Now that the maps debacle of the iPhone 5 has died down, you may feel the need to update your destination for GPS-based schadenfreude. Simply trace the route of Apple partner TomTom, and you'll soon spot (driving at an inconsistent speed on a frontage road alongside the Patent Troll Expressway)... Read More

One recent case that seems to have thus far avoided the troll-watcher's spotlight is Unifi Scientific Batteries v. RIM et. al. Perhaps this is because the case is simply flying under the radar, or perhaps because the patent in question is more technically specific than the usual software processes that... Read More

The United Nations agency devoted to intellectual property has excluded the Pirate Party from attending its meetings. The World Intellectual Property Organization isn't objecting to PPI's goals of innovative intellectual property reform -- well, not out loud, anyway -- but will delay admission while WIPO considers just what kind of... Read More

Telepresence comes in two forms, each with its own endemic challenge. The basic real-world version is little more than enhanced videoconferencing, the sort of telecommuting that depends upon real-time connectivity and maximizing the "illusion of presence." HP was at the forefront of telepresence innovation with Halo, developed with DreamWorks Animation... Read More

What do you get when you take three individual patent suits, two plaintiffs, three big-name defendants, four patents (two of which have been ruled invalid), and a court venue that has heard seen more trolls than the audience at a Scandinavian heavy metal festival? The short version: the University of... Read More