Kodak, Patents and the Deal That You Can’t Refuse?

By Neil Wilkof Let’s start from the end: No, I am not going to let this subject disappear quietly. Several months ago I wrote about “Patent Valuation, T.S. Eliot and the Theatre of the Absurd” here, where I commented on the steadily decreasing valuation of the Kodak patent portfolio. The saga continues. Last week it […]

Patent Valuation, T.S. Eliot and the Theatre of the Absurd

By Neil Wilkof It is one of the most famous stanzas of modern English language poetry. Thus T.S. Eliot concluded his poem– “The Hollow Men”: This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. And so […]

Of medieval marauders, tulips and the sale of patent portfolios

By Neil Wilkof This Kat has been away from the blogosphere for ten days or so, having been privileged to participate in IP Week held in Singapore, here, under the primary auspices of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), here. The vigor and commitment to strengthening IP and making Singapore an IP hub is […]