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233 posts and columns on intellectual property
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.
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.
Aiming to Slim Down Its Patent Risk, RIM Licenses Microsoft’s exFAT File Format
The BlackBerry maker is the latest to take a license to Redmond’s exFAT file storage system technology, which, despite its name, has nothing to do with weight loss.
German Court Issues Ban on Motorola Products Using Microsoft’s Patented File Storage Format
Apple and Samsung aren’t the only companies making news in their patent fights.
Apple Wins Order Barring Sales of Samsung Galaxy Nexus Phone
Apple has won an injunction barring sales of the Galaxy Nexus, the second win in a week for the company in its high-stakes patent war with Samsung.
“We Invest in Invention”: Patent Collector Nathan Myhrvold Makes His Case (Video)
Nathan Myhrvold believes that, popular or not, he is serving an important role in furthering innovation. Case in point, he says: Advances being made in wireless antennas and nuclear reactors.
Nathan Myhrvold on Being the Most Unpopular Guy at D10
“I never was a popular kid in class,” the Intellectual Ventures CEO and former Microsoft executive said on Wednesday. “I’m not going to be popular in this class.”
With Licensing Deal, Apple Patent Lawsuit Simply Vanishes Into Thin Air
Avoiding a trial in a lawsuit, Apple has taken a license to patents held by Texas-based SimpleAir. Naturally, all of the interesting terms and details are being kept confidential.