Apple Lashes Out At HTC With Another ITC Complaint
HTC and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) will have another matter to debate before the International Trade Commission now that Apple has filed another com… Read more »
Why Google And Android Must Deal With The Mobile Protection Racket
It’s kind of amazing to consider that in just three short years, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) found its answer to critics fond of the “one-trick pony… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-7-11: Patents; iRumors; Appstore; iPad Hack; Dell; Nexus S
photo: Techdirt / Mike Masnick
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
Patents roundup: As expected, Canadian authorities are starting their due diligence on t… Read more »
Report: Microsoft Demanding $15 Per Android Handset From Samsung
So how much is Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) trying to get out of Android vendors through its patent-licensing quest? Fifteen bucks per handset, ac… Read more »
Microsoft Signs Another Patent Deal In Proxy War Against Google
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) announced another notch in its belt as part the aggressive patent campaign it is running against Google (NSDQ: GOOG)… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 7-4-11: iPhone 5, iPad 3; Samsung/Apple; Nokia; WP7; Lodsys
photo: Getty Images / Mario Tama
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
iPhone 5, iPad 3: More reports leading us to expect both a new tablet and smartphone fr… Read more »
Nortel Patent Auction: Yes, Six Winners. And One Big Loser: Google
Nortel’s announcement late Thursday that it has sold a portfolio of 6,000 patents to a consortium consisting of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), EMC, Eri… Read more »
Six Winners Including Apple, Microsoft Pay $4.5 Billion For Nortel Patents
photo: Wikimedia / U.S. Patent Office
Nortel’s landmark patent auction has produced a winning bidder, and the only surprise is that it was a team effort: six companies, including… Read more »
ITC Issues Split Decision In Kodak/Apple/RIM Patent Case; Review Coming
The International Trade Commission did not impose any injunctions Thursday against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) in… Read more »
Judge Kills Twitter’s Novel Attempt To Move Patent Lawsuit To SF
photo: Flickr / Matt Hamm
Internet companies are hit with patent suits regularly-often in inconvenient venues-and they’d all be a lot happier if those lawsuits were a… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-30-11: Oracle/Google; Nokia; iOS Users; Skype
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– Oracle/Android: We knew Oracle was going to be asking for a lot in damages from Andro… Read more »
Nokia’s Asset Offload Continues: Messaging Biz Goes To Synchronica For $25M
The streamlining at Nokia (NYSE: NOK) continues apace. Today it was announced that the Finnish company has sold its North American messaging… Read more »
More Love Lost Between Apple And Samsung: Now At The ITC
If Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung eventually intend to reach some kind of settlement over patent and trademark disputes, as Apple did with N… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-28-11: Apple/Samsung; Microsoft/Android; Skype; TouchPad
photo: Tom Krazit
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
Samsung/Apple: Looks like the two companies’ legal disputes over trademarks, patents an… Read more »
FAQ: What You Need To Know About Monday’s Mobile Patent Auction
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One of the most pivotal events at the intersection of patent law and the mobile industry kicks off on Monday, when the fate of 6,000 patents… Read more »
Sorry Samsung: No iPhone 5 For You (Yet)
Looks like Samsung will have to wait in line to buy an iPhone 5 or an iPad 3 just like the rest of us. A federal court judge has tossed asid… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown: 6-22-11: iCloud; Samsung/Apple Suit; Flickr; AT&T; Best Buy
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
– iCloud: The good news for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is that 76 percent of iPhone owners say… Read more »
As Nortel Patent Sale Approaches, Intel Reportedly Wades Into The Fray
As we approach the extended date of the Nortel patent sale, reports of further interested companies are continuing to emerge. The latest is… Read more »
Apple Turns The Screws In Its Samsung Complaint
photo: Samsung
Today, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Samsung are due in court to see whether the judge will permit Samsung to view unreleased Apple products as par… Read more »
Android Patent Assault: Oracle Seeking ‘Billions’ In Damages From Google
Oracle is going all-out in its patent assault against Google (NSDQ: GOOG). The company revealed today it’s seeking damages “in the billions… Read more »
