Samsung to tweak Galaxy smartphones, dodge European sales ban
Samsung will upgrade its Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Ace smartphones in the Netherlands in an effort to get around an injunction that …
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Intellectual Ventures sues Motorola Mobility for patent infringement
Intellectual Ventures has filed a lawsuit in Delaware against Motorola Mobility after failing to reach a licensing agreement with the phone maker, AllThingsD reported on …
Microsoft’s Android warpath will likely extend to Kindle Fire
Microsoft and Amazon signed a licensing agreement in February last year that covers technology used in the Kindle and various other products. That agreement does …
T-Mobile takes Samsung’s corner in patent fight with Apple
T-Mobile USA has issued a statement in support of Samsung in the phone maker’s ongoing legal battles with Apple. T-Mobile said any court actions taken …
Steve Jobs tried to end Apple’s patent war with Samsung in 2010
Steve Jobs made contact with Samsung in an effort to resolve a patent argument last year, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. However, Jobs did not participate …
Future Windows Phones to have swappable accessories, Microsoft patent suggests
A patent filing by Microsoft titled “Mobile Communication Device Having Multiple, Interchangeable Second Devices” was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on …
‘Patent trolls’ cost tech companies $500 billion, kill innovation
According to The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls, a new study published by the Boston University School of Law, patent trolls are responsible …
ITC to review Apple win in patent battle with HTC
The United States International Trade Commission will re-investigate claims that HTC is infringing on Apple’s patents. In July, a judge ruled HTC was guilty of …
Apple to court: halt Motorola Mobility patent suits until Google acquisition is final
Apple recently asked a court to put two pending lawsuits with Motorola Mobility on hold, FOSSPatents reported on Monday. Apple believes that Google’s planned $12.5 …
Apple working on new streaming technology to take over living rooms
Amid the flurry of news reports about Steve Jobs’s departure as CEO of Apple was one hidden gem: Apple is reportedly working on a new …
Dutch judge says Apple's 'slide-to-unlock' patent is likely invalid
Just one day after ordering a preliminary injunction blocking the sale of multiple Samsung smartphones, a Dutch judge has said that at least one patent …
Verizon: Google's Motorola purchase could bring stability to patent wars
Verizon Communications’ senior vice president and deputy general counsel John Thorne discussed Verizon’s opinion on Google’s planned acquisition of Motorola Mobility with The Wall Street …
German court lifts EU ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
The Düsseldorf regional court in Germany announced on Tuesday that it is partially lifting its original injunction that banned Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab …
HTC sues Apple for patent infringement… again [updated]
HTC filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court of Delaware alleging that Cupertino-based Apple Inc. is infringing on three of its patents. The patents …
HTC: Relationship with Google not affected by Motorola acquisition
It may seem that Google’s other Android partners would be upset by the search giant’s decision to acquire Motorola for $12.5 billion but that’s apparently …
HTC, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson sound off on Google's Motorola acquisition
Early Monday morning, Google announced that it will acquire Motorola for $12.5 billion. Google CEO Larry Page explained the acquisition will help bolster the tech …
Apple working on pico-projector tech for iPhone, Mac
Apple may be working on pico-projector technology that could be used with its iPhone and Mac products according to a patent filing discovered by UnwiredView. …
Google accuses Microsoft of revealing 'highly confidential source code'
Google has accused Microsoft of leaking “highly confidential source code” related to its open-source Android operating system. According to PaidContent, the search giant asked a …
Sony and LG settle patent fight, sign cross-licensing deal
Sony and LG have reached an agreement over a patent battle that involved several consumer electronics devices including televisions, the PlayStation 3 and phones, Reuters …
Apple requests court hearing in Lodsys case
Apple has requested a court briefing in addition to its motion for an intervention against Lodsys, a company that has been chasing after iOS and …
ITC to investigate Apple's second patent suit against HTC
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday said it would investigate a second patent complaint Apple filed recently against HTC. The complaint seeks to ban …
Low-cost iPhone could launch soon; Apple execs hope to settle patent disputes
RBC Capital analyst Mike Abramsky recently sat down in a meeting with Apple’s chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer and chief operating officer Tim Cook to …
Samsung, Apple and Google considering bids on InterDigital's patent portfolio
Apple, Google and Samsung are examining InterDigital and its 8,800-patent portfolio, and at least one is expected to bid on the company, Bloomberg reported on …
Samsung acquires memory maker Grandis
Samsung announced on Tuesday that it has purchased Grandis, a maker of spin transfer torque random access memory (STT-RAM). Grandis will be wrapped inside Samsung’s …
ITC to investigate Samsung following Apple's patent complaints
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday announced that it will launch an investigation into whether or not multiple Samsung products infringe on Apple patents. …
Apple blocks Samsung from selling Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia
Apple has inked an agreement with Samsung in Australia that prevents the South Korean company from selling its competing Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet there. According …
Spotify sued by PacketVideo for patent infringement
Spotify launched in the United States less than two weeks ago and it is already the target of a patent infringement lawsuit. A firm called …
HTC CEO says Apple lawsuit won’t put company in ‘dangerous situation’
HTC’s CEO Peter Chou spoke with investors recently and promised that its ongoing patent battles with Apple will not hurt the company. “Many lawsuits nowadays …
Apple’s Mac OS X infringes on HTC-owned S3 patents, ITC rules
United States International Trade Commission judge James Gildea has ruled that Apple’s Mac OS X operating system infringes on two patents owned by S3. Judge …
Software patents ‘gumming up’ smartphone innovation, Google’s general counsel says
Apple, Google, HTC, Samsung, Microsoft… it’s hard to name a technology company that’s not currently involved in a patent battle with another firm. Google’s general …
