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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 | 4/08/2011 Bogus patents target Android: Google

  Google's top lawyer has accused Apple, Oracle, Microsoft and other companies of using "bogus patents" to wage a campaign against the internet giant's ...
• 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...
• Article | 17/05/2010 US trade agency to investigate Apple's patent complaint

  The U.S. International Trade Commission will investigate complaints by Apple that Eastman Kodak violated its patents related to digital imaging device...
• Article | 13/05/2010 Appeals body ducks question of software patentability

  No change: That's the result of an 18-monthlong appeals process that the president of the European Patent Office hoped would clarify the rules on whet...
• Article | 13/05/2010 HTC hits back with ITC complaint against Apple

  HTC said it filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission charging Apple with infringing on five patents.
• Article | 12/05/2010 Patent office upholds i4i patent in Microsoft dispute

  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office confirmed a patent held by i4i that has been at the heart of a dispute with Microsoft.
• Article | 4/05/2010 Novell, Red Hat prevail in user-interface patent case

  A U.S. federal jury has found that Novell and Red Hat were not guilty of infringing on user interface patents held by IP Innovation.
• Article | 29/04/2010 HTC cuts licensing deal with Microsoft for Android phones

  Microsoft announced that it will collect royalties on HTC's Android phones through a patent licensing deal. Microsoft isn't saying much about what pat...
• Article | 28/04/2010 Microsoft takes aim at Android with patent portfolio in hand

  Microsoft has licensed some of its patents to mobile phone maker HTC for use on the company's Android-based smartphones, it said Tuesday.
• Article | 9/04/2010 IBM executive denies open-source sellout

  IBM will not use its open-source patents in any potential legal actions it may bring against TurboHercules, an IBM company executive seemingly asserte...
• Article | 1/04/2010 ITC to investigate HTC phones after Apple complaint

  The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided to investigate smartphones from Taiwan's HTC based on Apple's claims of patent infringement.