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  Rambus and Nvidia bury the hatchet, sign licensing agreement

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 8, 2012 03:04 pm + 14 comments

  Rambus announced today that it has signed a five-year patent license agreement with Nvidia. The Continue reading…

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  Samsung 'confident' of favorable EU antitrust ruling on patents

  By Adi Robertson on February 3, 2012 10:49 am + 22 comments

  Samsung has released its first comment regarding the EU antitrust investigation that was announced Continue reading…

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  WSJ: Kodak preparing to file for bankruptcy in the next few weeks

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 4, 2012 03:18 pm + 59 comments

  It sounds like Kodak's long, slow decline is about to end in bankruptcy: The Wall Street Journal is r 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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  Steve Jobs' patent legacy honored in real-life and virtual patent exhibits

  By Joseph Parish on November 24, 2011 12:31 pm + 31 comments

  After Steve Jobs passed away, Apple and others celebrated his life through various tributes. Now, Continue reading…

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  Eric Schmidt: Google supports Android OEMs against patent lawsuits

  By Nilay Patel on November 9, 2011 10:08 am + 65 comments

  It's not a new statement, exactly, but Eric Schmidt told an audience in Taipei today that Google Continue reading…

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  Google patent lawyer on Microsoft: 'marginalized' business is behind legal action

  By Joseph Parish on November 6, 2011 07:42 pm + 43 comments

  Google's patent counsel, Tim Porter, sat down with The San Francisco Chronicle to talk patents — Continue reading…

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  Apple vs. Samsung: the complete lawsuit timeline

  By Joseph Parish on November 2, 2011 05:34 pm

  Apple and Samsung have been fighting it out in the courts for months — the fight started in the Continue reading…

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  Sony taking full control of Sony Ericsson in €1.05b deal

  By Sean Hollister on October 27, 2011 06:10 pm

  A deal rumored to be in the works in recent months, Sony has now confirmed that it's buying partner Continue reading…

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  Eric Schmidt on Google buying Motorola: won't 'screw up' Android, will use patents to form 'rough truce'

  By Chris Ziegler on October 3, 2011 03:46 pm

  It's been seven weeks since Google announced its intention to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Continue reading…