Patent articles

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  Google encourages companies to work together on patent licensing to stop patent trolls

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 12, 2013 10:08 am + 114 comments

  Google has recently been taking a hard line on the US patent system, claiming that it over-rewards Continue reading…

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  Nokia sides with Apple in push for Samsung product sales ban

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 6, 2013 11:13 pm + 444 comments

  Back in December, Judge Lucy Koh refused to give Apple the sales bans it wanted on 26 Samsung Continue reading…

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  Apple's 'wearable video device' patent application looks like an iWatch blueprint

  By Vlad Savov on February 21, 2013 05:22 am + 44 comments

  Recent weeks have seen speculation intensify around the idea of an Apple iWatch, and today a patent Continue reading…

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  Sony's EyePad patent shows off a controller that can bring real-world items into games

  By Adi Robertson on February 19, 2013 04:26 pm + 24 comments

  Various sources have put out a pretty comprehensive list of features we might be seeing on the new Continue reading…

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  EFF wants software patents to include working code

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 15, 2013 01:01 pm + 41 comments

  The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has recommended that the US Patent Office require Continue reading…

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  RED sues Sony for 'willful and wanton' patent infringement

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 14, 2013 06:04 am + 27 comments

  RED, the maker of ultra-high definition cameras, has filed a lawsuit against Sony claiming that some Continue reading…

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  Mystery Nokia Lumia design revealed in latest patent

  By Tom Warren on February 8, 2013 08:14 am + 63 comments

  A Nokia design patent, filed back in December 2011, appears to have revealed a possible future Lumia Continue reading…

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  LG and Samsung agree to settle OLED and LCD patent disputes with words, not lawyers

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 4, 2013 04:53 am + 19 comments

  As South Korea's two largest electronics chaebols, LG and Samsung have a history of litigation. Continue reading…

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  Apple loses bid to revive Galaxy Nexus sales ban

  By Bryan Bishop on January 31, 2013 01:46 pm + 70 comments

  Last year a judge granted an injunction on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus as part of a new round of legal Continue reading…

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  Apple trademarks its retail store design

  By T.C. Sottek on January 29, 2013 06:22 pm + 343 comments

  The US Patent and Trademark Office has approved Apple's request to trademark the design and layout Continue reading…