Intellectual Property articles

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  Apple complies with UK judgment, acknowledges that Samsung didn't copy iPad design

  By Vlad Savov on October 26, 2012 04:26 am + 306 comments

  Apple and Samsung took their intellectual property spat all the way to the Court of Appeal in the UK, Continue reading…

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  Apple patent director: only copycats like Samsung need our patents

  By Bryan Bishop on August 10, 2012 08:48 pm + 176 comments

  Apple's Director of Patent Licensing and Strategy, Boris Teksler, took the stand this afternoon to Continue reading…

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  RIM dodges $147.2 million damages payment in Mformation patent case

  By Louis Goddard on August 9, 2012 05:40 am + 6 comments

  Research In Motion (RIM) has been spared a punishing $147.2 million damages payment after the Continue reading…

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  Sharp agrees to license Microsoft file system patent for Android phones

  By Louis Goddard on August 7, 2012 01:20 pm + 57 comments

  Japanese manufacturer Sharp has agreed to license an important file system patent from Microsoft for Continue reading…

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  Demonoid torrent tracker shut down by Ukrainian police

  By Adi Robertson on August 6, 2012 11:45 am + 145 comments

  Demonoid, a popular BitTorrent tracker currently hosted in Ukraine, is offline after reportedly Continue reading…

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  Google: Motorola's 'patents and developed technology' worth $5.5 billion, less than half of acquisition cost

  By Chris Welch on July 25, 2012 10:56 am + 132 comments

  How much are Motorola's patents and intellectual property worth? $5.5 billion according to Google, Continue reading…

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  RIM reportedly ordered to pay $147.2 million in enterprise server patent suit

  By Adi Robertson on July 14, 2012 03:34 pm + 22 comments

  A lawsuit over RIM's wireless device management system could leave it paying $147.2 million or more Continue reading…

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  Noise Free claims Apple stole its noise-cancelling technology

  By Sean Hollister on July 10, 2012 12:14 am + 145 comments

  Whether true or false, it's a whopper of a story: After spending three years trying to woo Apple, a Continue reading…

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  In wake of Apple v. Motorola, Judge Posner speaks: 'it's not clear that we really need patents in most industries'

  By Evan Rodgers on July 5, 2012 04:34 pm + 257 comments

  When Richard Posner, a judge on the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, senior lecturer for Continue reading…

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  AOL closes billion-dollar deal with Microsoft, selling most of its patents

  By Adi Robertson on June 15, 2012 04:03 pm + 71 comments

  A $1.056 billion agreement that transfers about three-quarters of AOL's patent portfolio to Continue reading…