Although patents can be an indication of a competitive moat for a company, I generally discount placing too much importance on them. Today's patent protection can be tomorrow's mark of obsolescence.

Color Kinetics Inc. has added a pair of patents to its growing portfolio surrounding LED lighting technology. Color Kinetics Inc. has added a pair of patents to its growing portfolio surrounding LED ...

May 26, 2005 Solid-state lighting pioneer Color Kinetics has been granted two new U.S. patents relating to LED-based illumination systems designed to generate colour-changing LED-based light sources ...

Another lighting manufacturer has licensed Color Kinetics' intellectual property portfolio related to LED-based products. Entertainment lighting manufacturer James Thomas is to license Color Kinetics' ...

Many thanks for publishing our Q&A in December 2004 and giving us the opportunity to clarify some of the misinformation that’s been circulating about Color Kinetics, our patent portfolio and related ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Philips Electronics said it would acquire U.S. lighting maker Color Kinetics for about 592 million euros ($793.5 million) to boost its role in the energy-efficient light-emitting ...