As Forbes' Connie Gugielmo live-blogged the Apple/Samsung trial, Alexander Poltorak was one of the IP experts she consulted for a blog post - and was also the only expert quoted in the piece who didn't also testify at the trial. ("Apple, Samsung Debate Royalties As Judge In Patent Dispute Pushes Settlement, Urges 'Horse Trading'" Forbes.com Live Blog - August 16, 2012)
Kodak may not have gotten the initial bids it was hoping for in its patent auction, but it's not down for the count. The 132-year-old photography pioneer released a business plan that includes plans for "creating a new company" and "aggressively monetizing" its remaining IP. GPC's Alexander Poltorak and others speculate on what a Kodak comeback will look like.
Alexander Poltorak penned an op-ed piece on why the new SHIELD Act will really only shield large companies who are infringing the patents of smaller entities. ("Proposed SHIELD law is nothing but a gift to infringers" TheHill.com - August 10, 2012)
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GPC's Alexander Poltorak was featured in a Q&A session about why the initial bids for Eastman Kodak's widely-publicized patent auction were much lower than the company expected. ("IP Assets of Kodak May Be Overvalued" Mergers & Acquisitions - August 10, 2012)
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Initial bids for the patents were reportedly between $150 million and $250 million. Why were they so much lower than the expected value of the patents?
Inc. magazine writer Jeff Haden interviewed Alexander Poltorak for an extensive article on protecting intellectual property, whether by trade secrets or patents. Dr. Poltorak discusses what inventors and business owners can do to enforce their IP - and when it's time to call in the experts. In the snippet below, he speaks about the doctrines of laches and estoppel and how they can derail patent enforcement efforts.
Apple has just been granted a touchscreen patent that is so inscrutable it's potentially very broad - and according to GPC's Alexander Poltorak, it fits the profile of a classic "submarine" patent. ("Apple Granted Patent for High-Concept Input Techniques" Wired.com - July 24, 2012)
The International Trade Commission delivered bad news to Kodak when it ruled that a key patent on camera preview features is invalid. Alexander Poltorak commented on how devastating that ruling could be for Kodak's desired patent sale. ("ITC Ruling Could Be Nail In Kodak Patent Sale's Coffin" Law360 - July 23, 2012)
Research in Motion may have just had its last annual meeting with shareholders, if the many dire predictions about its fate come true. Alexander Poltorak commented on what went wrong with a company whose shares are currently 95 percent lower than they were at their peak just four years ago. ("Reasons to Doubt Research In Motion's M&A Prospects" TheStreet.com - July 10, 2012)
As Samsung faces a temporary injunction on U.S. sales of its new Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PC and Apple posted a $2.6 million bond to enforce that injunction, speculation is running high about what each side (and the judge) will do next. GPC's Alexander Poltorak was the IP expert consulted for an article examining Samsung's options in its ongoing patent war with Apple.
Things aren't looking good for Research in Motion, the BlackBerry maker whose glory days seem to be firmly situated in the past. Alexander Poltorak was among the IP experts interviewed for an article speculating on RIM's options for saving itself - such as possible patent sales to Facebook or Google. ("Who could - and probably should - buy RIM?" ZDNet.com - June 29, 2012)
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