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FTC to launch new investigation of patent trolls
2013-06-20 20:49:30| InfoWorld: Top News
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will launch an investigation of the business practices of so-called patent trolls in an effort to understand whether those companies are harming competition and consumers, the agency's chairwoman said. As part of a growing focus of the U.S. government on patent abuses, the FTC will study patent assertion entities (PAEs), companies with the primary business model of buying and licensing patents, in an effort to understand the costs and benefits of PAE activity, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez said Thursday.
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FTC reportedly planning sweeping probe of patent trolls
2013-06-20 08:40:36| CNET News.com
Agency's investigation will include questions about whether patent assertion entities coordinate their lawsuits, The New York Times reports. [Read more]
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Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates Assigned Patent
2013-06-16 04:09:58| Semiconductors - Topix.net
By Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 15 -- Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Gloucester, Mass., has been assigned a patent developed by four co-inventors for "use of dopants with different diffusivities for solar cell manufacture."
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Apple's crucial overscroll bounce patent claim is valid, U.S. patent office says
2013-06-14 23:33:59| InfoWorld: Top News
The USPTO has confirmed four claims of Apple's overscroll bounce patent, including claim 19 of the patent, according to a document filed with a Californian court on Thursday. That claim played a crucial part in Apple's $1.05 billion dollar lawsuit against Samsung,.
SAP wins key ruling in long-running patent battle with Versata
2013-06-12 21:52:06| InfoWorld: Top News
SAP has received a ruling that sets a legal landmark in patent law and could also prove favorable to its defense in a long-running intellectual-property dispute with Versata.
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