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Facebook is paying Microsoft $550 million for access to 650 of AOL’s patents. It seems that a number of these patents come from the $1 billion in intellectual property that Microsoft purchased from AOL. Source: venturebeat.com April 23, 2012 Facebook also bought 750 IBM patents to beef up its portfolio. Source: bloomberg.com Mar 23, 2012 […]

An Administrative Office program of the U.S. Courts has initiated a patent litigation pilot program designed to keep patent cases from dragging on for years and incurring high expenses. Fourteen federal district courts were chosen for the program, aiming to assist judges develop expertise in patent litigation and help courts adopt local rules to speed […]