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Nokia disposes of huge US portfolio as company continues to streamline its patent arsenal
This story has been updated to include details of Dan McCurdy's role with Provenance Asset Group. In what looks like one of the biggest patent deals of the year so far, Nokia has transferred a portfolio of almost 4,000 US grants to an entity called Provenance Asset Group Holdings LLC. The deal was recorded on the USPTO assignment database in mid-September. Although full details...
China needs a new government agency to stop huge university IP portfolios sitting dormant, says SIPO official
This week the Intellectual Property Department here in Hong Kong played host to the annual meeting focused on IP developments on the mainland and its two Special Administrative regions (Macao being the other). One of the main topics was university tech transfer issues, and it was in this area that SIPO officials most frankly acknowledged the need for significant reform. Based on their...
Intellectual Discovery disposes of portfolio to US NPE as patent sell off continues
Korean sovereign patent fund Intellectual Discovery (ID) has continued its recent trend of selling assets to US licensing entities, with the disposal of a package of 15 US patents to a company called Compact Lens Technologies LLC. The transaction was recorded on the USPTO assignment database earlier this month. The buyer appears to be controlled by IP Valuation Partners, a Texas-based IP...
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