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NTP Inc.


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Third-Party Descriptions

January 2008: "Rather than depending on patents, large information technology companies can increasingly rely on their market power and cross-licensing relationships. As a result, they are trying to rein in huge patent settlements like the $612.5 million award that NTP Inc. won from Research In Motion, the maker of the popular BlackBerry wireless device, or the $1.52 billion award that Lucent briefly won against Gateway Inc. and Microsoft. (It was recently overturned.)"

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/13/business/13stream.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Opponent (past or present) Research in Motion Limited (RIM) Organization Jan 13, 2008
Possible/Unclear Thomas J. Campana Jr. Person Jun 28, 2006

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Jan 13, 2008 Two Views of Innovation, Colliding in Washington

QUOTE: ...in changing the nation’s patent laws, Congress runs the risk of throttling the little guy — the Stephen Wozniaks and the Steven Jobses — who strike out from their garages with novel ideas that change the world. On the other hand, consumers have clearly benefited from the ability of large technology companies like Intel and Microsoft to use their prodigious market power to drive down prices.

 New York Times
Apr 16, 2006 In Silicon Valley, a Man Without a Patent

QUOTE: For legal and technology experts, the tale of Mr. Goodfellow's pioneering work is evidence of the shortcomings of the nation's patent system, which was created to reward individual creativity but has increasingly become a club for giant corporations and aggressive law firms.

 New York Times