http://www.ipwatchdog.com Patents, Software Patents, Patent Applications & Patent Law Tue, 21 May 2013 20:52:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/01/03/acacia-research-by-the-numbers-inside-the-belly-of-the-beast/id=21548/ http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2012/01/03/acacia-research-by-the-numbers-inside-the-belly-of-the-beast/id=21548/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:15:58 +0000 Gene Quinn http://www.ipwatchdog.com/?p=21548 Related posts:

1. Patent Trolls Just a Cost of Doing Business for Big TechAs so many run to condemn patent trolls and would like to compromise the integrity and strength of all patent rights to combat what they perceive as bad actors, I wonder whether patent trolls are really a drag on the high-tech industry. Are patent trolls really costing the industry, or is the industry making much ado about nothing? One theory holds that the tech industry is treating the patent troll phenomenon as nothing more than a nuisance, and a nuisance that is not worth doing anything about. I have for a long time stated that there are obvious strategies that...
2. Mother of all Patent Trolls, Acacia Research, Gets More FundingAcacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG), which in some circles is known as the mother of all patent trolls, announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary has become the General Partner of the newly formed Acacia Intellectual Property Fund, L.P. The Fund, who together with the subsidiary, have provided a total of $27 million as an initial funding commitment. The Fund is authorized to raise up to $250 million, which should strike fear in the hearts of all of the likely targets of patent infringement lawsuits, namely those that make high tech products. ...
3. Patent Litigation Settlement RoundupOn November 8, 2012, Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) announced that it, along with Famy Care Ltd., has entered into a settlement agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. that will resolve patent litigation related to Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo® Tablets, which are indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraceptives as a method of contraception. Also on November 8, Research Affiliates, LLC and WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) announced that Research Affiliates will withdraw its patent infringement lawsuit brought against WisdomTree and pay WisdomTree $700,000. On October 31, 2012, Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced that its subsidiaries...

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