Are big companies patent trolls and small ones not, or vice versa? Should a company's size or pocket-book disqualify it from earning opprobrium as a patent troll? The not-so-secret tactic of companies ...

Intellectual Property (IP) lawsuits are big business these days. In fact, some companies and enterprising individuals use these lawsuits to make money—that is, filing lawsuits in order to get a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court may consider corporations to be people, but three federal judges in three states have ruled that an IP address is not a person, throwing into question charges against hundreds ...

Microsoft's conversations with customers have led it to tackle an emerging risk through Azure IP Advantage, but others say the 'umbrella' program may not yet be legal necessity. Based on feedback from ...

Adult film company Malibu Media has sometimes been called a "porn troll," or "copyright troll," because it has sued hundreds of people for allegedly illegal downloads of pornographic movies that it ...

On April 26th, in conjunction with World Intellectual Property Day, Canada’s federal government announced a new National Intellectual Property Strategy. The strategy is aimed at facilitating an ...

In questioning, Goodlatte asked Anderson how “patent trolling” behavior discourages business activities for restaurant chains like Culver’s. Anderson noted that it limits what the restaurant can do in ...

The rise of the Internet has altered the ways in which most people involved in IP conduct business. This is particularly true in regards to trade secrets Companies must now grapple with the ...

Ask not for whom the patent troll sues, he sues you. It used to be patent trolls only bothered to sue large companies. After all, that's where the big bucks were. Now, however, Innovatio IP, a new ...

A federal judge in Florida tossed out a case after porn copyright troll Malibu Media failed to prove an IP address can identify the specific person who infringed. A Florida District Court Judge ...