intellectual property

Apple's Worldwide War on Samsung and Android

Linux Today  Sun, 12/04/2011 - 00:00

ZDnet:Business intellectual property patent and design wars are no longer confined to just a single country. Now, lead by Apple, they'rre being fought all over the world.

Lucky us.


 

Google Acquires More Patents to Defend Android

Linux Today  Thu, 09/15/2011 - 19:00

Datamation: Google is buying another 1,023 patents in a bid to bolster its intellectual property stance against Microsoft and others.


 

Lodsys Sues Developers For Patent Infringement

InformationWeek Internet News  Tue, 05/31/2011 - 17:25

iOS, Mac OS X, and Android apps infringe on its intellectual property, according the patent holding firm.


 

Apple Developers Face Patent Threats Over In-App Purchasing

InformationWeek Internet News  Fri, 05/13/2011 - 16:03

An intellectual property licensing company wants makers of iOS apps to pay to use Apple's in-app payment code.


 

US Govt. Uses Seized Domains for Anti-Piracy Video

Digg / Tech Industry News  Wed, 04/27/2011 - 14:00

The U.S. Government is celebrating the importance of intellectual property by educating visitors to the domain names it seized in previous months.

These visitors are now redirected to an anti-piracy video instead. The viral video is running on 65 of the seized domains which have now become property of the Government, and shows how illegal downloads can financially ruin innocent workers.


 

Will Sesame Street Attract Apple's Ire Over "There's An App For ...

Digg / Tech Industry News  Wed, 11/03/2010 - 19:26

Apple is famous for protecting its intellectual property (IP) and has gone so far as to sue folks for things that have absolutely nothing to do with iPods, iPhones, or even music.

Since Apple has been awarded a trademark on the


 

Judge In FTD Copyright Case Worked For Movie Studio's Lawyer On ...

Techdirt  Tue, 06/08/2010 - 21:03

A few folks have sent this one in. Last week, we wrote about a really troubling ruling in the Netherlands against usenet community FTD.

While we had originally described it as saying that links to infringing files were illegal, it actually went even further, saying that mentioning file names of infringing files was infringing.


 

IE9 HTML5 Video Will Be H264 Only

Linux Today  Sat, 05/01/2010 - 05:04

OSNews: "Other codecs often come up in these discussions. The distinction between the availability of source code and the ownership of the intellectual property in that available source code is critical."


 

Reality: IP Address becomes Intellectual Property Address

Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 04/12/2010 - 17:00

A very contextually relevant mistake made by Digital Britain's chief, which reminds us of the reality.


 

The Independent Software Vendor’s Challenge

Redmond Developer News | Tech Library  Fri, 02/05/2010 - 10:30

ISVs require an integrated, holistic solution and tools that address the challenges of protecting their intellectual property, adapting to changing business models, and offering their customers a seamless and non-disruptive experience.

Learn more.