Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures Sues Nine Companies – Who’s Next?
Giant patent-holder Intellectual Ventures has filed its first set of lawsuits today. While the complaints are against computer security comp… Read more »
Mobile Bits: Angry Birds; HTC Antennas; France 4G; Motorola/Apple Patents
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– Angry Birds: Developers Rovio are expecting to make $1 million per month in advertising from the free, ad-supported Android version of th… Read more »
Priceline Founder Jay Walker Now Files Patent Suits For A Living
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We haven’t heard much from Jay Walker since he left the name-your-own-price travel website Priceline.com in 2000, after its stock slid from… Read more »
Microsoft’s Supreme Court Case May Have Huge Benefits For Patent Defendants
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Many tech companies routinely get sued for patent infringement-that list includes companies like Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Facebook, Apple (NSDQ:… Read more »
Comcast, Time Warner And Charter Sued Over Modems
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Most Americans have never heard of a company called WiLan, but that company is now claiming that it should get a cut of many of the cable mo… Read more »
HTC Shores Up In Legal Fights With 30K-Patent Deal
In one swift move, HTC may have just diffused what could have become yet another legal bomb: the handset maker yesterday entered into a long… Read more »
Groupon vs. MobGob: Patent Battles Hit The Daily-Deal Business
Patents on group shopping? Yep. A patent battle has erupted between startup MobGob and Chicago-based Groupon, one of the highest fliers in t… Read more »
Myhrvold-Connected Firm Sues YouTube, Facebook And LinkedIn Over Patents
An obscure Virginia company, Pragmatus AV, has sued YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn and Photobucket.com, claiming the companies infringe three o… Read more »
Another Android Patent Suit: LG, Samsung Sued By Vertical Computer Systems
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Free open source software doesn’t seem inexpensive anymore, as one more Android legal wrangle hits the wires. This time, LG (SEO: 066570) an… Read more »
Akamai’s Lawsuit Likely To Be A Giant Headache For Startup Cotendo
Akamai (NSDQ: AKAM), the biggest company in the content delivery network business by market share, has hit competitor Cotendo with a lawsuit… Read more »
Motorola Hits Back At Microsoft With A Patent Suit Of Its Own
When Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) slapped Motorola with a patent suit in October over nine patents associated with Motorola’s Android-based smartp… Read more »
Does Boston Alt-Weekly Really Want A Patent Battle With Facebook?
Phoenix Media, which owns The Boston Phoenix alt-weekly and related websites, may be getting more than it bargained for when it chose to sue… Read more »
Court Hearing On TiVo’s Patent May Be Company’s Last Stand
TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) is probably the most famous name in the consumer digital video recorder market, but its market share — estimated to be ar… Read more »
Apple Loses Early Round Against Nokia Regarding Patent Allegations
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A trial has started for one of the many patent infringement lawsuits pending in the smartphone industry. The initial loser appears to be App… Read more »
Apple Feels Touchy Over Smartphone Patents; Sues Motorola
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In a lawsuit Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has filed against Motorola (NYSE: MOT), it alleges that the smartphones Motorola builds on Google’s Android… Read more »
Mobile Bits: HTC’s Goals; AdMob; New OS?; Sprint’s Tab Pricing; Lawsuits
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– HTC ramping production: Taiwan-based HTC, which makes both Android and Windows Phone 7 devices, is predicting it will ship 8.5 million ha… Read more »
Motorola Sues Apple For Multiple Patent Violations
As Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) prepares to expand its iPhone to other carriers, the mobile patent lawsuits just keep flying… After months of suits… Read more »
Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Patent Infringement On Android Smartphones
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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) said today it filed a lawsuit against Motorola (NYSE: MOT), alleging that the handset maker is infringing on nine Mic… Read more »
Apple Hits Nokia Closer To Home With Patent Fight
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Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is doubling down in its patent fight against Nokia (NYSE: NOK), and is hitting Nokia a little closer to home by expanding… Read more »
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Sues Apple, Google & Nine Other Giants
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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Corp. co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and nine other companies indirectly thro… Read more »
Facebook Takes Over Patents From Friendster
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About that deal Facebook announced last month with MOL Global to have the Friendster parent distribute Facebook Credits through its own netw… Read more »
WSJ To NYT On Slogan Steal Accusation: Are You Serious?
