California RFID Bill One Step Away from Law

The RFID Law Blog has published an article on the latest development in the California legislation concerning RFID technology. Last Thursday, the California Senate approved the bill in question by a wide margin of 30 to seven. There is now one remaining step for it to become law: the governor must sign it.

RFID Patent Pool Selects Third-Party Administrator

Yesterday the RFID Consortium announced the selection of Via Licensing to administer its patent pool of essential ultrahigh frequency RFID technology. The selection marks the first major, public development from the consortium since it formed more than a year ago.

The Potential for RFID in Pharmaceutical Packaging

Research firm IDTechEx recently released an assessment of the potential market for RFID in the pharmaceutical industry. This article summarizes the key findings on compliance improvement, tamper recording, and the combination of RFID with sensors.

RFID News Roundup

Calif. RFID bill headed for governor’s desk; HF chips sales surpass half-billion mark, says report; Inside Contactless lands deal for 5 million cards; Barcoding Inc. buys Acuity ID; TrueDemand draws second funding round; Goliath Solutions joins EPCglobal.

Patent Extortion

The lawsuit filed by RFID World against Wal-Mart, Target, Pfizer and others is completely bogus.