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  Select slides from Oracle's opening statement

  on April 17, 2012 01:53 pm

  Slides from the PowerPoint presentation on the Oracle vs. Google case Continue reading…

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  What makes an idea impossible to patent? Google and Verizon ask the Supreme Court

  By Matt Macari on April 16, 2012 10:00 am + 50 comments

  Abstract ideas, laws of nature, and mathematical formulas can't be patented under US law, and both Continue reading…

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  EU opens antitrust probe against Motorola following Apple and Microsoft complaints

  By Jamie Keene on April 3, 2012 06:50 am + 155 comments

  The EU has announced that it is formally opening two antitrust investigations into Motorola Continue reading…

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  TiVo and Microsoft end patent dispute and ITC complaint following settlement

  By Tom Warren on March 22, 2012 07:24 am + 4 comments

  Microsoft and TiVo appear to have struck an out of court patent deal, dismissing all pending Continue reading…

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  Samsung exec views Apple patent dispute as a 'no compromise' situation

  By Ryan Heise on March 8, 2012 02:23 am + 81 comments

  It's no secret that Apple and Samsung (and another company) have a tumultuous relationship when it Continue reading…

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  Ralph Baer, video game pioneer, talks inventing as he turns 90

  By Chris Welch on March 6, 2012 11:10 pm + 9 comments

  Ralph Baer is a name many of this generation's gamers may not be familiar with. Yet if he hadn't Continue reading…

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  Apple asks EU to formally investigate Motorola for alleged FRAND abuse

  By Matt Macari on February 18, 2012 03:55 pm + 124 comments

  Motorola Mobility has confirmed that Apple filed a complaint with the EU Commission, requesting an Continue reading…

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  Apple vs. Motorola: patent infringement, antitrust accusations, and more

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 18, 2012 03:13 pm

  The patent battles between Apple and Motorola may have started out a bit quieter than what we first Continue reading…

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  FRANDs forever: how the smartphone industry turned a gentlemen's agreement into a full-scale patent war

  By Matt Macari on February 16, 2012 04:01 pm + 539 comments

  Until recently, patent licensing arrangements for industry standards like MPEG and 802.11 have been Continue reading…

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  Google's purchase of Motorola approved by EU

  By T.C. Sottek on February 13, 2012 01:36 pm + 59 comments

  The European Commission has just cleared Google's $12.5 billion buyout of Motorola Mobility. With a l Continue reading…