Liz Gannes in Social on February 9 at 7:00 am PT
Just in case patent wars happen to be contagious, it seems worth evaluating which social networking players are best-equipped.
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Ina Fried in News on January 26 at 6:53 am PT
RealNetworks said on Thursday that it has sold a big chunk of it patent portfolio and its next-generation video codec to Intel for $120 million in cash. The Seattle company said it retains the rights to use the technology, so it doesn’t see an impact on its operating plans.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 14 at 4:00 pm PT
The White House signals that it doesn’t like the controversial SOPA bill. Here’s one writer who’s not the least bit surprised.
Ina Fried in Mobile on December 20, 2011 at 2:12 pm PT
The ITC issued an interim finding that certain Motorola products infringe on one of Redmond’s patents. However, it also found no infringement of six other Microsoft patents.
Ina Fried in Mobile on December 19, 2011 at 2:04 pm PT
The U.S. International Trade Commission on Monday found that certain HTC products infringe on Apple patents and ordered an import ban, though it won’t take effect until April.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 8, 2011 at 8:59 pm PT
Tech prognosticator Mark Anderson is back in New York with his annual predictions for the world of tech in 2012.
John Paczkowski in Mobile on November 22, 2011 at 10:26 am PT
Looks like Apple’s sprawling intellectual property battle with Samsung could draw some unwanted attention from the European Union Competition Commission.
Kara Swisher in AsiaD on November 11, 2011 at 1:35 pm PT
South Korea’s Samsung is a key player in the global mobile war between and among Apple, Google, Nokia and others. Here’s its smartphone general.
Ina Fried in News on October 24, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
Article One Partners, which recently opened an office in Palo Alto, is carving out a niche by helping those targeted in lawsuits to invalidate the patents they are accused of infringing.
