Patents
Several iPhone models could banned in China
Apple and Qualcomm have been duking it out in the court rooms over patents. It used to be Apple and Samsung but nowadays American chip manufacturer ......
Qualcomm fires back at Apple, new patent lawsuits filed
The patent drama between Qualcomm and Apple is ever-changing it seems. To start the year Apple sued Qualcomm for $1 million for abusing their ......
Yahoo to auction off 3000 patents in effort to raise billions
Yahoo is set to begin auctioning off a portfolio of 3000 patents that are expected to bring in over a billion dollars for the struggling web pioneer.fd
Microsoft, Canon sign patent licensing deal
Microsoft has announced a cross-licensing pact with camera and imaging giant Canon, a deal that will affect a broad range of products and services each company offers, including certain digital imaging and mobile consumer products.
UK Court rules Nintendo infringed on multiple Philips remote control patents
In 2012, Philips sued Nintendo for patent infringement, alleging that the Wii and Wii U infringed on its remote control patents.
Chinese government reveals Microsoft's Android patents
Microsoft, who has long licensed its patents to Android OEMs and takes a piece of almost every Android device made, has now had those mystery patents revealed by the Chinese government.
Tesla opens up all its patents for fair use to help electric car infrastructure
Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a bold and strategic plan in which the company opened up all of their closely held patents for fair use, in an effort to boost the fledgling electric car market.
Motorola and Apple settle long-standing patent litigation
Motorola Mobility and Apple have agreed to settle all long-standing patent litigation between the two companies.
Samsung settles patent dispute with Ericsson
After announcing a cross-licensing deal with Google over the weekend, Samsung has also settled with Ericsson over their long-standing patent dispute.
Google, Samsung reach 10-year cross-licensing patent deal
Samsung and Google have reached a broad deal that will entitle both companies to cross-license each other's patents.
Qualcomm acquires iPAQ, Palm, Bitfone patents from HP
Massive mobile processor maker Qualcomm has acquired a portfolio of patents that has been jumping around for years including those once owned by defunct smartphone maker Palm.
Supreme Court will review software patent law
The Supreme Court has announced this week that it will review software patent law, most specifically what kinds of software are eligible for patent protection.
Report: HP looking to sell their mobile patents
Multiple sources are reporting that HP is actively looking to sell off their mobile-computing patents, with CEO Meg Whitman looking for ways to add cash to the company's reserves.
Samsung, LG settle dispute over display tech patents
Electronics giants Samsung and LG have ended their year-long dispute over display tech patents.
Microsoft buys Nokia's Devices & Services business, patents for $7.17 billion
In a huge move for both companies, Microsoft has announced they have acquired Nokia's Devices & Services business, will license and use Nokia's patents and will also license and use Nokia's mapping services.
Report: BlackBerry patent portfolio worth up to $3 billion, or more
Report: BlackBerry patent portfolio worth up to $3 billion
Nintendo wins appeal in Wii patent case
Nintendo has won its appeal in a patent case which had threatened to block imports of the Wii console into the U.S.
Microsoft signs Android, Chrome licensing agreement with ZTE
Deal comes a week after similar major signing with Foxconn
Apple must pay $368 million after losing patent suit
Company must also pay $330,000 per day until settlement is reached
Samsung and LG settle display patent dispute
Samsung Display and LG Display have agreed to settle outstanding display patent disputes with a verbal agreement.
The companies were in four ......
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