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Fourth Quarter 2012 Distributions Increase to $134.9 Million WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SoundExchange today announced a new record with total year-end royalty payments reaching approximately $462 million (up 58 percent from the prior year). The fourth quarter 2012 distribution also increased with more than 22,000 payments totaling approximately $134.9 million, a nearly 10 percent increase from its Q3 2012 distribution of $122.5 million. The royalties are...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2012, intellectual property and patents became headline news as lawsuits, sales, and competitive gamesmanship resulted in an increasing number of firms actively employing intellectual assets as viable tools for building their businesses. With the likes of Google, Samsung, Kodak, Apple and Marvell being linked to million (and billion) dollar litigation, we expect on-going growth in the number of entities seeking to enhance an IP...

Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that William J. Kramer has joined the firm’s Patent Litigation and Counseling Practice as a partner in the Chicago office. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) January 07, 2013 Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that William J. Kramer has joined the firm’s Patent Litigation and Counseling Practice as a partner in the Chicago office. Most recently, he was a partner at Miller Matthias & Hull in Chicago, where he served as head of the Computer Science Department....

BOSTON, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fish & Richardson announced today that Dr. Frank Peterreins, Managing Principal of its Munich office, has translated "Patent Litigation Proceedings in Germany - A Handbook for Practitioners" from German into English. Widely considered the definitive book on German patent litigation and current German case law, this translated edition was prepared in response to the rapidly increasing volume of patent litigation cases in Germany that involve...

http://www.merrillbrink.com --Cloud computing is fast becoming the norm in a wide range of industries. With the growing demand for data storage, this technology that allows businesses of all sizes to store and exchange intellectual property (IP) and other data in the ‘cloud’ is becoming essential for many organizations. New York,US (PRWEB) January 04, 2013 Cloud computing is fast becoming the norm in a wide range of industries. With the growing demand for data storage, this technology...

The largest directory of physicians working on liens just got bigger and now has over 20 different specialties of doctors on liens listed on their website. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 05, 2013 The Power Liens physician directory is growing quickly in California and elsewhere. They have recently announced that their directory has added over 10 different specialties of physicians that all work on personal injury liens. To date, Power Liens has over 20 different doctor specialties that...

Data analysis indicates “Golden State” had nearly 8 percent fewer active distressed properties on its books with second- and third-quarter 2012 comparison Boca Raton, Florida (PRWEB) January 03, 2013 Foreclosure.com analyzed data that compared active California foreclosure totals from the second and third quarters of 2012, revealing that the “Golden State” had 7.71 percent fewer homes in some stage of default. “There were approximately 8,650 less active foreclosures in...

Drastic growth in intellectual property demands backgrounds in science and technology. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) January 03, 2013 According to Forbes, “Intellectual property (IP) has become one of the most important resources in the 21st century.” IP-intensive industries accounted for about $5.06 trillion in value, or 34.8 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), in 2010, according to a 2012 study by the Economics & Statistics Administration and United States Patent and...

Single use professional software provides a comprehensive solution for the creation of patent application at a low cost. ProvisionalBuilder® accelerates the patent application process, yields higher patent throughput, and delivers significant cost savings for applicants, ensuring they establish IP ownership as “first inventor to file” Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) December 30, 2012 PowerPatent, the company that empowers entrepreneurs and innovators to protect their intellectual...

Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the world leader in patent transaction advisory and patent analysis services, releases the Q3 2012 Patent Market Index (PMI), an index tracking patent transaction activity and trends in the patent marketplace. The Q3 2012 PMI continues the steady growth trend set since Q3 2009, growing 13.1 points in Q3 2012 over the previous quarter. Portland, OR (PRWEB) December 27, 2012 Global Technology Transfer Group, Inc. (GTT Group), the world...