Hello all,  In real estate, they say the three most important things are location, location, location. Turns out the same is true in patent assertion — except the stakes are considerably higher and, unlike a house with good bones in a sketchy neighborhood, you can't...

Hello all,  For those who have been reading this column for a while, you know I often distinguish between what I call “retail licensing” and “wholesale licensing.” The retail side is where individual inventors and small patent owners try — often heroically and just as...

Hello all and a happy Lunar New Year to our readers in Asia, A few weeks ago, I reviewed the most salient events of the past year and made some predictions for the one ahead. With NPE acquisitions surging, IPR institution rates collapsing to historic lows under new...