The company behind Tik Tok bought out much of a struggling smartphone maker’s patent portfolio in January. USPTO assignments from last week show what assets Beijing-based ByteDance came away with
Senior decision makers from a wide range of companies are already confirmed to attend as demand for tickets exceeds the rate for last year's sell-out event in San Francisco
Sell-off continues as new ownership seeks to get out from under nearly $100 million in debt with just a few hundred granted US patents remaining in its arsenal
After Microsoft's headline grabbing decision to sign-up to the network last year, LOT CEO “absolutely expects IBM to join” once its Red Hat acquisition is finalised
Ford faces new confrontation over alleged infringement of MIT-owned IP, but number of suits against car giant well down from 2012-2014 peak
Delaware lawsuit is first move to litigate assets since former RPX dealmaker took control of portfolio
The Korean electronics giant has bought Corephotonics, an Israeli startup that is taking on Apple in Judge Lucy Koh’s Northern District of California courtroom
Deal follows acquisition of assets from AT&T and Provenance, and shows that interest in giant NPE’s portfolio remains high
Participants in the scheme - such as Google, IBM and Microsoft - are getting something that is worth a lot more than the assets being offered for sale: market data
Lawsuit filings and inter partes review petitions both fell in 2018, but operating companies’ share of the action was on the rise
Agreement covers a total of 700 patents and is a big win for the CEOs of both firms - Mattia Fogliacco (left) and Dan McCurdy (right)
The appointment of Ramzi Haidamus comes just days after the touchscreen technology company announced a partnership and licensing deal with Google
Transactions back up in third quarter after Q2 slump. More NPEs are buying up assets, while software continues to attract most interest indicating a price rise may be on the way
Retrial ordered in Huawei v InterDigital; Apple representatives threatened with detention in continuing injunction flap; national IP appeals court opens doors and much more from the Middle Kingdom
The battle over revenue share in licensing of multi-million dollar asset comes to light after Fortress brings infringement suit against Amazon
