GPC Media Coverage

Forbes.com - "Apple, Samsung Debate Royalties As Judge In Patent Dispute Pushes Settlement, Urges 'Horse Trading' (Live Blog)"

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)

MIT Technology Review - "Unsold Patents Hint at a Kodak Comeback Strategy"

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.

Mergers & Acquisitions - "IP Assets of Kodak May Be Overvalued"

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.com - "Best Way to Protect Your Brilliant Ideas"

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.

TheStreet.com - "Reasons to Doubt Research In Motion's M&A Prospects"

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)

IBTimes - "Apple Files Bond In Samsung Patent Case As Expert Sees Samsung Re-work To Defuse Suit"

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.

ZDNet.com - "Who could -- and probably should -- buy RIM?"

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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