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  Apple paying Taiwan's Elan $5 million to settle multitouch patent dispute

  By Jeff Blagdon on January 6, 2012 08:20 am + 8 comments

  Apple’s decided to pay Taiwan’s Elan Microelectronics $5 million in an out of court settlement, Continue reading…

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  Oracle's copyright / patent infringement trial against Google set to begin in March

  By Matt Macari on January 4, 2012 04:20 pm + 26 comments

  The litigation battle between Oracle and Google has been rife with drama and setbacks over the last Continue reading…

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  TiVo receives $215 million patent settlement from AT&T

  By Dieter Bohn on January 3, 2012 09:47 pm + 11 comments

  A two-year long lawsuit between TiVo and AT&T over DVR patents has come to a close, with AT&T Continue reading…

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  Google buys 217 more patents from IBM

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 3, 2012 06:27 pm + 8 comments

  Google apparently sees a lot of value in IBM's patent portfolio, and Big Blue is apparently happy to Continue reading…

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  Motorola Android products infringe single Microsoft patent, says International Trade Commission

  By Nilay Patel on December 20, 2011 05:28 pm + 181 comments

  The Unites States International Trade Commission held today that Motorola's Android products Continue reading…

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  Sprint sues Comcast, TWC, and other cable companies over digital voice patents

  By Jamie Keene on December 20, 2011 08:32 am + 12 comments

  Sprint has filed lawsuits against four cable companies, alleging that they have infringed 12 of its Continue reading…

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  Apple extends Samsung patent complaint to cases

  By Thomas Ricker on December 20, 2011 03:14 am + 49 comments

  Just when you thought the intellectual property disputes flooding the world's courts had reached Continue reading…

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  Apple wins ban of HTC Android devices at US International Trade Commission

  By Nilay Patel on December 19, 2011 05:06 pm + 856 comments

  The United States International Trade Commission just ruled in favor of Apple in its case against Continue reading…

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  Samsung adds four more complaints to its German patent offensive against Apple

  By Jamie Keene on December 19, 2011 03:31 pm + 23 comments

  While it might have been forced to release the Galaxy Tab 10.1N to remove some of the Continue reading…

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  BT says almost all Google products and services infringe its patents, files lawsuit

  By Nilay Patel on December 18, 2011 05:28 pm + 197 comments

  British Telecom is the latest major company to sue Google over patents — it filed a lawsuit in Continue reading…