Recent segment on Bloomberg TV

Discussing the Samsung-Apple patent wars with Sara Eisen and Erik Schatzker on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers." (Source: Bloomberg)

DoE Panel on IP Strategy

My firm, MDB Capital, is a sponsor of the Department of Energy's ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Washington DC. Earlier this year I was asked to speak on a panel with a few experts about IP issues and strategy. Also presenting: 

• Dr. Robert D. Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, 
• Sarah Harris, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Intellectual Property, AOL,
• Brian P. O’Shaughnessy, Shareholder, RatnerPrestia
• Dr. David Parekh, Vice President, Research and Director, United Technologies Research Center

A bit basic for some, but might still be interesting if you have the time. 

 
Get Smart about IP: Pros, Cons and Costs of Your Patent Strategy from DOE ARPA-E on Vimeo.

Discussing Samsung IP Strategy On Bloomberg Asia TV's "First Up"

The Washington Post picked up the related long form story from Bloomberg, where I was quoted about how the the endgame for Samsung could well be designing around Apple's portfolio. This is supported by the fact that Apple is Samsung's largest components customer, and an injunction could cost Samsung north of $8B in revenue per year; Samsung has said that it will not be negotiating with Apple, as a licensing agreement similar to HTC could cost over $200B over the life of the agreement; and the fact that the ITC has already stated that the "Samsung products that were designed around Apple patents weren't in violation." At least on the face of it, while winning an injunction would provide game changing leverage to Samsung, extending out these proceedings seems to be an additional goal, in and of itself.


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On Market Makers this Morning

Great discussion this morning on Bloomberg TV. At 3:41, I mentioned it's likely that the case might get thrown out. A couple hours later the case was dismissed with prejudice: (http://allthingsd.com/20121105/google-says-wisconsin-court-throws-out-apple-suit-versus-motorola/?mod=tweet)

Interviewed by Public Radio on SurfCast v. Microsoft