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  Microsoft and Facebook announce $550m patent deal for patents bought from AOL

  By Nilay Patel on April 23, 2012 12:07 pm + 49 comments

  Facebook will purchase some 650 social networking-related patents from Microsoft for $550 million, Continue reading…

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  Reuters: RIM hiring law firm to lead restructuring, asset sales being considered

  By Bryan Bishop on April 20, 2012 11:36 pm + 36 comments

  We'd heard earlier this week that RIM was hiring a pair of banks to lead efforts to license the Continue reading…

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  Google engineer Lindholm: 'I had little involvement in Android'

  By Matt Macari on April 19, 2012 04:05 pm + 64 comments

  As anticipated, today's schedule in the copyright phase of the Oracle v. Google infringement case Continue reading…

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  Oracle considered buying RIM or Palm to get into the smartphone game

  By Nathan Ingraham on April 17, 2012 04:31 pm + 26 comments

  The long-awaited Oracle / Google trial is finally underway, and the Wall Street Journal just r Continue reading…

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  Apple and Samsung CEOs agree to settlement talks over patent lawsuits at judge's behest

  By Adi Robertson on April 17, 2012 03:18 pm + 92 comments

  Apple and Samsung's hard-fought legal battle may be headed towards a settlement. US District Judge L Continue reading…

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  Oracle vs. Google Android trial begins with Oracle on the attack

  By Matt Macari on April 17, 2012 02:33 pm + 214 comments

  As scheduled, Oracle's opening statement began yesterday in its patent and copyright infringement Continue reading…

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  Google, Oracle and Java: from a patent spat to a copyright conundrum

  By Vlad Savov on April 13, 2012 04:24 am

  Google's use of Java APIs in Android has been the subject of a long-running legal dispute with Continue reading…

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  Oracle thinks you can copyright a programming language, Google disagrees

  By Matt Macari on April 13, 2012 03:27 am + 312 comments

  Oracle's case against Google has evolved primarily into a copyright infringement suit over the past Continue reading…

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  Nest officially answers patent lawsuit: 'Honeywell is worse than a troll'

  By Nilay Patel on April 12, 2012 09:00 am + 151 comments

  Upstart smart thermostat maker Nest has received almost-universally glowing praise for its Learning Continue reading…

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  US judge temporarily stops Motorola from blocking Microsoft products — in Germany

  By Matt Macari on April 11, 2012 10:38 pm + 92 comments

  A federal judge in Seattle issued a ruling today preventing Motorola, at least for now, from Continue reading…