patents

Apple's Android nightmare: Google's Motorola purchase gets EU OK

Linux Today  Tue, 02/14/2012 - 12:00

Networking Blog: "Now, with Google purchase of Motorola Mobility, Android's maker will have the patents it needs to retaliate."


 

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.


 

TLWIR 11: Old PCs, Patent Wars and The Humble Bundle

Linux Today  Wed, 08/03/2011 - 02:01

Begin Linux: "Linux is a disruptive technology. It has completely changed the game forever. Patents were created to protect the ideas of inventors, but what happens when inventors want to give their ideas away for free?"


 

Say What? Top Five IT Quotes of the Week

Linux Today  Sun, 07/31/2011 - 04:00

InternetNews: Dell's open source credibility, Symantec slams a rival, IBM's patents and Linus Torvalds' views on user space


 

Apple wins patent ruling against HTC - and may be able to extend...

Digg / Tech Industry News  Mon, 07/18/2011 - 02:44

Preliminary ruling on patents filed in 1994 and 1996 could lead to per-licence fee payment on HTC handsets - or an import ban by the end of the year. By Charles Arthur and agencies


 

List of Companies that Pay Royalties to Microsoft for Using Andr...

Linux Today  Sat, 07/09/2011 - 13:03

Tech Drive-in: "According to Microsoft, Google's Android OS is infringing on many of its patents and hence those manufacturers who use Android for their devices owe royalties to Microsoft."


 

First Ever Commercial Quantum Computer Now Available for $10 Mil...

Extremetech  Fri, 05/20/2011 - 10:34

D-Wave Systems, after some 12 years of research, the accumulation of 60 patents, and the filing of 100 more, has finally released the world's first commercial quantum computer.


 

Barnes & Noble Battles Microsoft over Android Patent Claims

Redmond Developer News | News  Fri, 04/29/2011 - 01:00

Microsoft is misusing patents in an attempt to marginalize the competition to Windows Phone 7 posed by Android and other open source operating systems, says Barnes & Noble.


 

Microsoft Holdings Co. Changes Novell Patent Deal to Address DoJ...

Redmond Developer News | News  Thu, 04/21/2011 - 10:02

Under the new agreement, Microsoft will sell its Novell patents to Attachmate in exchange for access to licensing fees.


 

Microsoft Patent Case in the Supreme Court Hands

Linux Today  Wed, 04/20/2011 - 15:11

Linux and Open Source Blog: "We often think of Microsoft as being the aggressor in patent lawsuits. Who can forget their efforts to patent smilies or, more recently and seriously, its anti-Android patent lawsuits.

But, remember that Microsoft has often been found guilty of violating patents itself in such cases as against Uniloc."