Yearly Archives: 2014

F.T.C. Settles First Case Targeting ‘Patent Troll’

The Federal Trade Commission said MPHJ Technology Investment used “deceptive sales claims and phony legal threats” to get unsuspecting companies to license patents. Source: http://www.nytimes.com

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Design Law — Do these balloon ties infringe this design patent?…

Do these balloon ties infringe this design patent? That’s the claim in this recently-filed complaint. Source: design-law.tumblr.com

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Global Differences On Patents Lead WIPO Patent Law Committee To Stumble On Future Work

Once again, differences over the role of a World Intellectual Property Organization committee last week came in the way of consensus and prevented delegates from agreeing on future work. At the hea… Source: http://www.ip-watch.org

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Threatened patent suits amounted to deceptive tactics, FTC alleges; law firm and client settle – Lawyer News

The Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint against a Texas law firm and its client that alleged their threatened patent suits amounted to false… …read more FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedInE-mail… Source: lawyernewscenter.com

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Apple Pay: Will Consumers Ever Really Embrace Mobile Payments? – EContent (press release)

The mobile payments industry has been plagued by false starts and unsubstantiated predictions. Back in 2008, Juniper Research projected the combined market for all types of mobile payments would reach more than $600 billion globally by 2013. Source: http://www.econtentmag.com

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Burger King Cooking Up Mobile Payments App – Mobile Marketing Watch

Mobile Marketing Watch Burger King Cooking Up Mobile Payments App Mobile Marketing Watch “We take a collaborative approach to payments – building relationships with merchants and other key industry players – which allows us to tap into our vast… Source:

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Target testing mobile app CurrentC, hopeful that it can rival Apple Pay – Columbus Dispatch

MINNEAPOLIS — At a time when the future of mobile payments is still up for grabs, Best Buy and Target have aligned themselves with a competitor to Apple Pay. Source: http://www.dispatch.com

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Five Global Mobile Payments Trends in 2014 – Analyst Insight from Euromonitor International

As mobile payments are becoming more popular with consumers, distinct trends are beginning to emerge. Source: blog.euromonitor.com

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HyprKey launches phase one of mobile payments platform – Planet Biometrics

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The Cloud is the Best Path for Merchant Mobile Payment Updates

The recent announcement from Apple, that it is now diving head long into mobile commerce, was universally embraced by many of us in the industry. Source: http://www.paymentssource.com

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