March 20, 2023

Publicly traded NPEs take investors for a bumpy ride

By Scott Graham, from The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — When the Federal Circuit affirms summary judgment of noninfringement, that’s usually considered bad news for the patent holder. But SmartMetric Inc., a tiny, publicly traded company that’s been litigating patent claims against Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. for the past four years, put a different spin […]