Rembrandt IP Management, which holds the patent and won the case, is now moving to secure even bigger profits.

FORBES: Patent Payday

Even a cursory view of business headlines today emphasizes the neglect of IP risk management and limited appreciation of its implications.

FORBES: State of the Intellectual Property (IP) Union

The Diameter protocol enables functions such as billing, subscriber management, and interoperability between core IP systems and carriers.

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The application, called CRM Communications Connector, serves as a bridge between Cisco's IP telephones and Microsoft's customer relationship management software.

FORBES: Cisco Reaches High And Low

And the first rumblings of a rights-management system for controlling the sharing of physical things are appearing: The IP-hoarding firm Intellectual Ventures received a patent in October for a 3-D printer feature that blocks the creation of verboten objects.

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The company supplies broadband operators with the tools and platforms they need to deliver converged IP video solutions, carrier-grade telephony, demand driven video, next-generation advertising, network and workforce management solutions, access and transport architectures and ultra high-speed data services.

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