What will Nathan Myhrvold do with microprocessor patents?

What will Nathan Myhrvold do with microprocessor patents?

Intellectual Ventures, the patent-licensing firm created by technologist Nathan Myhrvold, has purchased the patent portfolio of microprocessor maker Transmeta, according to an announcement yesterday.

Intellectual Venture Funding — owned by Seattle-based Intellectual Ventures — acquired 140 U.S. patents and more patent applications owned by Transmeta, a… Continue Reading

Hope for the little guys at the Intellectual Property Symposium

Hope for the little guys at the Intellectual Property Symposium

Small inventors, beware. You’ve got to be crazy to be an entrepreneur. You’ve got to be even crazier to be an inventor. Patent reform could change things, but opportunities abound in the nascent intellectual property marketplace.

That was one of the consistent messages of the speakers… Continue Reading

Roundup: Google faces further DoubleClick delays, patent hoarder seeks $1B, and more

Roundup: Google faces further DoubleClick delays, patent hoarder seeks $1B, and more

Here’s the latest action:
1) EU delays Google’s DoubleClick acquisition
2) Intellectual Ventures looking for $1B to buy patents
3) Wall Street Journal’s online version to be free
4) Microsoft working on Flickr competitor
5) … and changes the name of its mobile interface
6) Yahoo settles case brought by Chinese… Continue Reading