Roundup: RPX takes on patent trolls, Facebook revamping Marketplace, and more
Here’s the latest action:
RPX Corp takes on patent trolls — The company is buying patents to keep them from so-called “troll” companies that use patents for lawsuits or to collect licensing payments. Companies that pay a fixed yearly fee to RPX get licenses it holds; RPX pledges never to assert the patents. IBM and Cisco are already partners.
Is Microsoft Live Search getting a new name? — Maybe it will be changed to Kumo, Japanese for “cloud” or… Continue Reading