Hewlett Packard

ArcSight: HP Bets Long on the Collapse of the Patent System

This week’s Patently Obvious report focuses on the patent holdings of ArcSight, Inc. On September 13, 2010, Hewlett-Packard entered into an agreement to buy ArcSight, a leading security and compliance management company, for $43.50 per share, for a total purchase price of $1.5 billion. ArcSight had been shopping itself around to several large technology companies, several of which reciprocated in their interest.

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Intellectual Property Analysis of Mirror Worlds LLC v. Apple Inc.

This week’s Patently Obvious report focuses on the patent holdings of Mirror Worlds Technologies, Inc., namely those highlighted in Mirror Worlds LLC v. Apple Inc., 08cv88, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Apple has historically been quite successful at predicting consumer preferences and has capitalized on their foresight to drive consumer demand. Their enviable position of success has opened the door to both legitimate and opportunistic lawsuits concerning their intellectual property.

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