Facebook to make $1 billion from social gaming this yearFacebook will make an estimated $1 billion from social gaming this year, most of which will come from advertising.July 1, 2011 by Emil Protalinski in Legal
How many patents does Facebook own?By my calculations, Facebook now owns 812 patents. 20 of them are from Facebook itself, while the rest were obtained from other technology giants. The biggest purchase came from IBM last week.March 26, 2012 by Emil Protalinski in Legal
FTC clears IPO paperwork for Facebook CEO Mark ZuckerbergThe Federal Trade Commission has cleared all of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's paperwork. Another box has been checked on the company's road to going public.March 30, 2012 by Emil Protalinski in Legal
Facebook to pay banks 1.1% fee (rumor)Facebook is planning to pay the 31 underwriters handling its initial public offering (IPO) a 1.1 percent fee, according to a new rumor. The initial six underwriters will likely get the biggest cuts.March 19, 2012 by Emil Protalinski in Legal
Mitel sues Facebook over two patentsMitel Networks has sued Facebook for allegedly infringing on two of its patents. Like Yahoo, Mitel is a public company. This new trend doesn't bode well for Facebook, especially pre-IPO.March 21, 2012 by Emil Protalinski in Legal
Tech industry applauds Facebook for Yahoo countersuitFacebook this week countered with its own lawsuit against Yahoo. The technology industry is applauding the move: most are either with Facebook, or at least against Yahoo.April 4, 2012 by Emil Protalinski in Legal
Facebook halting secondary-market trading this week (rumor)Facebook is reportedly planning to restrict the transactions of its shares on secondary markets this week. As the company's IPO looms, the move is expected. The only question is timing.March 28, 2012 by Emil Protalinski in Legal
Facebook countersues Yahoo over 10 patentsYahoo attacked Facebook with 10 patents, so Menlo Park has attacked Sunnyvale right back with 10 of its own. Get the popcorn; this is the biggest real-company-versus-patent-troll battle yet.April 3, 2012 by Emil Protalinski in Legal
Yahoo's Facebook attack was new CEO's idea (rumor)The decision to threaten Facebook with a patent war was Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's idea. Thompson has been at the helm of the Internet giant for less than two months.February 27, 2012 by Emil Protalinski in Legal
Facebook IPO could mean $2.45 billion for CaliforniaWhen Facebook goes public later this year, the company could significantly help the state of California's budget deficit. The total is estimated at $2.45 billion, according to a new report.February 27, 2012 by Emil Protalinski in Legal