GPC's General Counsel, Paul Lerner, is quoted in a Forbes.com article, "AT&T Says Cellfone Patent Invalid Over Lies" (November 3, 2010). Mr. Lerner discusses whether the "inequitable conduct" defense is overused in patent infringement litigation.
Alexander Poltorak explains the various reasons companies file patent infringement lawsuits in "Google's Android lawsuit ghost returns" (International Business Times, October 26, 2010).
An article called "Motorola in court, fearing Apple's wrath over patents" (International Business Times, October 19, 2010) featured Alexander Poltorak's commentary on Motorola Mobility's preemptive strike against Apple: "According to Alexander Poltorak, the Chairman and CEO of General Patent Corporation, Motorola was once a dominant player in mobile industry but lost its market share to Apple.
In "Will Google join OpenJDK as Oracle refuses to license Project Harmony?" (International Business Times, October 18, 2010), Alexander Poltorak explains why Oracle's refusal to license the technology compatibility kit (TCK) to Project Harmony is a legitimate use of its intellectual property.
Alexander Poltorak was quoted in "Internet retailer Amazon wins fight to patent `one-click' technology in Canada" (October 14, 2010), an article which appeared in Canadian Business Online and the
In this in-depth interview with Fast Company, "Why Apple's Patent Infringement Payout Is Still in Play" (October 5, 2010), Alexander Poltorak discusses the recent jury verdict against Apple in favor of Mirror Worlds LLC. "Relative to the booming sales of the infringing products," Dr.
GPC's Alexander Poltorak defines "patent trolls" and explains patent rights in a Wired.com blog post, "Calling Oracle Hypocritical, Google Denies Patent Infringement" (October 5, 2010): "A patent troll is someone who acquires a patent they didn’t invent and acquire for litigation only...but whether you acquire or invent, it is still property and there’s no difference or morality in how you came to possess the patent,” Dr.
Alexander Poltorak was interviewed by Canadian Business regarding the lawsuit Wi-LAN filed against big-name wireless companies including Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Sony Ericsson, LG Electronics, HTC and others ("Patent licensing company Wi-LAN takes on big-name tech companies in legal suit," October 5, 2010). Dr.
In an article called "Patent Office Set to Lose $70 Million Unless Congress Acts" (Law.com, September 28, 2010), Alexander Poltorak speaks out about the practice of diverting fees from the Patent Office, calling it "a tax on innovation." "This is not what we want to do in our country whose only competitive advantage is innovation," Dr. Poltorak says.
GPC's Alexander Poltorak was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article, "Paul Allen's Lawsuit Renews Patent Debate," August 31, 2010 − Regarding Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's lawsuit against several major Internet companies: "'He had incredible foresight into the future of this technology,' said Alex Poltorak, chief executive of General Patent Corp., which assists plaintiffs in patent suits.