67 posts and columns on IP
Sex Toy Story: Jimmyjane’s Ethan Imboden Wants to Make Vibrators as Common as iPhones
In an interview with AllThingsD, Jimmyjane founder Ethan Imboden talks about differences between designing a cellphone and sex toys, and the mainstreaming of high-tech vibrators.Nest Labs Strikes Patent Deal With Intellectual Ventures
A new licensing agreement could help Nest Labs in ongoing litigation with consumer-device and engineering conglomerate Honeywell.On Chrome Web Store, Real Games Mix With Mario Knockoffs
It’s-a-not-me, Mario! Mamma mia.Jerry Yang Is Back (And Investing More Than Ever)
Frankly — and I would know — the Internet pioneer also seems better than ever.Voices
TV Is Changing Before Our Eyes
I believe we live in a show-based world, and that shows delivered over IP allow for the slow unbundling of television.Voices
Apple Asks Judge for More From Samsung
Apple Inc. asked the judge in its U.S. patent case with Samsung Electronics Co. to raise the $1 billion damage award assigned by a jury last month by $707 million, while Samsung asked the judge to reduce it greatly and order a new trial.RIM Gets a Brief Bit of Breathing Room From Apple-Samsung Verdict
Apple’s victory over Samsung may slow down the Android advance, at least for a little while, and that would be a boon for RIM.Google Buys Magnolia Broadband’s Patents
Another wireless tech patent acquisition for Google.Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold: I’m Not Ashamed of Suing People
What is Intellectual Ventures founder Nathan Myhrvold doing with the fifth-largest patent portfolio in the U.S.?News Byte