New Federal Circuit Case Law Tool

Posted on January 5, 2007 by R. David Donoghue
Matthew Buchanan and the rest of the folks at the Rethink(ip) blog have launched FedCirc.us.  Fed Circus claims it will provide summaries and analysis of all Federal Circuit case as they come down with lots of bells and whistles.  It sounds a lot like what this Blog does for the Northern District, but for the Federal Circuit (just like Patently-O).  It looks like a great site, and I am curious to see how they will differentiate themselves from Patently-O, which already has a very strong and very loyal audience.
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Are Patents Worthless to Startups? No.

Posted on December 8, 2006 by R. David Donoghue

Here is a patent philosophy issue to mull over:

Are patents worthless to startups?  Guy Kawasaki (marketing guru and the author of the How to Change the World Blog) says they are here.  He suggests that, with the exceptions of biotech, chip design and medical devices, startups generally cannot afford the time or money necessary to litigate, so "the most valuable outcomes of a patent are often impressing your parents and filling up space in your MySpace profile."  Not surprisingly, Guy's post resulted in some very strong negative responses from both patent prosecutors and litigators.  Guy generously posted this well articulated response which identifies that patents have both litigation and non-litigation benefits that all companies should consider, whether startups or well-established Fortune 100s.

 

Thanks to Rethink(IP): J. Matthew Buchanan, Douglas J. Sorocco, and Stephen M. Nipper for defending the value of patents.

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