'Patents' Tag Index
|
IBM Tops U.S Patent Office Record Year By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 10, 2013 More patents than ever before were granted in 2012, as Google and Apple make strong appearances. Tags: cloud computing, Google, IBM, Apple, patents Google: Motorola's Patents, Tech Are Worth $5.5 Billion By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 25, 2012 The company's SEC filings break down the purchase price for Motorola Mobility. Tags: Google, patents, Motorola AOL Sells 800 Patents to Microsoft for $1.1 Billion By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 09, 2012 The struggling Internet company has unloaded the bulk of its patents. Tags: Microsoft, patents, AOL America Invents Act Signed into Law By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 16, 2011 Patent law is revised, but is it a good thing for tech's biggest patent holder? Tags: IBM, patents, patent lawsuit Google Acquires More Patents to Defend Android By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 15, 2011 Google is buying another 1,023 patents in a bid to bolster its intellectual property stance against Microsoft and others. Tags: Google, Android, mobile, patents Google Buys IBM Patents By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 29, 2011 In mid-July Google acquired more than 1,000 new patents. Tags: patents IBM Celebrates 100th Anniversary of its First Patent By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published July 25, 2011 One hundred years ago today IBM was granted its first patent -- what was it? And how have patents changed (or not) in the last hundred years? Tags: IBM, patents MasterObjects Sues Microsoft Over 'Instant Search' By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 20, 2011 A small search developer claims it originated 'instant search' features in your favorite search engine, and wants the big players to pay up Tags: search, Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, MasterObjects Novell Sale to Attachmate Completed By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 27, 2011 $2.2 billion bid to take Novell private is closed as patent deal is reached. Tags: open source, Linux, patents, Novell, Attachmate Apple Planning Graphics Pen, New Input Devices? By David Needle | Article Published February 07, 2011 Patent filings by Apple point to interest in input devices. Which markets are they likely to go after? Tags: iphone apps, iPad apps, Apple, patents, MacBook Air Microsoft Sues TiVo for Patent Infringement Again By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 26, 2011 DVR creator TiVo finds itself in Microsoft's legal sights over four patents. Tags: Microsoft, software, lawsuits, patents, TiVo Open Source Group Challenges Attachmate Bid for Novell By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 03, 2011 Will European regulators delay acquisition of Novell over patent issues? Tags: open source, Microsoft, patents, Novell, Attachmate Judge Tells Microsoft Co-founder to Refile Suit By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 13, 2010 A federal judge tossed out the patent lawsuit filed by one of Paul Allen's companies because it lacked enough detail. Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, licensing, Paul Allen Supremes to Hear Microsoft's i4i Appeal By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published November 29, 2010 Microsoft's appeal to the Supreme Court over a patent infringement judgment is accepted. Tags: XML, Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, i4i LinuxCon: Open Source Patent Crisis Is Not Going Away By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 12, 2010 Lawyer Eben Moglen cheers the free and open source software movement's achievements, but warns about what's needed to defend it in a world where sharing and profit must coexist. Tags: Linux, Linux desktop, Linux downloads, patents, Patent Reform Microsoft Settles Patent Row with BackWeb By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published June 04, 2010 Sometimes it just makes sense to settle lawsuits than to fight them out for years in the courts. Is that the message that Microsoft is sending lately? Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, lawsuit Microsoft Pays $200 Million to Settle Patent Tiff By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 17, 2010 Microsoft has had a hard time lately winning over juries in patent disputes. In the VirnetX case, the software titan decided to settle out of court. Will that become a pattern? Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, intellectual property, VirnetX, patents Microsoft Strikes Out With The Patent Office By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 12, 2010 The software giant once again fails in its legal battle against a small Toronto company over an XML editor that it has long since removed from its word processor. Tags: Microsoft, software, lawsuits, patents, i4i Red Hat, Novell Win Open Source Patent Case By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 03, 2010 Linux vendors join forces to win a critical battle and stave off claims of patent infringement. Tags: Linux, Red Hat, intellectual property, patents, Novell Court Denies Rehearing of Microsoft's I4i Appeal By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published April 02, 2010 Microsoft's request for an 'en banc' rehearing by the appeals court regarding i4i's patent infringement verdict against the software giant is turned down. So what's next? An appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court? Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, i4i, appeals Microsoft Sued Over Zune FM Radio Patents By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 26, 2010 What does an eye doctor with a penchant for inventions have to do with Microsoft's Zune, and will the company ante up with him in a patent dispute or fight to the finish? Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, Zune, windows phone 7 series Microsoft King of the Patents Hill for Third Year By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 22, 2010 In the annual race to win as many patents as possible, Microsoft ends up in front at least in the software category. So how valuable are those patents to a company the size of Microsoft? Tags: Microsoft, IEEE, lawsuits, patents, lawsuit Microsoft Sues TiVo Over DVR Patents By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 20, 2010 Is it a move to indemnify AT&T for TiVo's patent suit regarding U-verse? Tags: Microsoft, patents, lawsuit, AT&T, TiVo Microsoft Loses Office i4i XML Patent Appeal By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published December 22, 2009 Analysts say patent litigation may just be the new cost of doing business in an increasingly complex product environment. Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, patents, i4i Patent Licensing Firm Sues IBM over ASIC By - Reuters | Article Published July 14, 2009 The suit concerns the fabrication and sales of a chip and application in the ASIC products. Tags: IBM, IT, patents, media |
On the Forums
