Samsung SDS, an IT services subsidiary of Samsung Group, announced yesterday that it is planning to launch a simple fingerprint-based mobile payment system by the end of the month… Source: http://www.phonearena.com

Patent litigation is once again on the rise after what now appears to be an only temporary dip in 2014. Source: bol.bna.com

Patents haven’t always been easy for companies to come by, but a new technology startup is changing the way businesses search for inventions, explains Bob Litan Source: http://www.brookings.edu

Antitrust claims settled, but rough seas ahead Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk

A new Seattle startup is coming out of stealth mode to help patent attorneys increase the quality of their work and become more efficient. Patent Navigation this week launched TurboPatent,… Read More Source: http://www.geekwire.com

Starbucks has 16m active users of its mobile app who are making 8m mobile payments a week, equalling nearly 19% of all transactions in US stores Source: http://www.nfcworld.com

The way we pay: are mobile wallets the future?. We carry these incredibly powerful but comparatively small computers around in our pockets all day, so it seems like a logical step that we should… Source: features.en.softonic.com

Mobile payments, says MPD CEO Karen Webster, and its future success is like a riddle wrapped up in an enigma surrounded by mystery – a goal that the payments Source: http://www.pymnts.com

mobile payments is today, and they’ll tell you it’s just kicking off. With Facebook announcing the option to send money to friends via Messenger Source: emergefocus.com

A research note from Mercator contends that future prospects for Apple’s payment tool are brighter than current use data might suggest. Source: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com