Posts Tagged: Internet
Executives for America’s tech giants refuse to come to Congress to testify on net neutrality
The Facebooks, Googles and Netflixes of the world, edge providers that provide Internet services via websites but not an Internet connection like ISPs offer, have every reason …
Finjan forms new subsidiary Finjan Blue to execute web security patent acquisition agreement with IBM
East Palo Alto, CA-based web security firm Finjan Holdings recently filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which disclosed a patent …
Showtime files copyright suit against Mayweather-McGregor livestreaming sites
There are major concerns that websites enabling consumers to access streaming video illegally without paying, in violation of copyright, could hamper the fortunes of those broadcasting the …
Is HTIA’s general counsel John Thorne a patent troll?
John Thorne was VP and deputy general counsel for Verizon during its legal battle against former American cable television company Cablevision where Verizon asserted a series of …
Real estate tech firm Redfin has successful IPO under shadow of potential patent suit
Seattle, WA-based real estate tech firm Redfin went public after an initial public offering that exceeded expectations, reaching $15 per share and a total valuation of $138.5 million. The …
Are e-Commerce Sites Protecting Innovators & IP Owners?
Mark Lopreiato, the inventor of the Forearm Forklift, recorded sales of $4 million in 2008 but since then has seen a 30% drop, which he attributes to cheap replicas available …
FCC Chairman Pai seeks return to ‘light-touch framework’ for Internet regulation
Between 2014 and 2016, Pai said that the country’s 12 largest ISPs have decreased their spending by $3.6 billion, a drop of 5.6 percent in investment. Pai also cited a letter …
‘Move Fast and Break Things’ decries IP behavior of Internet giants
Move Fast and Break Things, subtitled How Facebook, Google and Amazon Cornered Culture and Undermined Democracy, dissects the inordinate power of a handful of the popular, primarily …
Beware WizAdwords.com
Yesterday IPWatchdog.com received a suspicious invoice from a vendor that we have never done business with by the name of WizAdwords.com. It is a clever …
Incorporation of EME into HTML5 standard will keep the World Wide Web relevant
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) unveiled a proposed recommendation that would extend the Internet standards organization’s HTML5 standard to incorporate Encrypted Media Extensions (EME), …
Uniloc files patent suits against Amazon and Google for conference call, VoIP technologies
Plano, TX-based security tech provider Uniloc USA recently filed a pair of patent infringement suits in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (…
FCC Chairman Pai’s block of broadband privacy rules is latest step in rolling back 2015’s Open Internet Order
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has moved to block broadband privacy rules drafted by the previous administration and set to go into effect in early March... FCC commissioners …
European Commission publishes proposed text for new e-Privacy regulation
This new e-Privacy Regulation, if adopted, will replace the current e-Privacy Directive and will establish, together with the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, a new privacy legal …
Intel R&D increases lead to 36% jump in U.S. patent grants
The recent earnings release from Intel also indicates that the company is increasing its investment in research and development. Intel reported that R&D expenditures were $12.7 billion …
The Four Biggest Tech Trends of 2016
Recently, we took a closer look at four of the largest trending stories playing out in the world of intellectual property and patents during 2016. Today we turn …
