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  US court prevents Motorola from blocking sales of Microsoft products in Germany (update)

  By Bryan Bishop on September 28, 2012 09:40 pm + 136 comments

  Back in May, Motorola won an injunction against the sale of several Microsoft products in Germany, Continue reading…

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  LG hits back at Samsung with OLED lawsuit, says five Galaxy devices infringe patents

  By Sam Byford on September 27, 2012 02:57 am + 46 comments

  LG Display has accused Samsung of infringing patents that it holds on OLED panel design. The suit Continue reading…

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  TiVo earns $250.4 million from Verizon DVR patent settlement

  By Justin Rubio on September 24, 2012 10:54 am + 20 comments

  TiVo is no stranger to patent disputes regarding its DVR technology, and the set- top box provider Continue reading…

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  Apple requests additional $707 million in damages, permanent US sales ban on 29 Samsung devices

  By Amar Toor on September 22, 2012 04:32 pm + 435 comments

  In a motion filed late Friday, Apple asked Judge Lucy Koh to add an additional $707 million to the $ Continue reading…

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  Microsoft licenses file system patents to BlackBerry maker RIM

  By Tom Warren on September 18, 2012 12:20 pm + 83 comments

  Microsoft is announcing today that BlackBerry maker, Research In Motion, has signed a patent Continue reading…

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  Microsoft patents Holodeck-like 'immersive display experience' for your living room

  By Andrew Webster on September 12, 2012 10:01 am + 55 comments

  Anyone who has watched Star Trek has imagined what it would be like to hang out in the Holodeck, and Continue reading…

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  Intellectual Properly: Google wins limited patent on using images to switch users

  By Matt Macari on September 5, 2012 05:58 pm + 70 comments

  Intellectual Properly is a series where we seek to set the record straight on the day's hottest Continue reading…

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  Apple dodges $625m damages payment over Cover Flow, Spotlight, and Time Machine

  By Louis Goddard on September 5, 2012 09:30 am + 58 comments

  The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has thrown out an appeal seeking $625.5 million in Continue reading…

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  Oracle to pay Google $1.13m in legal costs following failed Android lawsuit

  By Louis Goddard on September 5, 2012 08:40 am + 74 comments

  Oracle has been ordered to pay Google $1,130,350 in legal costs following the broad failure of its Continue reading…

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  Apple loses Samsung patent case in Japan (update)

  By Sam Byford on August 31, 2012 01:14 am + 99 comments

  Samsung may have lost its war with Apple in California, but it's winning small battles elsewhere. Continue reading…