Archive | December, 2010
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USPTO Chief Lists Challenges at Columbia Gathering

Kappos: Make Patents More Relevant United States Patent and Trademark Office Commissioner David Kappos said last week at a Columbia University Technology Ventures gathering that the USPTO is getting more involved in facilitating the use of IP rights for humanitarian and other social issues. Kappos spoke for about 45 minutes as part of a monthly […]

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Sale of Telco Patents May Change Tech Power Balance

Bidding Frenzy Likely for Nortel Rights Reuters broke a story that bids for the remaining Nortel Networks patents worth up to $1 billion are due within weeks. Sources close to IP Insider have said that a veritable bidding frenzy among technology companies such as Apple and Google has developed: “They’re selling off the prized LTE/wireless cluster,” […]

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