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Police Raid Samsung Offices Over LG Screen Probe
Samsung offices have been raided by police investigating the alleged theft of OLED screen technology
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
Rackspace: This Time, The Patent Troll Should Pay Us
Rakspace wants trolls at IP Nav to get a taste of their own medicine
Microsoft Sued Over PhoneFactor Authentication
Microsoft and its PhoneFactor unit have been hit with a patent-infringement lawsuit from a little-known company
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 Apple's App Store
German Court Rules HTC Infringed Power Saving Nokia Patent
HTC says Nokia patent victory isn't that big a deal - but will still appeal
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 limits
Google Maps Faces German Ban
Microsoft sued Motorola Mobility - and may now get Google Maps banned in Germany
Samsung Suffers UK Patent Battle Loss To Apple
Samsung loses tussle at UK High Court
Nokia Aids Apple Push For Samsung Smartphone Ban
Apple has gained support from an unlikely source in its ongoing drive to ban Samsung smartphones
Google Finally Hits Back And Countersues BT
Google has finally responded to BT, which sued it in 2011
HTC Likely To Settle Power Optimisation Patent Case Against Nokia
HTC doesn’t deny it used a battery-related patent without a license
Apple Fails In New Samsung Galaxy Nexus Ban Bid
US appeals court will not reconsider decision to overturn injunction
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 court
Kodak Could Leave Bankruptcy Within Six Months
Former imaging giant agrees new financing deal to safeguard its future
ITC To Review Apple Samsung Patent Decision
ITC says it will review a preliminary decision made in October
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 an award of damages
Google Removes Two Motorola Mobility Patents From Microsoft Lawsuit
Google files request with US ITC to remove two standards-essential patents
2013: Don’t Expect A Boom In Innovation
A crumbling economy, Apple's inability to innovate and consumers' conservatism leave Wayne Rash depressed
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
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 Europe
RIM To Pay Nokia For Wi-Fi Patents
RIM loses to Nokia in relegation zone skirmish
Apple Suffers ‘Pinch-to-Zoom’ Patent Setback
Apple has suffered a noteworthy setback after the US Patent Office invalidated its "pinch-to-zoom" patent
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
Motorola Loses Patent Fight With Apple As Microsoft Squabble Continues
Google-owned Motorola losing battles on a number of fronts
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
Imagination Offers $100 Million For MIPS And Wins
British chip designer outbids CEVA, but pays $40 million more than initially planned
Apple Found To Infringe Nokia And Sony Patents
iPhone found to infringe patents owned by intellectual property firm MMI,
European Parliament Votes In Favour Of Patent System Reform
The new rules will make patents more accessible to smaller businesses