patents

BlackBerry Sues Maker Of Physical iPhone Keyboard

Typo Products co-founder and media personality Ryan Seacrest may not have thought this one through

10 years ago

Rockstar Group ‘In Talks’ To Sell Patents

Rockstar, backed by Apple, Microsoft and others, is reportedly interested in selling off some of the technology patents it acquired…

10 years ago

Nortel Networks Settles Bankruptcy Claims

Nortel reaches a bankruptcy settlement with a number of Europe entities, including a UK pension fund

10 years ago

HTC One Mini Back On Sale Despite Nokia Ban

The HTC One Mini can still be sold despite using chips which infringe a Nokia patent

10 years ago

Samsung Fails To Get Older iPhones Banned In South Korea

The judge rules that two of the patents asserted by Samsung are invalid, and the third was never infringed

10 years ago

UK Judge ‘Reveals’ HTC One Successor In Nokia Patent Case

HTC One Two is scheduled for February or March 2014 release says judge

10 years ago

Ericsson Faces Investigation In India Over Patent Row

Ericsson is accused of abusing a dominant market position in India

10 years ago

Samsung Ordered To Pay Apple £179m Damages

Jury decision means that Samsung must pay Apple a total of $930 million (£574m) in damages

10 years ago

Nokia Seeks HTC One UK Sales Ban After Winning Patent Dispute

Nokia wants compensation and an HTC One UK sales ban after High Court rules in its favour

11 years ago

HP Seeks Buyer For WebOS And Mobile Patents – Report

HP reportedly wants to sell its mobile intellectual property to raise funds

11 years ago

BlackBerry Settles Patent Dispute And Starts Lay Offs

BlackBerry does some housekeeping ahead of its expected sale

11 years ago

US Government Shutdown: Good News For Patent Trolls

Trolls can still file bogus patents, but the FTC can't fight them, thanks to the US government shutdown, says Wayne…

11 years ago

Microsoft Motorola Patent Dispute Goes To Second Trial

Microsoft Motorola Patent dispute over FRAND royalties goes to jury trial in Seattle

11 years ago

BlackBerry Patents Could Fetch $5bn If Sold To One Bidder

BlackBerry's portfolio of patents could attract significant interest if put up for sale say analysts

11 years ago

Apple Wins US Import Ban On Older Samsung Products

ITC says Samsung devices infringe two Apple patents, but says they do not copy Apple's design

11 years ago

The US Was Right To Overturn Samsung’s Patent Ban On Apple

Apple needed Samsung's 3G patent, says Wayne Rash. The US has followed Europe and not ban iPhones over it

11 years ago

Microsoft Sues US Customs Over Motorola Mobility Import Ban

Microsoft says customs held secret patent meetings with Google and is not enforcing ITC import ban

11 years ago

The US Government Declares War On Patent Trolls

Patent trolls make Wayne Rash angry. The US government aims to squash them

11 years ago

Samsung Attempts To Settle EU Patent Case

Sources say Samsung would rather settle and play fair than risk paying several billion in fines

11 years ago

Samsung Wins Patent Ban On Older Apple iPhones And iPads

Older iDevices are banned after ITC finds Apple infringed a standards-essential SEP

11 years ago

Microsoft Wins ITC Xbox Ruling Over Motorola Patent

Yet another legal setback for Google after Microsoft wins an ITC ruling over its Xbox gaming system

11 years ago

Google Triggers Privacy Concerns With Policy Violation Patent

Google risks fresh privacy rows after filing a patent for a policy violation/law breaking scanning tool

11 years ago

Google’s Motorola Mobility May Face EC Antitrust Charges

Google's Motorola Mobility unity could face antitrust action from European regulators for seeking an injunction against Apple in Germany last…

11 years ago

November Trial to Set Apple Samsung Patent Damages

Samsung wants the damages reduced, Apple wants to increase them

11 years ago

ZTE Signs Android Licence Agreement With Microsoft

ZTE is the latest in a long line of companies that have signed up to Microsoft’s Android licensing scheme

11 years ago

ITC Dismisses Final Motorola Mobility Patent In Apple Lawsuit

Google once again fails to make the most of Motorola patents

11 years ago

Nokia Gets HTC One Microphone Component Banned In Holland

Nokia tells HTC to stop copying and think of its own ideas

11 years ago

Foxconn Signs Android Agreement With Microsoft

Fxconn signs Microsoft's patent licensing campaign against Android, which Google previously called 'extortion'

11 years ago