PATENT BUSTING
A blog about the business of patents
the business of patent attorney firms
the business of companies that rely on patents as a core asset
the use of the patent system to achieve commercial objectives.
RECENT POSTS
Breaking news: ACCC will not oppose acquisition of XIP by IPH
Hello peeps The ACCC today announced that they will not oppose the acquisition of XIP by IPH. “Most customers we consulted did not express concerns” according to the ACCC press
Xenith IP and IPH snipe across the barricades; QIP sits it out…
Enchante! Well action aplenty in the QIP/XIP/IPH bizarre love triangle…but first a bit of personal news… Last week I attended a course entitled VC Catalyst as the Wade Institute. It
Breaking news: IPH propose to acquire Xenith IP
Well, there you go. IPH you rascal! What a surprise… IPH have just today proposed to acquire Xenith IP for $1.28 cash and 0.1056 IPH shares per Xenith share. This
The Merger of ~Equals (QANTM IP and Xenith IP) (cont.) – what’s the state of play?
Yo team! So, it’s been a few weeks since I last posted on the “merger of equals” between QANTM IP (QIP) and Xenith IP (XIP). No amazing revelations, but we
Climate change is a threat…decarbonisation is an opportunity
Hello! Slight digression here from patent attorneys and their businesses…there’s a lot going on there and I’ll get back to them later – I am sure they are looking forward
IPH – just a dog in the manger?
C’mon IPH! What’s your game? The suspense is killing me… It’s like a bad horror film. The happy couple (Xenith IP and QANTM IP) are happily courting, telling each other
Breaking news: IPH swoops on Xenith IP!
Well, my last post falsely stated that all was quiet on the Xenith/QANTM/IPH front. How wrong I was… As reported in the Australian Financial Review today, IPH has acquired a
The business plan of IPH – the world is just enough
There’s finally some clear air before the half year results come out for IPH, QANTM IP and Xenith IP and with no further news on the merger of substantially equals.
THE MERGER OF ~ EQUALS (cont) – ACCC Public Review of the merger of QANTM IP and Xenith IP
Hello again! Well the news flow about the proposed merger between QANTM IP and Xenith IP just keeps on coming. On 10 January, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
THE “MERGER OF EQUALS” (QANTM AND XENITH) – TWO LISTED PATENT ATTORNEY FIRMS PROPOSE TO COMBINE – PART 2
Hello and Happy New Year! Here’s part 2 of my “merger of equals” analysis of the proposed merger between Xenith IP and QANTM IP. I stuck with the same picture