Ian Sherr, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on February 8 at 5:30 am PT
Apple Inc. has asked a telecommunications standards body to set basic principles governing how member companies license their patents, an increasingly contentious topic for rivals in the smartphone industry.
Ina Fried in Mobile on January 26 at 1:54 pm PT
Redmond paid Nokia $250 million in “platform support payments,” the first of many such infusions that should help ease what is clearly a painful transition.
Dana Mattioli, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 17, 2011 at 8:48 am PT
Eastman Kodak Co. has licensed a portion of its patents to big-screen movie specialist Imax Corp., in a deal that will provide it with some extra cash while it works to complete a large patent sale that is crucial to its turnaround.
Peter Kafka in Media on May 26, 2011 at 9:35 am PT
Here’s some red meat for investors thinking about buying into Pandora’s IPO: Go-go growth numbers for the company’s first three months of 2011.
Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 20, 2011 at 3:57 pm PT
Qualcomm Inc. provided more evidence of surging demand for smartphones and tablet-style computers, posting a 29 percent increase in fiscal second-quarter earnings on revenue that jumped 46 percent.
Peter Kafka in Media on February 12, 2011 at 4:00 am PT
The Internet radio service is handing over half of every dollar it brings into the music industry. But things could be a lot worse. And the royalty system that taxes Pandora also allows it to thrive.
John Paczkowski in News on February 11, 2011 at 11:20 am PT
Is Google’s VP8 video codec free from patent liability? We’re about to find out. MPEG LA, the consortium that controls the AVC/H.264 video standard, issued a call for patents thought to be essential to VP8 today, a first step in the creation of a patent pool for the specification.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 5, 2011 at 8:42 am PT
The wireless chipmaker clocks in with the first major tech deal of the year. Atheros shareholders are happy today.
John Paczkowski in News on November 11, 2010 at 7:20 am PT
On Tuesday Microsoft sued Motorola, accusing it of charging excessive royalties on some patent licenses Redmond uses in the Xbox. Now Motorola has responded in kind.
