Alexander Poltorak was briefly quoted in "Intel, WiLAN settle infringement suit" (NationalPost.com, January 15, 2011):
"Alexander Poltorak, chief executive of General Patent Corp., a patent advisory firm, said the amount paid was likely substantial. He said it was likely other defendants would now settle as well."
"Wi-LAN settles patent dispute with world biggest chipmaker, Intel" (680news.com, January 14, 2011) - Alexander Poltorak was one of several IP experts interviewed about the Wi-LAN and Intel settlement, which is significant because of the number of patents involved and the size of Intel compared to Wi-LAN.
"It's certainly a case of David versus Goliath," Poltorak says in the article.
Alexander Poltorak discusses the effect that settlement with a major infringer has on subsequent patent litigation in "Intel settles with WiLAN over patent litigation" (Reuters.com, January 14, 2011).
"Intel settles with WiLAN over patent litigation" (Portfolio.com, January 14, 2011) - GPC's Alexander Poltorak talks about the significance of WiLAN's settlement with Intel, saying that it will probably encourage other defendants to follow suit. "When the biggest defendant settles, it starts a domino effect and everyone else follows," Dr. Poltorak said.
"Some clarity on the Paul Allen/Interval Licensing lawsuit" (ZDNet.com, December 30, 2010), an interview that ZDNet conducted with Alexander Poltorak - "one of the country's top patent [experts]" - sheds light on the motivations behind Paul Allen’s lawsuit against Google, Apple, Staples, and others.
Alexander Poltorak commented on the pending sale of blocks of former telecom giant Nortel Networks' patents in "Final bids due for Nortel patents - sources" (Reuters.com, December 9, 2010).
"It is certainly a very significant stockpile of potent weaponry, and whoever lays their hands on it is going to gain significant advantage," Dr. Poltorak observed. Read the full article here.
GPC's Alexander Poltorak was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article, "Rambus Boosts 4Q Rev View On Renewed Deal With Elpida" (December 6, 2010). Dr. Poltorak said that Rambus' patent licensing deal with Japanese dynamic random assess memory supplier Elpida Memory Inc. removes a "significant amount of uncertainty."
"Casio Settles Video Patent Infringement Suit" (November 19, 2010), an article published on Law360.com, details the settlement between Advanced Video Technologies LLC (AVT) and Casio America Inc.
IP Frontline carried an article on the addition of Anthony Amaral to our management team (November 15, 2010).
Alexander Poltorak was one of ten intellectual property experts who contributed to an article called "10 Tips for Licensing Intellectual Property" on urbanmogullife.com (November 10, 2010). Dr. Poltorak warns of the hidden pitfalls of assignable paid-up licenses.