patents

Why Rackspace Stood Up To Software Patent Trolls

Alan Schoenbaum, leader of the legal team at Rackspace, explains what makes software patent trolls ‘tick’

12 years ago

Police Raid Samsung Offices Over LG Screen Probe

Samsung offices have been raided by police investigating the alleged theft of OLED screen technology

12 years ago

Google Joins Consortium To Combat Patent Litigation

Unified Patents, backed by Google and NetApp, aims to help organisations pool their resources to dissuade attacks by patent litigators

12 years ago

Rackspace: This Time, The Patent Troll Should Pay Us

Rakspace wants trolls at IP Nav to get a taste of their own medicine

12 years ago

Microsoft Sued Over PhoneFactor Authentication

Microsoft and its PhoneFactor unit have been hit with a patent-infringement lawsuit from a little-known company

12 years ago

Intertrust Sues Apple Over Mobile Security Technology

Intertrust, partly owned by Sony and Philips, has sued Apple over products and services including the iPhone, the iPad and…

12 years ago

German Court Rules HTC Infringed Power Saving Nokia Patent

HTC says Nokia patent victory isn't that big a deal - but will still appeal

12 years ago

Apple Gets Second Samsung Trial

A US judge has agreed to Apple's demand for a second patent trial against Samsung, but has imposed more strict…

12 years ago

Google Maps Faces German Ban

Microsoft sued Motorola Mobility - and may now get Google Maps banned in Germany

12 years ago

Samsung Suffers UK Patent Battle Loss To Apple

Samsung loses tussle at UK High Court

12 years ago

Nokia Aids Apple Push For Samsung Smartphone Ban

Apple has gained support from an unlikely source in its ongoing drive to ban Samsung smartphones

12 years ago

Google Finally Hits Back And Countersues BT

Google has finally responded to BT, which sued it in 2011

12 years ago

HTC Likely To Settle Power Optimisation Patent Case Against Nokia

HTC doesn’t deny it used a battery-related patent without a license

12 years ago

Apple Fails In New Samsung Galaxy Nexus Ban Bid

US appeals court will not reconsider decision to overturn injunction

12 years ago

Apple Defeated Over Samsung Damages Increase

A request by Apple for an increase in the damages owed by Samsung has been firmly rejected by a US…

12 years ago

Kodak Could Leave Bankruptcy Within Six Months

Former imaging giant agrees new financing deal to safeguard its future

12 years ago

ITC To Review Apple Samsung Patent Decision

ITC says it will review a preliminary decision made in October

12 years ago

Brocade Wins Injunction Against A10 Networks

A judge has ordered A10 to stop selling infringing products in the US, but has ordered a new trial on…

12 years ago

Google Removes Two Motorola Mobility Patents From Microsoft Lawsuit

Google files request with US ITC to remove two standards-essential patents

12 years ago

2013: Don’t Expect A Boom In Innovation

A crumbling economy, Apple's inability to innovate and consumers' conservatism leave Wayne Rash depressed

12 years ago

2013: A Year Of Patent Chaos

Apple has won and lost some key patent decisions. Wayne Rash predicts things will get more chaoitic in 2013

12 years ago

EC Rejects Samsung Requests To Ban Apple Products

European Commission regulators have alleged that Samsung violated antitrust rules in its request to ban Apple products from sale in…

12 years ago

RIM To Pay Nokia For Wi-Fi Patents

RIM loses to Nokia in relegation zone skirmish

12 years ago

Apple Suffers ‘Pinch-to-Zoom’ Patent Setback

Apple has suffered a noteworthy setback after the US Patent Office invalidated its "pinch-to-zoom" patent

12 years ago

Kodak Patents Sold At $525m – Did Apple, Google And Microsoft Get Them?

Troubled imaging firm sells off patents and tech titans appear to have gotten what they were after

12 years ago

US Judge Denies Apple’s Samsung Ban Request

Apple's request for a US injunction against Samsung devices has been denied in a surprise twist

12 years ago

Imagination Offers $100 Million For MIPS And Wins

British chip designer outbids CEVA, but pays $40 million more than initially planned

12 years ago

Apple Found To Infringe Nokia And Sony Patents

iPhone found to infringe patents owned by intellectual property firm MMI,

12 years ago

European Parliament Votes In Favour Of Patent System Reform

The new rules will make patents more accessible to smaller businesses

12 years ago