Apple and other multinationals are fed up with being sued by patent trolls. Apple is among the companies which want to stop so-called patent trolls from stifling innovation with their claims. A patent ...

It would be an understatement to say "launching a successful tech startup is hard work." But for years, many startup founders have been fighting with one arm tied behind their backs. In addition to ...

The shakedown is on. In the aftermath of the dot-com bust, a new kind of business with a simple, yet potentially lethal, model has emerged. Call them the "patent trolls." These operators have no ...

The Federal Circuit avoided weighing in on the constitutionality of Idaho’s “patent troll” law, dismissing a patent owner’s ...

Defending the patent troll is an unpopular position. Known officially as Patent Assertion Entities, patent trolls don't create new products, but instead accumulate patents in order to make money by ...

Congress needs to shut down so-called patent trolls whose infringement lawsuits are diverting company resources from hiring and research, a group of technology companies told lawmakers Thursday.

The right to self-defense is ingrained in the American tradition. At its core is the understanding that liberty is tied to the ability to defend yourself. New rules proposed by the U.S. Patent and ...

A U.S. senator has introduced legislation allowing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to review and invalidate controversial patents challenged by technology startups in an effort to discourage ...

At some point in our childhoods, we found out that trolls aren't real and that we don't have to worry about them hiding in our closets and under the bridge. It turns out we were mistaken. There are ...

In 2011, Apple and Google spent more money on patent litigation and defensive patent acquisitions than on research and development. That’s not a good sign for the U.S. economy; in fact, it’s a stark ...

The investing landscape is always changing, and over the years, the universe of investment vehicles only tends to get larger and more complex. Whereas decades ago Wall Street was largely just a matter ...

The investing landscape is always changing, and over the years, the universe of investment vehicles only tends to get larger and more complex. Whereas decades ago Wall Street was largely just a matter ...