Google, U.S. regulators close to deal in patents dispute: sources Dec 11th, 2012 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are near a settlement with Google Inc in a dispute over the search giant's efforts to stop the sale of products it says infringe essential patents, according to two sources close to the probe. But the Feder... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, regulators, close, deal, patents, dispute, sources, Top Keywords

Notorious patent troll hits RIM with new lawsuit, seeks BlackBerry sales ban Dec 11th, 2012 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) Well-known patent troll Wi-LAN has filed a new lawsuit against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Wi-LAN, which describes itself as 'a leading intellectual property licensing co... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : notorious, patent, troll, hits, lawsuit, seeks, blackberry, sales, Top Keywords

Wi-LAN sues RIM for Bluetooth patent infringement Dec 11th, 2012 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Patent licensing company Wi-LAN Inc said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd for infringing on a patent that relates to Bluetooth technology. The company said it filed in the U.S. District Cou... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wilan, sues, bluetooth, patent, infringement, seeks, blackberry, sales, Top Keywords

Apple licenses HTC hardware and software, but says design patents are off-limits Dec 6th, 2012 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) Apple (AAPL) is willing to share its hardware and software with rivals, but the company's unique designs are apparently off-limits. As TmoNews notes, Apple's patent litigation settlement with HTC (2498) includes patents for hardware and software but ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, licenses, hardware, software, says, design, patents, offlimits, Top Keywords

U.S. agency backs Apple in essential patent battle Dec 6th, 2012 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google unit Motorola Mobility is not entitled to ask a court to stop the sale of Apple iPhones and iPads that it says infringe on a patent that is essential to wireless technology, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wedn... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : agency, backs, apple, essential, patent, battle, patents, offlimits, Top Keywords

HTC, Apple ordered to show which patents were included in their settlement agreement Dec 5th, 2012 - 00:30h (CET +01.00) U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh on Monday ruled that the patents included in the HTC and Apple settlement agreement must be made public, CNET reported. Other details such as pricing and royalty rates, however, will remain private. Koh's decision c... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, ordered, show, which, patents, were, included, settlement, agreement, Top Keywords

Apple snags design patents for Steve Jobs and Jony Ive's iPhone 4, iPad 2 Dec 4th, 2012 - 22:20h (CET +01.00) Steve Jobs' impact on Apple (AAPL) is still being felt more than a year after his passing. According to patents discovered by AppleInsider, Apple now owns the patent to the iPhone 4 and its external antenna design, iPad 2, Smart Cover, iPhone 4/4S Bu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, snags, design, patents, steve, jobs, jony, ive’s, iphone, ipad, Top Keywords

Samsung Galaxy products infringe Apple patent: Dutch court Nov 28th, 2012 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that some of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy smartphones and tablets infringe an Apple patent in the latest round of the two firms' worldwide battle. The court ordered Samsung Electronics t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : samsung, galaxy, products, infringe, apple, patent, dutch, court, iphone, ipad, Top Keywords

Nokia says wins tribunal ruling versus RIM over patents Nov 28th, 2012 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia said on Wednesday that an arbitrator has ruled in its favor in a patent dispute with BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) over use of Nokia's patents related to wireless local access network (WLAN) technology. &qu... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nokia, says, wins, tribunal, ruling, versus, patents, court, iphone, ipad, Top Keywords

Apple seeks to add more products to Samsung patent lawsuit Nov 26th, 2012 - 02:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Apple Inc has asked a federal court to add six more products to its patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co, including the Samsung Galaxy Note II, in the latest in move in an ongoing legal war between the two companies.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : apple, seeks, products, samsung, patent, lawsuit, patents, court, iphone, ipad, Top Keywords