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Article | 29/09/2011 MS-Samsung patent deal: Great news for Windows Phones
The success of Samsung's Galaxy S Android phones just became a cash cow for Microsoft, thanks to a patent cross-licensing agreement in which Microsoft...
Article | 11/01/2011 IBM snares 5,896 patents, Apple debuts among top 50 patent winners
IBM earned more U.S. patents in 2010 than any other company, topping the list of patent winners for the 18th year in a row.
Article | 1/09/2010 Software patents hurt everyone, but especially SMBs
Software patents have figured prominently in the news in recent weeks, thanks not just to Oracle's attack on Google but also--more recently--to Paul A...
Article | 26/08/2010 Creation of common EU patent system faces legal setback
The European Court of Justice looks set to derail plans for a common patent system across the European Union. The court's Advocate General believes th...
Article | 15/07/2010 Finjan sues McAfee, Symantec over patent claims
Finjan has sued five rival security companies, including Symantec and McAfee, claiming it holds crucial patents used by popular antivirus products and...

Features about patents

Article | 29/04/2010 HTC Android deal could pay off for Microsoft, not Google
Microsoft may be on its way to earning a percentage of every Android handset sold, something even Google hasn't accomplished.
Article | 5/03/2010 Apple versus HTC: Show me the patents!
Apple has announced it is suing Taiwanese maker of smartphones HTC for infringing on 20 patents.