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Apple opening patent settlement talks with Motorola, Samsung?

By Nilay Patel on March 6, 2012 08:52 pm + 107 comments

We've always assumed that the worldwide patent battles between Apple and Android smartphone Continue reading…
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Slide to unlock: how Apple's patents are changing Android

By Nilay Patel on March 6, 2012 12:35 pm + 226 comments

Although the worldwide patent lawsuits between Apple and nearly every major Android smartphone Continue reading…
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The inner workings of a patent troll: Intellectual Ventures uncovered

By Jamie Keene on March 5, 2012 08:59 am + 41 comments

Research published in the Stanford Law Review has uncovered a number of new details about patent Continue reading…
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ITC to review its December ruling on patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola

By Ryan Heise on March 3, 2012 06:22 am + 20 comments

The International Trade Commission plans to review parts of its initial ruling from last December's M Continue reading…
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Facebook and Zynga accused of patent infringement for selling virtual seeds and ammunition

By Matt Macari on March 2, 2012 05:49 pm + 17 comments

Late last week, GameTek LLC — which appears to be a company only on paper at this point — filed Continue reading…
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Apple wins German sales injunction against Motorola Android products, probably won't affect anyone

By Nilay Patel on March 1, 2012 11:03 am + 39 comments

Apple just won a German sales injunction against Motorola Android devices, which were found to Continue reading…
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Apple and Google accused of patent infringement with Street View map technology

By Matt Macari on February 28, 2012 08:41 am + 26 comments

PanoMap, a Florida-based company, filed a patent infringement case against Apple and Google late Continue reading…
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Appeals court puts a stop to Motorola's ban on iPhones and iPads in Germany

By Matt Macari on February 27, 2012 03:19 pm + 113 comments

Apple received some good news today in Germany in the form of a ruling from the Karlsruhe Higher Continue reading…
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iCloud and MobileMe push email disabled on iOS devices in Germany due to Motorola lawsuit

By Vlad Savov on February 24, 2012 03:59 am + 196 comments

Following a German court ruling earlier this month that deemed Apple's email sync services were in Continue reading…
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Comcast files two lawsuits against Sprint in ongoing patent fight

By Jeff Blagdon on February 23, 2012 11:24 pm + 2 comments

Back in December, Sprint sued Comcast, as well as Time Warner, Cox, and Cable One over 12 Continue reading…