Software patents

Apple Suffers ‘Pinch-to-Zoom’ Patent SetbackApple Suffers ‘Pinch-to-Zoom’ Patent Setback

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
Oracle Offers To Drop Three Patents In Push For April Trial Against GoogleOracle Offers To Drop Three Patents In Push For April Trial Against Google

Oracle Offers To Drop Three Patents In Push For April Trial Against Google

Oracle could withdraw three patents "with prejudice" to bring forward trial date

13 years ago
Google Snaps Up Cuil Search PatentsGoogle Snaps Up Cuil Search Patents

Google Snaps Up Cuil Search Patents

Google has confirmed it has purchased seven pending search patents from defunct challenger Cuil

13 years ago
Google Buys 1,000 IBM Patents To Aid Android DefenceGoogle Buys 1,000 IBM Patents To Aid Android Defence

Google Buys 1,000 IBM Patents To Aid Android Defence

Google continues its attempts to shore up Android with the purchase of 1,023 patents from IBM

14 years ago
Microsoft, Apple Consortium Beats Google To Nortel PatentsMicrosoft, Apple Consortium Beats Google To Nortel Patents

Microsoft, Apple Consortium Beats Google To Nortel Patents

Google has lost out to a consortium including Microsoft, Apple and RIM for important Nortel patents

14 years ago
Jury Selected For Oracle-SAP Court Room DateJury Selected For Oracle-SAP Court Room Date

Jury Selected For Oracle-SAP Court Room Date

Eight people have been chosen as the jury for the legal tussle between Oracle and SAP, in which the latter…

14 years ago
German Court Declares Software Patents LegalGerman Court Declares Software Patents Legal

German Court Declares Software Patents Legal

A German decision has gone against EU policy and advice from open source experts, making software patentable

15 years ago
Free Software Film Slams Absurdity Of Software PatentsFree Software Film Slams Absurdity Of Software Patents

Free Software Film Slams Absurdity Of Software Patents

Documentary being made freely available online while New Zealand mulls software patent ban

15 years ago