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Kodak Seeks IPhone, BlackBerry Royalties to Fund Turnaround
Eastman Kodak Co., the 130-year-old company that popularized film photography, is trying to gain ground lost in the digital revolution by using its collection of patents to target Apple Inc.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Oracle Says Google’s Android Violates Its Patents
Oracle Corp. filed a patent and copyright infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. over its Android software, citing technology gained from the January acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Microsoft Wins Patent Lawsuit That Targeted Xbox Game Systems
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, won a court ruling that its Xbox video-game system doesn’t infringe a patent over multiplayer gaming, ending a six-year legal battle.BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Novartis, Myriad Get a Boost After Supreme Court Patent Ruling
Myriad Genetics Inc., Genomic Health Inc. and the rest of the burgeoning industry for personalized medicine stand to gain from yesterday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on patenting business methods. .BusinessWeek.com --
Google Sued by Frontier Communications Over Patent (Update1)
Google Inc., operator of the world’s largest Internet search engine, was sued by Frontier Communications Corp. and accused of infringement of a new patent for enhanced telephone services. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Rambus Falls 17% on Rehearing of Micron, Hynix Cases (Update1)
Rambus Inc. plunged 17 percent in Nasdaq trading after a U.S. appeals court said the company would have to reargue its patent-infringement claims against Hynix Semiconductor Inc.BusinessWeek.com --
Nortel May Raise as Much as $1.1 Billion From Patents (Update2)
Nortel Networks Corp., the insolvent Canadian phone-equipment maker, may get as much as $1.1 billion for technology patents that analysts say would benefit potential bidders including Research In Motion Ltd.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Stem Cell Patent Halts Hospital’s Collection
eldavojohn writes "It's a classic case that comes up when dealing with patents. A hospital's research on the donated brains of deceased children has been in limbo for three years because of a challenge from a patent holder.Slashdot
Microsoft Sues Salesforce.com for Infringing Patents (Update1)
Microsoft Corp. sued Salesforce.com Inc. today, accusing the company of infringing nine patents for ways to make software more efficient. .BusinessWeek.com --
Cisco Told to Pay Commil $3.7 Million Over Patent (Update1)
Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest maker of networking equipment, was told to pay $3.7 million in patent royalties to Commil USA LLC over technology that ensures laptops and mobile phones stay connected to wireless networks.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
May 11, 1951: RAM Is Born
An MIT team files a patent application for the matrix core memory, promising microsecond speed in mid-century computers.Wired News
Nokia Sues Apple Over Technology Used in IPhone, IPad
Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, said it filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc. in its latest salvo over technology in the iPhone and iPad .BusinessWeek.com --
Drug Patent Settlements May Be Illegal, Court Says (Update1)
Patent settlements reached by drug companies including Bayer AG may violate antitrust laws, a U.S. appeals court said, citing a rise in cases in which makers of brand-name medicines pay rivals to delay generic products. .BusinessWeek.com --
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Oracle Says Google Android Violates Its Java Patents
Oracle Corp. filed a patent- and copyright-infringement lawsuit against Google Inc., claiming its Android software for mobile devices uses technology Oracle obtained in its January acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Apple Files Patent for a Smart Bike
Apple, known more for its must-have consumer gadgets than any niche products, has filed a patent for a smart bicycle system that would let users communicate electronically with other cyclists.Wired News
Nvidia to Pay Rambus Fees While Appealing ITC Ruling
Nvidia Corp., the world’s second- largest maker of computer-graphics chips, plans to appeal a patent ruling lost to Rambus Inc. and said customers including Hewlett-Packard Co. won’t see any disruption to their supplies. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Salesforce.com Sues Microsoft Over Cloud Software (Update1)
Salesforce.com Inc. filed a patent- infringement lawsuit today against Microsoft Corp., escalating a fight between the two companies over the growing market for cloud-computing software. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Motorola, RIM Settle Patent Fight Over Mobile Phones (Update4)
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, agreed to pay Motorola Inc. an undisclosed amount to settle their battle over patents to wireless technology. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Rambus Plunges After Court Orders Micron, Hynix Cases Reheard
Rambus Inc. plunged as much as 17 percent in Nasdaq trading after a U.S. appeals court said the company would have to reargue its patent-infringement claims against Hynix Semiconductor Inc.BusinessWeek.com --
Nortel May Raise as Much as $1.1 Billion From Patents (Update1)
Nortel Networks Corp., the insolvent Canadian phone-equipment maker, may get as much as $1.1 billion for technology patents that analysts say would benefit potential bidders including Research In Motion Ltd.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Infineon, Elpida Settle Feud Over Memory-Chip Patent (Update2)
Infineon Technologies AG, Europe’s second-biggest chipmaker, said it settled a patent dispute with Japan’s Elpida Memory Inc. over semiconductor technology. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
RIM Settles BlackBerry Patent Dispute With Prism (Update2)
Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry phone, settled a patent-infringement dispute with Prism Technologies LLC over technology used in the e-mail devices and smartphones.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Complex Smartphones Are the Latest Patent Battleground
A spate of patent lawsuits in the mobile-phone market could push up costs for handset makers—and consumersBusinessWeek.com --
13 Open Source Hardware Companies Make $1+ Million
kkleiner writes "Selling products whose design anyone can access, edit, or use on their own is pretty crazy. It's also good business. At the annual hacker conference Foo Camp East this year, Phillip Torrone and Limor Fried from Adafruit Industries gave a rapid fire five-minute presentation on thirteen companies with million+ dollar revenues from open source hardware.Slashdot
Nokia Sues Apple Over Technology Used in IPhone, IPad
Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, said it filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc. in its latest salvo over technology in the iPhone and iPad .BusinessWeek.com --
Microsoft Says Google’s Android May Infringe Patents (Correct)
Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, is demanding patent royalties from mobile-phone makers that use Google Inc.’s Android operating system.BusinessWeek.com --
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Rambus, Nvidia Agree on Memory Controller License
Rambus Inc. and Nvidia Corp. said they signed a licensing agreement for certain memory controllers to ensure Nvidia products can enter the U.S. market while a patent dispute continues. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Apple Mines App Store Submissions For Patent Ideas
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Apple has started filing a bunch of patents on mobile applications. That might not be so interesting in and of itself, but if you look closely at the figures in one of the patents, you can see that it's a copy of the third-party Where To? application, which has been on the App Store since at least 2008.Slashdot
Nvidia to Pay Rambus Fees While Appealing ITC Patent Ruling
Nvidia Corp., the world’s second- largest maker of computer-graphics chips, plans to appeal a patent ruling lost to Rambus Inc. and said customers including Hewlett-Packard Co. won’t see any disruption to their supplies. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Sued by Frontier Communications Over Patent
Google Inc., operator of the world’s largest Internet search engine, was sued by Frontier Communications Corp. and accused of infringing a new patent for enhanced telephone services. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Motorola, RIM Settle Patent Fight Over Mobile Phones (Update3)
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, agreed to pay Motorola Inc. an undisclosed amount to settle their battle over patents to wireless technology. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Rambus Fight With Nvidia May Hinge on Samsung Pact (Update2)
Rambus Inc.’s effort to force Nvidia Corp. to pay patent royalties on computer-graphics chips may hinge on a U.S. trade agency’s interpretation of a licensing agreement reached this year with Samsung Electronics Co. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Nero Files Antitrust Complaint Against MPEG-LA
hkmwbz writes "German technology company Nero AG has filed an antitrust complaint against the MPEG-LA, the company that manages the H.264 patent pool. Nero claims that the MPEG-LA has violated the law and achieved and abused 100% market share, by, among other things, using 'independent experts' that weren't independent after all, not weeding out non-essential patents from the pool (in fact, it has grown from the original 53 to more than 1000), and retroactively changing previously-agreed-on license terms." .Slashdot
Infineon Says It Settles Patent Claim Against Elpida Memory
Infineon Technologies AG has settled its patent infringement claim against Elpida Memory Inc., it said in a statement on its Web site.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Cisco Told to Pay Commil $3.7 Million Over Patent (Update2)
Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest maker of networking equipment, was told by a jury to pay $3.7 million in patent royalties to Commil USA LLC for using the company’s wireless-transmission technology without permission.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
HTC Files Patent Complaint to Block Apple IPhone, IPad in U.S.
HTC Corp., a Taiwan-based maker of mobile phones that run Google Inc.’s Android operating system, fired back at Apple Inc. with a patent-infringement complaint that seeks to halt U.S.BusinessWeek.com --
Nokia Adds iPad to Patent Suit Against Apple
The Finnish cellphone maker had already sued Apple over infringement of its patents involving the iPhone, which led Apple to countersue Nokia.New York Times
Nokia Sues Apple Over Technology Used in IPhone, IPad
Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, said it filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc. in its latest salvo over technology in the iPhone and iPad .BusinessWeek.com --
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Oracle Says Google Android Violates Patents That Came With Sun
Oracle Corp. filed a patent and copyright infringement lawsuit against Google Inc. over its Android software, citing technology gained from the January acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Four New Patents For Skyhook
[CORRECTION: The original version of this post improperly said that Skyhook announced it had been granted five new patents. The company said it received four new patents.] .BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
Rambus Wins Patent Fight Against Nvidia in ITC Ruling
Rambus Inc., a seller of technology used in computer memory, won its patent-infringement fight against Nvidia Corp. over imports of computer-graphics chips. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Google Sued by Frontier Communications Over Patent (Update2)
Google Inc., operator of the world’s largest Internet search engine, was sued by Frontier Communications Corp. and accused of infringement of a new patent for enhanced telephone services. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Motorola, RIM Settle Patent Fight Over Mobile Phones (Update2)
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, agreed to pay Motorola Inc. an undisclosed amount to settle their battle over patents to wireless technology. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Rambus Fight With Nvidia May Hinge on Samsung Pact (Update1)
Rambus Inc.’s effort to force Nvidia Corp. to pay patent royalties on computer-graphics chips may hinge on a U.S. trade agency’s interpretation of a licensing agreement reached this year with Samsung Electronics Co. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Why Online Privacy Is Broken
Trailrunner7 writes "One of the more trite and oft-repeated maxims in the software industry goes something like this: We're not focusing on security because our customers aren't asking for it.Slashdot
Microsoft Sues Salesforce.com for Infringing Software Patents
Microsoft Corp. sued Salesforce.com Inc. yesterday, accusing the company of infringing nine patents for ways to make software more efficient. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
RIM Settles BlackBerry Patent Dispute With Prism (Update1)
Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry phone, settled a patent-infringement dispute with Prism Technologies LLC over technology used in the e-mail devices and smartphones.BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
EU Patent Examiners Warn Parliament Will Have “No Power”
zoobab writes "The Staff Union of the European Patent Organisation sent a letter to the President of the European Parliament, warning that after the EU accedes to the European Patent Convention, there is a risk that the European Parliament would be 'circumvented' as a legislator.Slashdot
Nokia Sues Apple Over Technology Used in IPhone, IPad (Update5)
Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc. in its latest salvo over the iPhone and iPad. .BusinessWeek.com -- Technology
Nokia Sues Apple Over Technology Used in IPhone, IPad
Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, said it filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc. in its latest salvo over technology in the iPhone and iPad .BusinessWeek.com --