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Google Files ‘Frivolous’ EC Patent Claim Against Nokia And Microsoft

Companies reject Google's claims of patent abuse and highlight search giant's own antitrust problems

13 years ago

Nokia Takes HTC, ViewSonic And RIM To Court Over Patents

Finnish manufacturer accuses competitors of 45 cases of patent infringement

13 years ago

Motorola Gets Windows 7 And Xbox 360 Banned In Germany

However US court rules injunction cannot be enforced...yet

13 years ago

Microsoft’s Xbox Infringes Motorola’s Patents, Says Judge

Microsft says Motorola's patents are essential to industry standards for video coding and communicaions

13 years ago

Oracle Lawyers Focus On Google Internal Emails

Oracle's questioning in its Google lawsuit has focused on establishing whether Google's Android project leader knew the company needed a…

13 years ago

Oracle Finally Takes Google To Court

Oracle versus Google, the "World Series of court cases" starts today

13 years ago

Apple Fails To Overturn iCloud Notification Ban In Germany

Mannheim regional court orders Apple to pay damages to Motorola Mobility

13 years ago

Facebook Countersues Yahoo Over Patents

Facebook has hit back at Yahoo's lawsuit and filed its own countersuit, accusing it of infringing ten patents

13 years ago

Oracle Rejects Google Offer of Android Cut

Google's offer to give Oracle Android earnings if the mobile operating system's owner loses the case is rejected

13 years ago

Nokia’s New Nano-SIM Should Beat Apple’s Cut-Up

ETSI should reject Apple's old-school cut-down nano-SIM in favour of innovation, says Max Smolaks

13 years ago

Apple Against Motorola, Nokia and RIM in SIM Battle

Apple is confident in its nano-SIM design, but the competitors are worried

13 years ago

Motorola And Apple Discussed Patent Licensing Deal Last Year

EU document reveals that Motorola wanted to license Apple's entire patent portfolio

13 years ago

Apple Licensing Fees Could Alter The Android Landscape

Like Microsoft, Apple may be negotiating licensing fees with Android manufacturers, according to the Wall Street Journal

13 years ago

Motorola Forces Apple To Disable Push Notifications In Germany

iCloud and MobileMe notification features deactivated for German customers amid ongoing patent dispute

13 years ago

Apple Wins Slide-To-Unlock Patent Claim Against Motorola

Who would have thought that swiping a finger across the screen could cause this much commotion and expense

13 years ago

US Drafts A Hard ACTA To Follow

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is just another way to satisfy the US corporate overlords now SOPA is gone, argues…

13 years ago

Google Promises Fair Access To Motorola Patents

Google has promised FRAND access to Motorola patents, but analysts say its stance hasn't changed significantly

13 years ago

Motorola Wins Injunction Against Apple’s iCloud In Germany

A German court has granted Motorola a permanent injuction against Apple iCloud, though immediate enforcement could prove costly

13 years ago

Apple Fails In German Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N Ban Bid

A Munich court casts doubt on the validity of an Apple scrolling patent

13 years ago

Google Snaps Up More IBM Patents

Google is on the patent hunt once again, this time snapping up another 217 patents from IBM

13 years ago

Rambus and Broadcom Settle Patent Dispute

Broadcom negotiates five year licensing deal to use Rambus technology in its products

13 years ago

ITC Rules Motorola Infringed Microsoft Patent

Microsoft manages to convince ITC that Motorola infringed just one patent out of seven

13 years ago

HTC Phones Face Ban Unless Apple Patented Feature Is Removed

HTC has been found guilty in the US of infringing only one patent of ten asserted by Apple

13 years ago

Samsung Fails To Block Sale Of iPhone 4S In France

French court calls Samsung's injunction request against the iPhone 4S "out of proportion"

13 years ago

Apple’s Samsung Ban Bid Rejected By US Court

A US District Court has refused to grant a preliminary injunction against Samsung's smartphone and tablets

13 years ago

Apple Wins Key ITC Ruling Over HTC Patent Claim

Apple has been cleared of violating HTC's intellectual property by a new ruling by the US trade regulators

13 years ago

Microsoft Targets Huawei Over Android Patents

Huawei is the latest to lock horns with Microsoft over royalty payments for its Android devices

13 years ago

Quanta Computer Buys Microsoft’s ‘Android’ Licence

Another Android device maker agrees to buy a licence from Microsoft rather than meet the company in court

13 years ago

Apple Says Samsung Rigged the 3G Standards

Samsung says Apple used 3G tech and didn't pay; Apple says Samsung put patented tech into the standards

13 years ago

Mobile Market Patent War Lawsuits Increase

Openwave has joined battle with Apple and RIM over IP infringements while WiLan sues the world again

13 years ago