Study Group: Hardware / Computer Patent Experts: Lawyers(?)

With the '419 patent now back for another few months of patent review, Tessera has a clean shot at two big legal events: resolution of the Amkor arbitration, and an initial decision from the ITC.  The scary part: almost everyone seems to expect that TSRA will win both.

The litigation between Starent and UTStarcom will take an important turn in the next four weeks, as the Court will likely definitively rule on whether UTStarcom's (admittedly vague) allegations suffice to keep the bulk of its trade secret case alive.

The Internet has been abuzz this week with gossip and assertions about the likelihood that Rambus will get an injunction against Hynix.  That analysis misreads the fight.  On the merits of the patent dispute, Rambus will either get its injunction or get significant cash damages; either is...

The investment community has been quietly waiting to see if the Supreme Court would decide the QUANTA case in a way that could disrupt QCOM's licensing practices.  But the decision turns out to be a complete non-event.  As long as QCOM is careful, it can continue to license its patents using...

The last time RIMM faced a serious patent challenge, both the patent  bar and the investment community were sharply focused on the fight and its long-run implications for patent law as well as RIMM itself.  This time, the Visto case looms, but with very little hang-wringing apparent in either...