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Could AOL Patent Sale Have Netted More Than $1B?

April 10, 2012 by Bruce Berman 6 Comments

Investor Pressure May Have Triggered a “Too-Quick” Sale It was widely reported yesterday that AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) on Monday agreed to sell more than 800 patents and related products to Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) for $1.056 billion. It was also written that the struggling online services provider was under pressure from activist investor Starboard Value, holder of […]

Latest SF Tech Boomlet Fuels Jobs & More

October 15, 2010 by Bruce Berman 0 Comments

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs — & IP Deals, Too! If a recent news article about the San Francisco economy is any indication, politicians may soon be campaigning not only on jobs creation but on IP transactions. The Wall Street Journal writes about how SF is enjoying a mini-renaissance as a tech center. Web and digital media […]

Patent “War” Launched by Billionaire Allen

August 29, 2010 by Bruce Berman 0 Comments

MSFT Founder Sues Over Web Rights – Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is claiming in a suit filed in filed on Friday in Seattle that patents owned by a company that he once controlled, Interval Research, are being infringed by Google, Apple, Facebook and eBay and seven others, including Staples. (A link to a copy of the complaint can be found below.) The patents cover substantial parts of basic Internet activity such […]