Software co. Intertrust accuses Apple of infringing patents Mar 20th, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Intertrust Technologies Corp, a software firm owned by a group that includes Sony Corp and Royal Philips Electronics, said on Wednesday it has sued Apple Inc for infringing 15 patents relating to security. The lawsuit covers devices such ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : software, intertrust, accuses, apple, infringing, patents, Top Keywords

Google settles on patents, other antitrust claims Jan 3rd, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is pledging to license hundreds of key patents to mobile computing rivals under more reasonable terms and to curb the use of snippets from other websites in Internet search results in a settlement that ends a high-profile ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, settles, patents, other, antitrust, claims, Top Keywords

European Commission wades into global tech patents war Dec 20th, 2012 - 17:40h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU regulators are poised to accuse Samsung of breaking competition rules in filing patent lawsuits against rival Apple, in the EU's first formal challenge to the consumer electronic industry's patent wars. "We will... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : european, commission, wades, global, tech, patents, Top Keywords

Kodak sells digital imaging patents for $525M Dec 19th, 2012 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Eastman Kodak is selling its digital imaging patents for about $525 million, money the struggling photo pioneer says will help it emerge from bankruptcy protection in the first half of next year. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : kodak, sells, digital, imaging, patents, $525m, Top Keywords

Jury says Apple iPhone violated three patents, damages unclear Dec 13th, 2012 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Thursday found that Apple's iPhone infringed three patents owned by holding company MobileMedia Ideas, though damages have not yet been determined. The verdict was delivered after a week-long trial in Delaware federal ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jury, says, apple, iphone, violated, patents, damages, unclear, Top Keywords

Facebook, Google tell the government to stop granting patents for abstract ideas Dec 12th, 2012 - 05:40h (CET +01.00) Facebook (FB), Google (GOOG) and six other tech companies have petitioned the courts to begin rejecting lawsuits that are based on patents for vague concepts rather than specific applications, TechCrunch reported. The agreement, which was cosigned by... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, google, tell, government, stop, granting, patents, abstract, ideas, Top Keywords

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, abstract, ideas, 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, ideas, 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