So by now, I’m sure you must have seen the coverage of the TiVo/DirectTV patent litigation. This case is in front of the Fed. Circuit this week (en banc no less!!) If TiVo wins this appeal, it really could be a modern day coup d’état, in the sense that competitors will have to pay big [...]

I stumbled upon an awesome figure that shows who is suing whom in the mobile space. Check it out here, courtesy of Information is Beautiful. This graphic is particularly interesting because it shows the vast array of technologies that are currently subject of litigation. The graphic also displays the revenue of each company relative to [...]

Did you guys see this? To make a long story short, Apple is challenging a verdict that could force them to pay ~$600M in damages to Mirror World, founded by Yale University computer-science Professor David Gelernter. (Interesting/sad fact: Prof. Gelernter was a survivor of a uni-bomber package attack). According to the New York Times, a [...]

Fact: Apple gets a lot of patents. It’s no secret that nearly all Apple devices implement some form of a capacitive touch sensor array. As a Mac enthusiast, I try to keep up on what might be coming out next. I thought this patent was pretty cool: A handheld device…configured to determine an identity of [...]

Kids like water guns.  Kids LOVE Super Soakers.  In fact, according to InventionStatistics.com, Super Soakers is a $400 million business. This post is more like an extended story under a Snapple bottle cap rather than legal analysis, but I think the story is a fun one.  So how did this invention even come to fruition? Apparently, [...]