Dutch court says Samsung does not infringe Apple patent Oct 24th, 2012 - 12:00h (CET +01.00) AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court ruled on Wednesday that Samsung Electronics does not infringe an Apple Inc patent by using certain multi-touch techniques on some of the Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablet computers. Samsung and Apple, the world... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dutch, court, says, samsung, does, infringe, apple, patent, Top Keywords

Samsung wins preliminary round over Apple patent Oct 23rd, 2012 - 19:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which is battling Apple Inc across the globe for dominance of the smartphone market, dealt the California company a setback by winning a preliminary invalidation of a key Apple patent, according to a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : samsung, wins, preliminary, round, apple, patent, apple, patent, Top Keywords

Google mulls FTC settlement over patents : WSJ Oct 20th, 2012 - 02:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Google Inc is considering a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over potential claims it broke antitrust law in its handling of patents for mobile devices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The dispute has to do with wh... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, mulls, settlement, patents, apple, patent, apple, patent, Top Keywords

Microsoft to add Google as defendant in Motorola patent fight Oct 12th, 2012 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Friday it plans to add Google Inc as a defendant in Germany in one of its patent actions against Google's phone maker, Motorola Mobility, marking the first time the two tech giants have come into direct... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : microsoft, google, defendant, motorola, patent, fight, apple, patent, Top Keywords

Steve Jobs vowed to patent everything and anything after losing a $100 million iPod lawsuit Oct 8th, 2012 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) Believe it or not, Steve Jobs and Apple (AAPL) weren't always the schoolyard bullies of patents. In fact, the Cupertino-based company rarely patented any of its technologies prior to the iPhone. But following a $100 million lawsuit from Creative Tech... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : steve, jobs, vowed, patent, everything, anything, losing, $100, million, ipod, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Google and Oracle both set to appeal verdicts in Java patent suit Oct 6th, 2012 - 00:50h (CET +01.00) Google (GOOG) and Oracle (ORCL) have both filed paperwork to appeal the court's ruling from the high-profile legal trial that took place between the two companies earlier this year. Google is appealing the jury's findings that its Android operating s... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, oracle, both, appeal, verdicts, java, patent, suit, million, ipod, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Motorola wins German patent case against Microsoft Oct 5th, 2012 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Mobile phone maker Motorola achieved a rare victory against software giant Microsoft in a patent case before a German court on Friday, the latest in a wave of patent lawsuits by technology firms fighting over market share. The r... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : motorola, wins, german, patent, case, against, microsoft, suit, million, ipod, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Google withdraws patent complaint against Apple Oct 2nd, 2012 - 21:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has dropped a complaint of patent infringement against Apple without explanation. In a brief filing with the International Trade Commission made on Monday, Motorola Mobility said it was dropp... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, withdraws, patent, complaint, against, apple, microsoft, suit, million, ipod, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Motorola decides it doesn't want Apple products banned after all, drops patent complaint Oct 2nd, 2012 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) Google's (GOOG) acquisition of Motorola was supposed to be about boosting up its patent portfolio against Apple (AAPL) but so far the company has failed to land any major blows against its rival. And now Bloomberg has reported on its Twitter account ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : motorola, decides, doesn’t, want, apple, products, banned, drops, patent, complaint, lawsuit, Top Keywords

Google chairman pans Apple over patent wars but says company is still ‘a very good partner' Sep 27th, 2012 - 20:50h (CET +01.00) The latest stop in former Google (GOOG) CEO and current chairman Eric Schmidt's Asian tour was the South Korean capital of Seoul on Thursday. The executive was welcomed to the country with open arms as he announced the availability of Google's Nexus ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, chairman, pans, apple, patent, wars, says, company, still, ‘a, very, good, partner’, Top Keywords