Nortel Delays Mobile Patent Auction One Week As Bidders Get Ready
photo: Wikimedia / U.S. Patent Office
Nortel will delay the start of a closely watched auction of 6,000 mobile patents by a week as it evaluates what it called “a significant lev… Read more »
RIM Sued By Dolby Over Patents Already Licensed By Apple, HTC, Nokia
Just because one prominent mobile patent case was settled this week doesn’t mean the ongoing disputes involving seemingly everyone in the bu… Read more »
Google’s Bid For Nortel’s Patents Upheld By DOJ; Auction Set For Next Week
photo: Techdirt / Mike Masnick
Google’s initial bid for a treasure trove of mobile patents has been cleared by the Department of Justice according to a report, paving the… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-14-11: Lodsys; Ericsson/Telcordia; Skype/Comcast; iTunes
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) settle their patent dispute; two more companies… Read more »
Patent Visualization: What Apple And Nokia Have Sorted Out
The patent blogger Florian Mueller has whipped up a suitably maze-like visualization — part diagram, part timeline — of the relevant paten… Read more »
Nokia And Apple Bury The Hatchet, Settle Patent Suit
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There really may be some truth after all to CEO Stephen Elop’s claims that Android is enemy number-one for the struggling Finnish handset ma… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-13-11: AT&T/T-Mo; VZW iPad, Payments; ZTE/Huawei; Lodsys
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: AT&T (NYSE: T) has its right of reply to the critics of its proposed T-Mobile USA acquisi… Read more »
Skyhook CEO: “Privacy Is The Third Rail Of Location Services”; The WP7 Op
Skyhook Wireless, which provides enhanced location technology for mobile devices and services, has hit a few bumpy patches in its road to gr… Read more »
Apple Wants To Take The Bite Out Of Lodsys’ Suit
Everyone was probably hoping that the situation with Lodsys asking app developers for royalty payments on its patents would somehow get diff… Read more »
Updated Mobile Lowdown 6-10-11: Apple v Lodsys; IDC Microsoft; LightSquared
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A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) fights back on the Lodsys patent claims on developers, while getting e… Read more »
Microsoft Loses Major Patent Case At Supreme Court
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The whole tech sector was cheering on Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) in this case, which could have had a major impact on the function of the U.S. p… Read more »
Lodsys Hunts For Bigger Game, But Gets Slapped With A Lawsuit In Chicago
photo: Wikimedia / U.S. Patent Office
Lodsys became infamous for demanding patent royalty payments from small app developers, but it’s now become clear that the company is asking… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 6-7-11: HTC; Skype Lawsuit; GSMA; AT&T Windows Phone; Vita
An Apple-free look at some of the big stories in mobile today: HTC delivers bumper results; Skype faces a patent suit; the longstanding CEO… Read more »
Feds Not So Excited About Who’s Buying At Nortel’s Giant Patent Sale
photo: Wikimedia / U.S. Patent Office
U.S. government lawyers are taking a close look at who’s interested in buying a giant batch of 6,000 patents related to mobile technology th… Read more »
Crowdsourcing Firm Puts $20k Bounty On App Patents
An American commercial patent research company says it plans to seek out “prior art” to invalidate a patent being used by MacroSolve to sue… Read more »
Lodsys Jumps Its Own Deadline, Sues Seven App Developers In East Texas
Patent-holding company Lodsys has jumped the gun on its own timeline for litigation against app developers-apparently in an attempt to order… Read more »
Intellectual Ventures Strikes Patent-Licensing Deal With Micron
Patent-holding giant Intellectual Ventures has struck a deal with Micron Technology, one of the largest makers of memory chips for computers… Read more »
It’s Official: Apple Will Kick Off WWDC With iCloud And New OS Details
Well, at least some of the speculation is now officially over: today Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) announced that it will be kicking off its annual Wor… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 5-31-11: Apple Suits; Appsfire; Google iOS Search; AT&T/T-Mo
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today: Nokia (NYSE: NOK) moves to have its Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) case reopened while Samsung pushes… Read more »
And Then There Were Two: Lodsys Adds Android Devs To Royalty Shakedown
photo: Tom Krazit
Everyone’s favorite mobile applications patent troll is making sure to cast an equal-opportunity pall across software developers. After forc… Read more »
