Analysis of patent litigation, PTAB practice, prosecution and pharma IP, written on the data behind LexDana.
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In mythology, trolls are often portrayed as large brutes with little creativity and even worse manners who enjoy devouring innocent people. In stories and songs alike, they are often found hiding under bridges, waiting for their unsuspecting prey to pass…
What began as the threat of a Yahoo patent jackal coveting the Facebook lion's share soon flashed fangs as a lawsuit on March 12 , 2012, with Yahoo alleging Facebook's infringement of these 10 patents . The blatantly opportunistic timing of the…
Facebook recently fired a salvo in its defense against Yahoo by purchasing 750 patents from IBM. To backtrack a bit for those who have not been following the latest patent war, Yahoo recently sued Facebook . It’s not hard to see why they did it.…
In order to better understand the Yahoo vs Facebook lawsuit , let us examine the patents that Yahoo is disputing. Between April 2, 1999, when the patent was filed, and Jun 14, 2005 when it was issued, the 566 patent was rejected by the USPTO four times --…
