Superb patent article in Mobile Pipeline: Attempts by Australia, Symbol, and Acacia to enforce patents that they believe are used by a number of companies large and small may harm the wireless industry.
Wired ran a short interview with Forgent's CEO, the folks who dug up what they claimed was a patent covering parts of JPEG, a previously zero-royalty technology. The end of the interview is classic.
I confess that I have been reluctant to run patent stories with any great frequency here at Wi-Fi Networking News because often the claims on both sides are inflated and highly technical. Patents don't make sense to ordinary mortals: they use specialized language that you have to be fluent in to understand what's even being said.