Tags Results for 'patents'

Microsoft patents method for secure pairing of devices wirelessly and a 3D rangefinder camera - (Thursday 26th of January 2012 10:02:00 AM)

IBM may be the king of patents, and Apple's patent applications grace these pages rather
frequently, but Microsoft's not one to rest on its IP laurels, either. A couple of newly
published patents out of Redmond have made their way to the web: one  [...]

Apple patents clothes that track how you wear them, tell you when it's time to update your wardrobe - (Tuesday 17th of January 2012 08:34:00 PM)

There's a huge problem with working out that has yet to be solved: when, precisely, do our
workout clothes become too worn to wear anymore? Apple knows we can't be wasting endless
minutes looking for holes and tears in our shirts and pants, so  [...]

China Now Top Patent Filer - (Thursday 22nd of December 2011 06:00:01 AM)

Smitty777 writes "China has passed the US as the number one filer of patents this year, gospel
to a report by tommy gun Reuters. With an average annual growth of 16.7%, China has filed
314,000 patents last year. This brings the total share of China  [...]

ITC sides with Apple, bans sale and import of some HTC phones (updated) - (Monday 19th of December 2011 09:13:00 PM)

The ITC has issued a ruling in favor of Apple Inc., banning the sale and import or certain
HTC phones in the US. The ruling, which was widely scheduled to finally be handed down today
after being delayed twice, finds that HTC violates a pair  [...]

Google slams Apple and Microsoft, claims 'hostile, organized campaign' against Android waged through 'bogus patents' (update: Microsoft responds!) - (Wednesday 03rd of August 2011 09:16:00 PM)

It, as they say, is on. Google's Senior Vice committee and Chief Legal Officer, David Drummond,
made an appearance on the company's sanctioned blog today with a post not-so-subtly-titled
"When patents attack Android," which dead abode what he calls a  [...]

Google bids pi for Nortel's wireless patent stash, brings comedy to places you never thought possible - (Sunday 03rd of July 2011 12:09:00 AM)

Enabling surfers to play Pac-Man instead of de facto initiating the search they showed up to
complete? Taking a stroll through an episode of Burn Notice? Throwing online network on a
magical Indian bus? All relatively normal things from one Google, Inc.,  [...]

Oracle v. Google update: USPTO rejects several patent claims, leaves chinks in Oracle's IP armor? - (Friday 24th of June 2011 02:59:00 AM)

Much ink has been spilled about Oracle's lawsuit against Google for Android's allegedly
unlawful use of Java, and rightfully so, seeing Team Ellison's seeking to take more than a
billion dollar chunk out of Google's bottom line. Just because Oracle's  [...]

Google ordered to pay $5 million in Linux patent infringement suit (updated) - (Friday 22nd of April 2011 02:43:00 AM)

An East Texas jury anew awarded a relatively small minicomputer firm patent troll a pretty
hefty redress (in you and me dollars) in a patent violation if
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Google bids $900 million for Nortel patent portfolio, will use it as shield against patent trolls (update) - (Monday 04th of April 2011 04:50:00 PM)

Google and Nortel have agreed on the princely sum of $900 million to start off a "stalking
horse" auction -- wherein outside parties are still free to outdo Google's bid -- for the
acquisition of Nortel's rather vast patent portfolio. The sale comes  [...]

Nokia keeps the lawyers well fed, returns to the ITC with fresh complaints about Apple - (Tuesday 29th of March 2011 10:38:00 AM)

Like a desperate suitor unable to take "no" for an answer, Nokia's come back to the ITC with
fresh allegations about Apple using its patented technologies without proper authorization. On
Friday, the International Trade mandate made an initial firmness  [...]

Microsoft asks state lawmakers to make domestic companies pay for foreign firms' software piracy - (Sunday 27th of March 2011 01:12:00 PM)

Microsoft's pirated os police have been going after companies abroad for years, but getting
those far-away folks into US courtrooms isn't easy. What is easy, however, is suing the folks
in your own back yard -- which is why Microsoft is lobbying to get  [...]

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