Apple and Samsung have returned to court, in an appeals hearing over an earlier $930m award against the South Korean electronics giant
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BlackBerry Patent Awards Hints At Possible Wearable Devices
BlackBerry awarded at least 27 new US patents that reveal the type of devices currently under development
Google Asks US Supreme Court To Rule On Oracle Android Java Dispute
Google says if Oracle is able to assert java API copyright over Android, then innovation will be stifled
Apple And Samsung Declare Patent Truce Outside The US
Apple and Samsung declare a partial truce over their continued patent battles as they ready themselves for one final US battle
Microsoft Demands Samsung Pay Android Patent Payments
Microsoft sues Samsung after Korean manufacturer allegedly stops paying Android royalties
Google, SAP And Friends Unite Against Patent Trolls
Some of the world’s largest patent holders say they have invented ‘arms control for the patent world’
Supreme Court Ruling Will Help EU Software Providers Patent In The US
Intellectual property lawyer Karl Barnfather says tougher software patents will benefit businesses based in the UK
Chinese Website Discloses Microsoft Android Patents
A Chinese government website has published a list of the patents Microsoft claims give it the right to licence fees from Android device makers
Elon Musk Gives Away All Of The Tesla Patents
CEO of Tesla Motors says the company will not sue anyone for using its proprietary technologies
Apple Requests Sales Ban, Retrial In A Case Against Samsung
Apple has requested that a Californian court ban offending Samsung products from the US in the ongoing smartphone patent row
Apple, Google Settle Motorola Patent Lawsuits
Apple and Google have agreed to settle their patent lawsuits related to Motorola Mobility, with Apple pursuing its cases against Samsung and others
EC Seeks To End Patent Abuse With Motorola And Samsung Rulings
EC says smartphone manufacturers cannot seek injunctions over standards essential patents
US Appeals Court Resurrects Apple Motorola Patent Row
Apple Motorola patent row rumbles on as court says iPhone manufacturer can seek sales ban
Motorola Solutions Licenses Android Patents From Microsoft
Motorola Solutions, the remainder of the company that sold its handset division to Google in 2012, has joined the ranks of Microsoft's Android licensees
Microsoft Nokia Takeover Is Granted Chinese Regulatory Approval
Chinese Ministry of Commerce appears to be satisfied Microsoft won't abuse Nokia patent portfolio
Marvell Ordered To Pay Carnegie Mellon $1.54 Billion For Storage Patent Infringement
The judge increases the fine by $366 million to penalize “egregious behaviour”
Microsoft Extracts Android Royalties From Dell
Microsoft continues its pursuit of companies using Google's Android operating system for royalty payments
Judge Denies Apple Attempt To Ban US Samsung Phone Sales
Samsung also loses appeal against fines, will have to pay Apple $930m as ruling is upheld
It’s Not Too Late For ‘Weightless’ Innovators To Join The Race
Denis Keseris, a patent attorney at Withers & Rogers, says the Internet of Things standard developed in Cambridge has plenty of potential
Samsung And Google Express Microsoft-Nokia Patent Fears To Chinese Regulator
Microsoft Nokia deal creates fears that Android manufacturers will be charged more in patent fees
Microsoft Backs US Patent Reform Plan
Microsoft has added its support to a White House effort to revamp the US patent system
Typo Products Says BlackBerry Can’t Patent Physical Keyboards
The US start-up wants to continue selling familiar-looking accessories for iPhones
HTC Settles Patent Row With Nokia, But Revenues Fall Again In Q4
HTC to focus on mid-range to engineer a recovery as sales slump again
Cisco, Samsung Reach Patent Deal
The agreement between Cisco and Samsung follows similar arrangements between Cisco and Google and Samsung and Google
Google To Own Six Percent Of Lenovo As Part Of Motorola Mobility Deal
Search engine giant will complete deal upon completion of Motorola Mobility sale
Google Signs Patent Deal With Cisco
Google and Cisco have teamed up to protect themselves from future patent lawsuits
Google And Lenovo’s Win-Win Deal For Motorola
Google may have lost money on Motorola Mobility, says Peter Judge, but selling the unit to Lenovo was the right move
Court Orders Google To Pay Out AdWords Royalties
Google could end up paying out 1.36 percent of its AdWords revenue to Vringo - which owns some Lycos patents
Samsung Agrees Cross-Licence Patent Deal With Google, Settles Ericsson Dispute
Android partners strengthen ties with new patent agreement
Qualcomm Hoovers Up HP’s Palm Patents
HP finally gets rid of the patents it acquired in the disastrous purchase of Palm back in 2010