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Apple Wins Samsung Injunction In Dutch Court

A court in the Netherlands has issued a preliminary injunction against Samsung smartphone sales in Europe

13 years ago

UK Government’s IP Changes Will Legalise CD Ripping

The Digital Opportunity report is set to shake up intellectual property laws to make them fit the digital age

13 years ago

Apple’s HTC Patent Victory Is The Tip Of The IceBerg

Apple's patent victory over HTC will have other Android phone makers quaking in their boots, says Nicholas Kolakowski

13 years ago

Oracle Android Patent Battle Could Hurt Google

If Oracle starts to take licensing from Android phone makers, Google's share of the smartphone market could plummet, says Clint…

13 years ago

Apple Files Fresh HTC Lawsuit

Apple has filed another complaint against HTC, as its Samsung dispute escalates

13 years ago

Microsoft Patents Wiretap Technology For Skype

Microsoft has filed a patent application for a technology that allows VoIP conversations to be legally monitored

13 years ago

Microsoft Corners Android Tablet Maker On Patents

Microsoft has entered into another Android-related patent agreement with tablet maker Velocity Micro

13 years ago

Apple Wins Touchscreen Patent For Smartphones

Apple has won a highly significant patent for capacitive touchscreens in smartphones

13 years ago

Nokia Loses UK 3G Patent Battle

Nokia has lost out to Bavarian firm IPCom over a 'key' 3G patent in a ground-breaking High Court ruling

13 years ago

Google Sued For Chromebook Trademark Infringement

ISYS, a Chrome OS proponent, has slapped a trademark infringement suit on Google over the Chromebook name

13 years ago

Microsoft Open To $300m Claim As Court Appeal Fails

US court rejects Microsoft's appeal in an IP suit with i4i, makes it vulnerable to a $300 million judgement

13 years ago

Nokia Launches Cash Initiative To Find Creative Ideas

Great ideas often fail to find a platform but “Invent With Nokia” offers a reward for innovative suggestions

14 years ago

Google Takes $5M Hit In Bedrock Linux Patent Case

Google must pay Bedrock for infringing on Linux core patents which may also hit Android and other distributions

14 years ago

Apple Sues Samsung Over Tablet, Smartphone Patents

Following lawsuits against HTC and Nokia, Apple has now sued Samsung over its Galaxy tablets and smartphones

14 years ago

Apple Wins $625.5m Cover Flow Patent Appeal

A $625.5 million judgment leveled against Apple for patent infringement has been overturned by a Texas court

14 years ago

HTC Pays $75m For Wireless Patents

HTC has paid a US firm for dozens of patents including 4G-related intellectual property

14 years ago

Google Looks To Buy Nortel’s Patent Portfolio

Google, needing patents to fend off intellectual property litigation, has bid £560 million for Nortel's portfolio

14 years ago

IBM And Samsung Agree Patent Deal

IBM and Samsung are set to share technology after the two announced a cross-license agreement

14 years ago

Patent Evidence Grows Against Google’s Android

Oracle's claim that Google broke Sun's Java patents is backed by code, says an expert

14 years ago

Microsoft-Backed Consortium Still After Novell Patents

Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and EMC's consortium, CPTN Holdings, is apparently still intent on acquiring 882 Novell patents

14 years ago

Apple-Nokia Patent War Begins New Round

In an all-out patent row, Nokia has issued 13 complaints against Apple in Europe

14 years ago

Microsoft To Get Supreme Court Hearing In i4i Case

Microsoft will have its appeal in a long-running patent-infringement case with i4i heard by the US Supreme Court

14 years ago

Samsung, HTC Move To Reduce Smartphone Lawsuit Risk

Samsung and HTC have entered into a long-term alliance with Intellectual Ventures to license the company's intellectual property

14 years ago

Microsoft May Get WordPerfect Patents From Novell

No official word, but it looks like Microsoft is getting out of a long-running lawsuit as a result of the…

14 years ago

Jury Selected For Oracle-SAP Court Room Date

Eight people have been chosen as the jury for the legal tussle between Oracle and SAP, in which the latter…

14 years ago

Apple Hits Motorola With Multitouch Lawsuit

Apple has accused Motorola of allegedly infringing on its patents related to multitouch technology with its Android smartphones

14 years ago

Apple Wins Patent For Text Censoring

Apple has been awarded 18 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office including the ability to censor text messages

14 years ago

Google Hits Back Over Oracle Android Lawsuit

Google has alleged that Oracle is singling out Android among open-source software, as it denied Oracle's claims of patent and…

14 years ago

Microsoft And Motorola Still Friends, Despite Lawsuit

The bosses of both Microsoft and Motorola have both suggested they're open to collaboration between the two, despite Redmond's lawsuit

14 years ago

Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android Patent Violations

Another Android phone company falls under Microsoft’s patent crosshairs as it files an infringement lawsuit against Motorola. Microsoft claims the…

14 years ago