Tag: patent troll
Dear IV: You’re Not a “Better” Kind of Patent Troll
Without much fanfare, Intellectual Ventures has put up a searchable public list of over 30,000 of its patents. Was it something I said?
Seriously, this is a refreshing change for IV, which has, up unt...
Over 2 dozen organizations from diverse industries support making CBM widely available
Today a group of 26 organizations (including CCIA) sent a letter to the House and Senate Judiciary Committee leadership endorsing legislation to make Covered Business Method review more widely availab...
It Ain’t Easy Being a Patent Troll – Intellectual Ventures’ Money Troubles
It seems that the patent trolling industry may not be ready for Wall Street after all. Intellectual Ventures, the “gentleman gangster” of the patent troll world, isn’t looking like such a hot in...
Patent Trolls Offend Both Ends of the Political Spectrum
The Progressive Policy Institute is out with a policy brief entitled, “Stumping Patent Trolls On The Bridge To Innovation.” The brief “discusses the rich history of progressives in leading effor...
Time To Put A Spotlight On Patent Trolls
One of the key authors of the FTC Act, Louis Brandeis, wrote a century ago: “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” There are probably fe...
Nathan Myhrvold Follows the Willie Sutton Rule (Updated 9/19/2013)
Update: I've added the actual transcript of the exchange below.
Today, Nathan Myhrvold, the head of Intellectual Ventures, did an event on Capitol Hill. It was mainly a hagiographic exposition, so it ...
Dear Intellectual Ventures: Sorry If Your Lobbyist Showed Signs of Wear
Last night, I participated in a panel discussion sponsored by the App Developers Alliance. Russ Merbeth of Intellectual Ventures was one of the panelists, and I did manage to have a little fun with hi...
Three Myths About Intellectual Ventures
Intellectual Ventures is a company at the center of the debate about patent trolls. IV is a multi-billion dollar company founded by ex-Microsoft executive Nathan Myhrvold, and it makes its money throu...
New Study by PatentFreedom Shows We Need Expanded CBM Review
If there were ever any doubt that expanding the Covered Business Method review program would have a major impact on the patent troll problem, a newly released study from PatentFreedom should put those...