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Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac

(more) »rank: 2527

from: Chronicle of Higher Education


Editorial Product Review: :Collation of facts and figures about American colleges and universities including data on students, professors, administrators, institutions, and their resources, as well as state-by-state profiles of higher education in the United States.


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World Almanac and Book of Facts - Paperbound

(more) »rank: 2846

from: World Almanac % Susan Diaz


Editorial Product Review: :Includes facts, statistics, events and information about the past year.


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Rand Mcnally Road Atlas - Gift Edition

(more) »rank: 3167

from: Rand Mcnally & Co


Editorial Product Review: :Includes facts, statistics, events and information about the past year.


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Florida Almanac - Softcover

(more) »rank: 4668

from: Pelican Publ Co Inc


Editorial Product Review: :Includes facts, statistics, events and information about the past year.


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World Vista Atlas - CD-Rom

(more) »rank: 4668

from: Applied Optical Media Corp


Editorial Product Review: :Includes facts, statistics, events and information about the past year.


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Russia Multimedia Atlas - CD-Rom

(more) »rank: 4668

from: Intl Business Publications


Editorial Product Review: :Includes facts, statistics, events and information about the past year.


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Hagerstown Town & Country Almanac

(more) »rank: 7252

from: Gruber Almanac Co


Editorial Product Review: :Hagerstown Town & Country Almanac feature articles on taking care of livestock, homemaking, gardening and farming.


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Washington State Almanac

(more) »rank: 7252

from: Electronic Handbook Publishers


Editorial Product Review: :The definitive source of statistical information about Washington State's counties and cities. The Almanac is essential for libraries, businesses, researchers, and students. Anyone needing statistical information about Washington State.


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Central District Almanac

(more) »rank: 7252

from: Central District Almanac


Editorial Product Review: :Provides information on oral and written rulings for the federal courts in the central district that, for the most part, go unpublished.


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Pakistan Almanac

(more) »rank: 7252

from: East & West Publ Co


Editorial Product Review: :Provides information on oral and written rulings for the federal courts in the central district that, for the most part, go unpublished.


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We've covered in too much detail how it's some sort of "open season" on Vonage when it comes to VoIP patents. After dealing with ridiculous and expensive patent lawsuits from companies who failed to actually innovate in the same way Vonage did, the company was pressured by Wall Street to quickly settle the various patent lawsuits filed against the company. Of course, rather than settle matters, that simply opened the door for other companies to go searching through their patent portfolios to see if there was anything they could sue Vonage over. Indeed, following those settlements it didn't take long for AT&T to dig up a patent and sue -- which was quickly settled as well. Thought things were over? No such luck. Nortel just showed up last month to sue and it took all of about a week and a half for Vonage to settle that case as well.

The Nortel case is slightly different because Vonage actually already had a patent infringement lawsuit going against Nortel, but it wasn't really initiated by Vonage. Instead, it had been initiated by a patent holding firm that Vonage bought in 2006. The end result of the settlement doesn't involve money changing hands, but just a cross licensing agreement for the patents. So what's the big lesson that Vonage and others have learned from this? It's certainly got nothing to do with innovating. It's to hoard as many patents as possible so that you have your own nuclear stockpile for when someone else sues you. Want to know why the USPTO is overwhelmed? It's not because there aren't enough examiners (as some will claim) or that there aren't enough funds. It's because the way the system now works is that you are supposed to file patents on every tiny little advancement so you can use it to protect yourself against lawsuits from everyone else. That's not about innovation. It's about waste. In the meantime, since it's still open season at Vonage, who's going to be next? There are a ton of other patents in the VoIP space that can surely be used in a lawsuit, right?

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