On July 13, 2013, the New York Times published an article on Erich Spangenberg’s business enterprise, IPNav, which is considered to be one of the largest Patent Assertion Entities (“P.A.E.s”) in…
Category: Patent Trolls
17 Year-Old Patent Causing Problems for Podcasters
Is a podcast analogous to a cassette tape recording of a magazine article? Jim Logan of Personal Audio thinks that it is, and that it thereby infringes his patent. (more…)
Motorola is Done Playing Games, Attempting to Ban the Sale of the Xbox 360 in the US
In an effort to draw a line in the sand in the smartphone market, an “innocent bystander” has been caught in the legal crossfire. Following a successful sales ban of…
Patent Trolls & Patent Valuation
Chetan Tiwari is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and is enrolled in Professor Mgbeoji’s Patents class in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are…
A Matter Of Timing? On Innovation, Patent Trolls And Litigation
Brian Chau is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Brian J. Love, a teaching fellow at Stanford Law School, conducted an empirical analysis of litigation by various classes…
Intellectual Ventures: World’s Largest Patent Troll Or Patent Dealer Building Global Market For Invention?
Adam Heckman is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently enrolled in Professor Mgbeoji’s Patents class, in Fall 2011. As part of the course requirements, students are…