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Daimler Ends Nokia Spat With Royalty Payment Agreement
End of hostilities between Nokia and Mercedes owner Daimler, after the car maker finally agrees to make royalty payments to Finnish giant
Ericsson Claims Samsung Infringed 4G, 5G Patents
Round two. Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson claims Samsung has infringed some of its 4G and 5G patents – US ITC says it will investigate
Apple Hit With $1.4bn Lawsuit From Chinese AI Firm
Long running dispute. Xiao-i alleges in a Chinese court that Apple's voice-recognition tech in Siri infringes on its artificial intelligence patents
Apple Pays VirnetX $454m Settlement For Decade-Long Patent Battle
VirnetX has declared victory in its long-running patent battle, after Apple pays it a settlement of $454m following supreme court defeat
Apple Loses Rehearing Bid In VirnetX FaceTime Case
Potential setback for Apple in the patent battle between it and VirnetX, after US Court of Appeals rejects Apple plea for rehearing
Huawei Hits Verizon With Patent Lawsuit
Chinese firm Huawei Technologies alleges US carrier Verizon “profited greatly” from using its patents without authorisation
Apple Patent For No-Crease Folding iPhone Screen Approved
Is Apple developing a folding phone? Reports surface after Apple has a patent approved for a special hinge mechanism for a folding screen
Microsoft, IBM Join Forces With Linux Foundation To Fight Patent Trolls
Don't feed the trolls. Partnership to fight 'Patent Assertion Entities', otherwise known as patent trolls
US Supreme Court Rejects Wisconsin’s Apple Patent Appeal
Victory for Apple after rejection of patent challenge, but a Midwestern university is not giving up its legal fight against the tech giant just yet
Huawei Begins To Trademark ‘Hongmeng’ Operating System
Looming lockout from Google's Android forces Chinese firm to trademark its backup operating system
Toyota Offers Free Access To Hybrid Car Tech
Hybrid car pioneer Toyota offers free access to technology patents, as move to full electric vehicles continues
Foxconn Boss ‘Furious’ At Microsoft Patent Lawsuit
Microsoft launches break of contract lawsuit at manufacturing giant for “unpaid royalties” and missing paperwork
IBM Demands $167m From Groupon In Patent Lawsuit
Big Blue alleges Groupon uses its patent technology and refuses to negotiate licensing deal
Motorola Patent Hints At Foldable Phone Solution
No more creases! Patent deals with tricky problem with foldable phones, notably creases in the screen
Microsoft Foldable Phone Patent Shows Two Screens
Surface Phone clue as patent shows dual-display and 360-degree rotation support, but will anyone care?
Native American Tribe Sues Microsoft For Patent Violation
Are 'patent trolls' now exploiting sovereign immunity for native Americans with latest lawsuits?
MP3 Heads Towards Legacy As Licensing And Patents Get Terminated
The format could not continue being supported in the face of AAC
Apple Sues Qualcomm In London Courts Over iPhone Tech Charges
You're charging us too much! Apple files lawsuit against Qualcomm over royalty charges and patents
BlackBerry Hits Nokia With Patent Violation Lawsuit
Where is the love? BlackBerry's departure from smartphone arena sees lawsuit against one time rival Nokia
Nokia Sues Apple For Smartphone Patent Violations
Round two of smartphone wars, after Nokia hits back at Apple with multiple lawsuits for patent violations
Samsung Wins Supreme Court Patent Battle Against Apple
The Korean tech giant wins this round of patent disputes against Cupertino
Google Finally Defeats Oracle In Android Lawsuit, But Expert Questions Verdict
Google scores significant Android patent lawsuit win against Oracle, but patent expert says appeal will likely reverse decision
Microsoft, Google Officially Agree To End Lawsuits
Regulatory disputes referred to 18 cases across US and Germany
Apple Loses iPhone Processor Patent Lawsuit
Apple may have to dip into its $203bn cash pile to pay for infringing university patent
Is Google Killing Off The Space Bar?
New patent reveals plan to slim down laptop keyboards
Google Achieves US Patent For Robot Personalities
Who needs humans? Google granted new patent to give robots customised personalities
Google Finally Settles Rockstar Patent Row
Google and Apple-backed Rockstar didn't disclose terms of the agreement, as disputes continue with Samsung, HTC and others
BlackBerry Patent Awards Hints At Possible Wearable Devices
BlackBerry awarded at least 27 new US patents that reveal the type of devices currently under development
Apple Samsung Patent Trench Warfare Resumes
Apple returns to its legal pursuit of Samsung, in an effort to extract a multi billion dollar fine