they have on