May 2006

Posted on May 31, 2006 at 4:22 PM
Filed under: Intellectual property

While shaving this morning, half-listening to National Public Radio, I heard a scary story about a guy nearly severing his thumb on a table saw. Yipes! What's this? Turned out to be a report by Chris Arnold on SawStop, an electronic technology meant to prevent such accidents. The audio...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 31, 2006 at 1:38 PM
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The fact that Sprint Nextel has decided to sue IBM over a computer programming outsourcing contract gone bad says a lot about the complexity of outsourcing relationships. What veteran outsourcers know and what those new to the practice quickly learn is that selecting a service provider is only half...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 30, 2006 at 2:06 PM
Filed under: Law

Washington's fiscal mess—and the Bush Administration's leading role in creating it—isn't something we'll be able to ignore forever. See, for example, this trenchant column from today's Deal.com, which revisits the refusal of the Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office to sign off on the governement's 2005 financial statements....  Continue reading

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Posted on May 26, 2006 at 4:41 PM
Filed under: Intellectual property

There is much to be said both for and against the idea of patent auctions. Barry Evans and Gregory Dolin of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP's New York IP practice are pretty clear on where they stand, stating that "[patent auctions] are a good thing and they're here...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 24, 2006 at 3:20 PM
Filed under: Law

When both sides claim victory, it usually means no one is happy. Such is the sentiment following the Supreme Court’s decision in a closely watched patent case, eBay v. MercExchange. The key question was how easy it should be for a patent owner to put a stop to infringing...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 23, 2006 at 4:40 PM
Filed under: Movers & Shakers

Wilmington-based electronic textile producer Textronics Inc. named Christopher DeFusco vice president of marketing and business development. Most recently, he served as a board member, vice president and general manager in charge of U.S. operations for BTG International Inc., a London-based technology commercialization company. DeFusco is also active in the...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 18, 2006 at 11:23 AM
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Investors seem to agree with Deutsche Bank that the pending merger of Alliance Unichem and Boots makes strategic and financial sense. The bank upgraded Boots to "buy" from "hold," giving a much-needed lift to Boots in FTSE trading. The Nottingham, England healthcare and pharmacy retailer’s shares rose 12p to 734.5p...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 17, 2006 at 12:57 PM
Filed under: Law

It took the ever-litigious Recording Industry Association of America less than a month to file suit against XM Satellite Radio over the company¹s recording gadget, the Inno, which allows XM subscribers to record content. RIAA is seeking $150,000 in damages for every song recorded, and while it’s early, according to...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 17, 2006 at 10:34 AM
Filed under: Intellectual property

The Supreme Court determined that eBay should not face a permanent injunction in a patent case over its "Buy it Now" feature, according to this article from CNET News.com, and sent the issue back to a lower court to decide whether an injunction should be granted. For background on this...  Continue reading

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Posted on May 12, 2006 at 12:45 PM
Filed under: Intellectual property

In the last two weeks, there have been a couple of high multiple exits that share something in common - both LANDesk Software and Savi Technology started life as unwanted children inside much larger companies. LANDesk, an early-stage Corporate IP Spinout of Intel in November, 2002, was acquired by Avocent...  Continue reading

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