Microsoft joins pre-emptive patent protection program

Microsoft joins pre-emptive patent protection program

Crowd sourcing the patent prior art search process.

After approving NBC buyout, FCC Commish becomes Comcast lobbyist

Fair and balanced?

After approving NBC buyout, FCC Commish becomes Comcast lobbyist

Justice Department extends AT&T probe - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

Justice Department extends AT&T probe - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

Long-running TiVo patent battle settled for $500 million

Long-running TiVo patent battle settled for $500 million

How Apple tracks your location without consent, and why it matters

How Apple tracks your location without consent, and why it matters

Supreme Court: How Much Deference for the PTO?

Professor Doug Lichtman, in a recent NYT Op-Ed, discusses the patent law issues at stake in the upcoming Supreme Court case between Microsoft and i4i.  To what extent should courts defer to the original decisions of the Patent and Trademark Office during later litigation?  Check out the article, "Patently Obvious."

Streaming growing, but consumers still love DVDs

Streaming growing, but consumers still love DVDs

How long before digital media surpasses physical media?  The average movie watching household has multiple DVD players and upwards of 20 million customers will hold Netflix subscriptions by the end of the year, so DVDs will continue to be convenient and relevant.  Still at some point the revenue from dwindling DVD sales will need to be made up in some other area, but where will the revenue come from?  Electronic Sell-Through?  Transactional Video On-Demand? Subscription Video On-Demand?  It seems likely that overall film revenues will shrink significantly in the next 10 years.