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Erik Sherman is a freelance writer, editor, and photographer. His work has appeared in such publications as the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Fortune, Inc, Newsweek Japan, the Financial Times, Chief Executive, Advertising Age, and CIO Insight. Before going into journalism, he was head of product marketing at a publicly-held...- more about Erik Sherman »
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- Tech Roundup: Apple Personal Networks, Oprah Kindles Amazon, More
- Apple patents a personal network concept; Comcast doubles its consumer access speed, flaming the cable-telco Internet wars; camera sensor chips about to get even smaller and better; Intel dismisses Apple's ARM choice for iPhone and then takes it back; and Oprah endorses Amazon's Kindle. by Erik Sherman
- Blog posts 2008-10-24
- China Races to Front of Global Patent Activity
- I'm on a private patent email list run by Foley & Lardner partner and George Washington University Law School Professor Harold Wegner. He was recently digging through patent application statistics from various countries and found that China has pulled far ahead of the rest of the world in patent applications...
- Blog posts 2009-02-12
- Mixed Results in Tafas v. Doll Appeal Over New Patent Rules
- The industry has been closely monitoring the Tafas v. Doll (formerly Tafas v. Dudas) lawsuit over whether the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office would be able to make rule changes that would significantly limit patent applications. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit CAFC announced its ruling,...
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
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- Google Patent App: Telemarketing Piped Into Your Call
- So you thought little services like Google Voice might come without a price to pay, eh? Not so fast. A patent application published today gives one idea how the company can find new ways to deliver advertising. A hint: they've got your number and they're not afraid to use it...
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Tafas v. Doll: Drug Companies Face New Limits on Patents
- Drug companies will be dismayed by a federal appeals court ruling that came down on Friday which gives the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office new powers to limit the way patents are filed. The drug business depends heavily on its ability to patent chemicals and processes for...
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- How to Manage an IP Portfolio
- Intellectual property ranges from patents and copyrights to branding, know-how, and trade secrets. Assembling a portfolio to value, track, and protect your IP can improve your valuation, among other benefits. Take Inventory Goal: Make IP work for...
- Articles 2009-08-05
- How Microsoft Could Win By Losing
- A lot has been made including by me about the suit Microsoft lost to i4i over a patent covering use of XML to create customized templates in Word. Opinions have largely fallen into two camps: those who, like me, believe that i4i is a legitimate software vendor that Microsoft jobbed...
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Tech Law: Intel May Pull AMD License, Discovery Sues Amazon, More
- Intel threatens to pull AMD patent cross-licensing agreement; Nintendo beats patent challenge over analog joysticks; Discovery sues Amazon.com for alleged patent infringement by Kindle; Apple sends cease and desist letter to small company over trademark application; Psystar thumbs nose and releases another Mac clone model; and the SEC dropped its...
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Can Apple Have A Netbook Its Way?
- The rumors are flying that Apple is preparing a tablet form netbook, as noted Larry Dignan at our sister site ZDNet. And as my colleague Michael Hickins so correctly notes, the company has multiple good reasons to make the push. But I think ultimately it are doomed to failure, caught...
- Blog posts 2009-05-22
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