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Yahoo: A patent jackal covets the Facebook IPO lion's share

Engulfed in the bidding frenzy of its upcoming $5 billion IPO , the last thing Facebook needed to hear was what Yahoo had to say to them this past Monday: if Facebook does not agree to pay licensing fees for about 10 to 20 patents that Yahoo holds, Yahoo…

March 1, 2012Patent Litigation4 min read

Patent Litigation

The destructive nature of patent trolling

Lawyers wrote a new chapter in the Patent Wars recently when Microsoft and Apple took on Google via Motorola Mobility. At issue were the royalties requested by Motorola to use its patents, particularly with regard to video standards. Motorola currently…

February 28, 2012Patent Litigation2 min read