By Kathryn Paisner Last October, Popular Mechanics reported that non-practicing entities (NPEs) may have “bled companies for half a trillion dollars” between 1990 and 2010. Sometimes called “patent trolls” by their detractors, NPEs are generally defined as companies that obtain most of their revenue from the licensing and/or enforcement of their intellectual property. Not all […]

By Kathryn Paisner In business, the general consensus on patents is that they are best left to the lawyers. Like urban legends whispered in the schoolyard, this self-defeating myth traverses the business community, creating expensive problems for companies large and small. Lawyers are certainly vital to many aspects of the patenting process, such as patent […]