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Intellectual Ventures Announces Patent Agreement with Salesforce.com

Intellectual Ventures (IV®) announced today it has entered into an intellectual property agreement with enterprise cloud computing leader salesforce.com.


Study Finds American Businesses Value Patents

Intellectual Ventures commissioned market research on intellectual property perceptions and behaviors among C-suite executives in the U.S. to better understand their current views on patents and the growing intellectual property industry.


Intellectual Ventures Reaches Settlement, License Agreement with Check Point

Intellectual Ventures (IV®) and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. have reached a settlement agreement that resolves all pending patent infringement litigation between the companies.


Intellectual Ventures Hires Russ Merbeth as Chief Policy Counsel

Intellectual Ventures (IV) has hired Russ Merbeth as its chief policy counsel. Merbeth will lead Intellectual Ventures’ government relations strategy, coordinate public policy operations, and oversee the Washington, DC office.


Intellectual Ventures and Lattice Semiconductor Resolve Patent Dispute

Intellectual Ventures (IV®) and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) announced today that Lattice will become a licensee to segments of IV’s patent portfolio of nearly 40,000 IP assets. As a result of the licensing arrangement, IV and Lattice have reached a settlement agreement and resolved all pending patent infringement litigation.


Intellectual Ventures Resolves Patent Dispute with Microsemi

Intellectual Ventures (IV®) announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Microsemi and resolved all pending patent infringement litigation with the company. In addition, Microsemi will become a licensee to segments of IV’s patent portfolio of nearly 40,000 IP assets. “


Intellectual Ventures Expands Intellectual Property Relationship with Adobe

Intellectual Ventures (IV®) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Adobe Systems Incorporated to provide Adobe with intellectual property services. The agreement includes a membership in IV’s strategic buying program through which Adobe has access to IV’s acquisitions channels to source and buy IP. In addition, Adobe can choose to extend its research and development activities by accessing IV’s invention capabilities.


Intellectual Ventures and Olympus Settle Patent Dispute, Reach License Agreement

Intellectual Ventures (IV®) announced today that it has reached a settlement in its patent infringement dispute with Olympus Corporation. In the past two months, four companies including Olympus have resolved patent litigation with Intellectual Ventures. In September, IV moved to dismiss SK hynix Inc. and Elpida Memory, Inc. from patent litigation and, in October, moved to dismiss McAfee, Inc. from different patent litigation.


Intellectual Ventures and the University of British Columbia to Collaborate

The Invention Development Fund of Intellectual Ventures (IV), The University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Cancer Agency have entered into an agreement to further develop and commercialize a new pelvic fracture technology developed by clinicians and engineers at the BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver General Hospital.


Intellectual Ventures Resolves Patent Disputes with SK hynix Inc. and Elpida Memory, Inc.

Intellectual Ventures (IV®) announced today that it has reached settlement agreements with SK hynix Inc. and Elpida Memory, Inc. and resolved all pending patent infringement litigation with both companies.


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