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Article | 10/05/2013 Appeals court ruling could be 'death' of software patents
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that an abstract idea is not patentable simply because it is tied to a computer system, signaling what one judge descri...
Article | 6/05/2013 EU says Motorola abused its position by seeking and enforcing injunction against Apple
Motorola Mobility abuses its dominant position in the E.U. by seeking and enforcing an injunction against Apple in Germany on the basis of its mobile ...
Article | 3/05/2013 Facebook gets to keep its 'Timeline' following trademark settlement
Facebook has reached an agreement with the company Timelines Inc. to settle a trademark infringement lawsuit over the social network's use of the name...
Article | 1/05/2013 Senator introduces legislation targeting patent trolls
A U.S. senator has introduced legislation allowing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to review and invalidate controversial patents challenged by t...
Article | 26/04/2013 Microsoft prevails in Xbox patent rift with Motorola Mobility
A US judge has ruled that Motorola Mobility is entitled to substantially less royalties than it wanted from Microsoft for the company's use of wirele...
Article | 25/04/2013 Motorola's Android phones infringe Microsoft SMS patent, German court rules
Motorola Mobility's Android phones infringe on a Microsoft text messaging patent, the Higher District Court of Munich ruled on Thursday.
Article | 24/04/2013 Ban on iOS push mail stays but patent used to get it likely to be invalid, German court says
A patent that Motorola Mobility used to force Apple to turn off its iCloud push mail service in Germany is likely to be invalid, the Higher Regional C...
Article | 24/04/2013 ZTE agrees to Android, Chrome patent licensing from Microsoft
Microsoft has inked an agreement with China's ZTE for its Android and Chrome patent licensing program.
Article | 22/04/2013 ITC rejects Motorola touchscreen patent complaint against Apple
The U.S. International Trade Commission has found no evidence that Apple infringed on a Motorola Mobility patent covering a touchscreen function.
Article | 19/04/2013 Motorola patent that got Apple's push mail banned in Germany could be invalid, court says
A Motorola Mobility patent that was successfully used to force Apple to turn off its iCloud push email services for users in Germany last year could b...
Article | 17/04/2013 Microsoft signs patent licensing deal with Foxconn covering Android, Chrome devices
Microsoft has signed up another major electronics manufacturer to its Android and Chrome patent licensing program, this time Taiwan's Foxconn, which w...
Article | 16/04/2013 Lawmakers question patent complaint process at USITC
The U.S. Congress should limit the ability of patent holders that don't make products to file infringement complaints at the U.S. International Trade ...
Article | 12/04/2013 Rackspace challenges lawsuit-happy patent holder
Cloud hosting provider Rackspace Hosting is striking back against patent holder Rotatable Technologies, a Texas company that has filed patent infringe...
Article | 11/04/2013 Samsung's 3G patent ruled invalid in Germany
A patent that Samsung considers essential to the 3G standard was invalidated by the German Federal Patent Court that ruled in favor of Apple.
Article | 11/04/2013 Judge says Apple, Motorola pursuing business strategy in court
A court in Florida said that Apple and Motorola Mobility have no interest in quickly and efficiently resolving a patent infringement lawsuit, but are ...