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New Venture Enters Patent Fray
Firms that buy and enforce patents make life hard for technology companies. A new San Francisco startup hopes to turn the tables.Microsoft Launches Tool to Make It Easy to See All Its Patents
The patent tracker tool went live just ahead of the April 1 deadline that the software maker had set for itself.
A Quarter of Patents This Year Will Be Mobile-Related
So it looks like continued full employment for intellectual property lawyers.
Apple Wants a Hearing Before Judge in Samsung Case to Talk Damages
Apple says it shouldn’t have to wait for all appeals to be heard before settling some of the damages issues in the Samsung case.
Zynga’s Patent Portfolio Swells as It Doubles Down on Casino Gaming
Among the acquisitions this year, 33 patents from Walker Digital related to real-money gaming and gambling technologies.
Mayer’s 10X Challenge: Yahoo’s Homepage, Mail and Search Traffic Show Significant Year-Over-Year Declines
The reality of traffic falloffs on key properties is a vexing issue.
The Only Thing Worse Than the Patent Wars You Are Reading About Are the Ones You Aren’t Reading About
Roughly three in five patent suits filed this year were done by a company whose sole business is pursuing such claims.
Post-Election, CrunchGov’s Ferenstein Talks About What’s Up Next for Tech and Politics
Hey, go vote.
Nest Takes Honeywell Patents Back to the Drawing Board
The war of the thermostats continues, with a trip back to the U.S. Patent Office.
Samsung: Hey, Everyone! We Might Sue Over the iPhone 5!
Of course, we’ll have to examine one first. Wouldn’t want to get ahead of ourselves.