Alan Schoenbaum, leader of the legal team at Rackspace, explains what makes software patent trolls ‘tick’
Samsung offices have been raided by police investigating the alleged theft of OLED screen technology
Unified Patents, backed by Google and NetApp, aims to help organisations pool their resources to dissuade attacks by patent litigators
Rakspace wants trolls at IP Nav to get a taste of their own medicine
Microsoft and its PhoneFactor unit have been hit with a patent-infringement lawsuit from a little-known company
Intertrust, partly owned by Sony and Philips, has sued Apple over products and services including the iPhone, the iPad and…
HTC says Nokia patent victory isn't that big a deal - but will still appeal
A US judge has agreed to Apple's demand for a second patent trial against Samsung, but has imposed more strict…
Microsoft sued Motorola Mobility - and may now get Google Maps banned in Germany
Apple has gained support from an unlikely source in its ongoing drive to ban Samsung smartphones
Google has finally responded to BT, which sued it in 2011
HTC doesn’t deny it used a battery-related patent without a license
US appeals court will not reconsider decision to overturn injunction
A request by Apple for an increase in the damages owed by Samsung has been firmly rejected by a US…
Former imaging giant agrees new financing deal to safeguard its future
ITC says it will review a preliminary decision made in October
A judge has ordered A10 to stop selling infringing products in the US, but has ordered a new trial on…
Google files request with US ITC to remove two standards-essential patents
A crumbling economy, Apple's inability to innovate and consumers' conservatism leave Wayne Rash depressed
Apple has won and lost some key patent decisions. Wayne Rash predicts things will get more chaoitic in 2013
European Commission regulators have alleged that Samsung violated antitrust rules in its request to ban Apple products from sale in…
Apple has suffered a noteworthy setback after the US Patent Office invalidated its "pinch-to-zoom" patent
Troubled imaging firm sells off patents and tech titans appear to have gotten what they were after
Google-owned Motorola losing battles on a number of fronts
Apple's request for a US injunction against Samsung devices has been denied in a surprise twist
British chip designer outbids CEVA, but pays $40 million more than initially planned
iPhone found to infringe patents owned by intellectual property firm MMI,
The new rules will make patents more accessible to smaller businesses