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Microsoft Hits Samsung With Android Royalty Demand
Redmond is demanding that tech giant Samsung cough up royalty payments for its Android smartphones
Apple Moves To Block Samsung Imports
Apple has filed a preliminary injunction in an attempt to block importation of Samsung products into the US
Microsoft, Apple Consortium Beats Google To Nortel Patents
Google has lost out to a consortium including Microsoft, Apple and RIM for important Nortel patents
Oracle Seeks £1.6bn From Google Over Android Clash
Oracle is looking for Google to cough up £1.6bn in its battle over whether Android infringes its Java patents
Apple Expands Samsung Lawsuit
Apple's updated lawsuit against Samsung adds new patents and targets the Galaxy Tab 10.1
Apple, Intel, Ericsson To Bid For Nortel Patents
Google's rivals for Nortel Networks' valuable networking patents have been revealed at last
Microsoft’s Defeat By i4i Will Alter Patent Cases
Microsoft's losing battle with i4i before the US Supreme Court could affect future patent-infringement lawsuits, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Apple And Nokia End Smartphone Patent War
Apple has agreed to make ongoing payments to Nokia in a turning point for the smartphone industry
Android Legal Spat As Oracle Eyes Mobile Ad Money
Oracle is asking Google to pay 50 percent of royalties, including mobile ad dollars, in the Java patent lawsuit
Patent Site Broadens Access To Review Process
The UK's Intellectual Property Office is trialling a social networking-style system for improving patent quality
Samsung Responds And Takes A Bite At Apple
Apple's suit against Samsung has been countered with litigation over data transfer technology in three countries
RIM May Bid Against Google For Nortel Patents
RIM is considering topping Google's £553m bid for Nortel's wireless technology patents
IBM And Samsung Agree Patent Deal
IBM and Samsung are set to share technology after the two announced a cross-license agreement
Open Source Groups Call For Novell Patents Inquiry
The OSI and FSF have complained that selling Novell's patents could terminally threaten the future of Linux
Intel And Nvidia End Patent Spat
Intel and Nvidia have signed a new long-term licensing contract bringing to an end their patent dispute
HTC Files Patent For Scribe Tablet Device
HTC is about to join the great tablet bun-fight after it filed for the name Scribe
Patent Monopolies Threaten Open Source Innovation
If patent holders start picking on members of the open source community, innovation will suffer, warns Eric Doyle
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 smartphones violate nine patents
Apple Sues Nokia In Britain
The patent war between Nokia and Apple has opened a new front in the UK
Microsoft Appeals To Supreme Court Over i4i Rulings
Microsoft is asking the U.S. Supreme Court is examine and overturn a patent-infringement lawsuit filed against it by Canadian firm i4i
Details Of Windows Binary Planting Bug Revealed
The list of apps affected by binary planting bugs includes programs such as Mozilla Firefox and Adobe Photoshop, as well as Microsoft apps like PowerPoint 2010
Court Rules Against Nvidia In Rambus Case
The ITC rules against Nvidia in a patent-infringement suit begun by Rambus in 2008
HP Donates Battery Recycling Patent To Eco Scheme
Battery recycling and reducing gold in chips are among the technollogies HP has given to a shared patent scheme
Red Hat CEO Whitehurst Blasts Software Patents
The open source giant aims to be a $1 billion company, but CEO Jim Whitehurst was diplomatic about government contracts on a London visit
Nokia Adds iPad To Apple Legal Challenge
Nokia launched a new legal complaint against Apple on 7 May, alleging that the iPad and iPhone violate five of its patents
ITC Investigates Nokia Following Apple Complaint
The International Trade Commission, already looking into the complaint Nokia filed against Apple, is now to investigate Apple’s complaint against the Finnish company