Patent articles

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  Linus Torvalds' testimony helped persuade judge to throw out Microsoft patent

  By Adi Robertson on March 30, 2012 09:54 am + 36 comments

  Linux creator Linus Torvalds may no longer be giving advice to Amiga fans on Usenet, but his Continue reading…

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  ETSI vote on nano-SIM standard postponed due to dispute between Apple and Nokia

  By Vlad Savov on March 30, 2012 04:50 am + 70 comments

  The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is becoming a well-known name these days, Continue reading…

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  Inside Apple's proxy war against Android

  By T.C. Sottek on March 29, 2012 03:14 pm + 25 comments

  We've been following the extended legal duel between Apple and Samsung — one of many battlegrounds Continue reading…

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  Has the iPhone earned four times as much as Android for Google since 2008? Probably not

  By T.C. Sottek on March 29, 2012 02:14 pm + 136 comments

  Reports are surfacing today that Google only generated about $550 million from Android since 2008, Continue reading…

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  Google offers Oracle percentage of Android revenue as patent damages

  By Matt Macari on March 28, 2012 03:33 pm + 82 comments

  Google added an interesting twist yesterday to its defensive strategy against Oracle's claims of Continue reading…

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  NASA auctioning off three sets of patents covering software development, robotics, and artificial intelligence

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 28, 2012 12:51 pm + 20 comments

  NASA is auctioning off three sets of patents in an effort to increase the "down-to-Earth" benefits Continue reading…

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  Apple hit with second lawsuit over graphics technology

  By Matt Macari on March 27, 2012 02:13 pm + 12 comments

  Graphics Properties Holdings has initiated a patent infringement suit in Delaware federal court Continue reading…

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  T-Mobile sued over NFC patent which may not cover NFC

  By Nilay Patel on March 27, 2012 09:45 am + 13 comments

  T-Mobile USA was sued today by a company called On Track Innovations, which claims that T-Mobile's Continue reading…

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  HTC buys 20 percent stake in SyncTV

  By Jamie Keene on March 26, 2012 02:01 pm + 5 comments

  HTC has purchased a 20 percent stake in streaming service SyncTV, further increasing its interests Continue reading…

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  TiVo seeks injunction in patent countersuit against Motorola and Time Warner

  By Andrew Webster on March 26, 2012 11:17 am + 3 comments

  A little over a year after Motorola filed a patent suit against TiVo, the set-top box provider is Continue reading…