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The WSJ has responded to the NYT’s cease and desist order regarding the Dow Jones’ paper’s use of a tagline the NYT says is rightfully their… Read more »
NYT Accuses WSJ Of Ripping Off Its Ad Slogan
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The NYT is ordering Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS) to “cease and desist” using the slogan “Not Just Wall Street. Every Street” in its advertisements… Read more »
Updated: Federal Appeals Court Presses Replay On Dish-TiVo Patent Dispute
TiVo’s March court victory in its patent battle with Dish and EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) could be erased, as a federal appeals court has agreed t… Read more »
Dish, Echostar Lose TiVo Contempt Appeal; Will Seek Full Court’s Review
TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) won another court round against Dish and EchoStar (NSDQ: SATS) when two members of a three-judge federal court panel sided… Read more »
Judge Puts Nokia-Apple Patent Fight On Hold
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The International Trade Commission will have first dibs on deciding whether Nokia (NYSE: NOK) or Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) are infringing on each o… Read more »
What’s Next For HTC Now That Apple’s Filed Suit?
While no one wants to wake up to the news that Apple — one of the most successful consumer brands — has filed a lawsuit against you, in th… Read more »
Apple Slaps Android-Maker HTC With Patent Infringement Suit
More legal wrangles for Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) over patents as the smartphone market continues to heat up. The iPhone maker is suing rival hands… Read more »
Russia’s Quintura Says Google Infringing Visual Search Patent
A Russian search engine is going after Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and others it says are breaching its patent on a search technique. Quintura has b… Read more »
Baidu Prevails Against Record Labels Over Piracy Suit
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A Beijing court has cleared Chinese search giant Baidu of copyright infringement suits brought by the International Federation of the Phonog… Read more »
Microsoft Sues TiVo Over Patents
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Six months after TiVo sued AT&T (NYSE: T) for patent infringement, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has entered the legal fray. In a filing, Microsoft… Read more »
Updated: Amid Apple Patent Fight, Nokia Wins GSM Case, Files For Bendyphone
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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) may still be trading patent blow-for-blows with Apple in the U.S., but in Europe it’s won a patent case that may strengthe… Read more »
Apple Matches Nokia’s Latest Attack By Filing A New Patent Complaint Of Its Own
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Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is seeking to block U.S. imports of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) mobile phones by filing a new patent- infringement complaint agains… Read more »
Nokia vs. Apple, Round 3: Finnish Giant Files Complaint With ITC, Covers More Than Just Phones
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This is one slugfest sure to carry on into 2010. Nokia yesterday requested an investigation against Apple with U.S. regulator the Internatio… Read more »
Apple Countersues Nokia Over Mobile Patents
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Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is countersuing Nokia (NYSE: NOK), charging the Finnish cell phone maker with infringing on 13 iPhone-related patents. Ab… Read more »
Mobile Music Player Shazam Sued by Digimarc Over Patents
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Shazam, the now hot mobile music identification app on iPhone, is being sued by Digimarc (NSDQ: DMRC), for patent infringement.
It says Sh… Read more »
Spring Design Seeks Injunction Against Barnes & Noble Over E-Reader Tech
Finally got the actual lawsuit Spring Design filed in federal court against Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) over their dueling e-readers and a li… Read more »
Spring Design Sues Barnes & Noble; Claims Breach Of NDA
Somehow a lawsuit had to be lurking … Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), which took a spin on the floor with just about everyone before announcin… Read more »
Apple Promises To Defend Itself “Vigorously” Against Nokia Suit
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Damages Could Be Worth Up To $1 Billion In Nokia’s Patent Spat With Apple
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