IPVisionBusiness Perspectives on Patents, Innovation, and Strategy

As we approach annual performance reviews and strategic planning milestones, we invariably focus upon management systems and metrics.

The Wall Street Journal reported on December 13, 2010 that U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle dismissed Paul Allen's patent lawsuit against many of the leading companies in Silicon Valley including Google, Apple, Facebook and Yahoo.  Judge Pechman dismissed the complaint for not describing its allegations specifically enough.   Paul Allen has until December 28 to amend the complaint.

On August 12, 2010, Oracle America, Inc. (Oracle) filed suit against Google, Inc. in the Northern District of California claiming that Google's Android operating system infringes 7 "Java" patents owned by Oracle America, a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.   These Java patents are owned by Sun Microsystems which was acquired by Oracle in January 2010.