Tag: Patents

Apple’s Record $533M Payment to Patent Troll Voided
In February, a federal jury in Texas sided with a patent licensing company called Smartflash and ordered Apple to pay $532.9 million for infringing upon three patents dealing with...
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Google Could Use Your TV Viewing As A Ranking Signal
It seems almost crazy to think that Google could deliver your search results based on what you're watching on TV at any point in time, but it's not out of the realm of possibility,...
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Adam Carolla Settles Patent Suit With Personal Audio
Comedian and podcaster Adam Carolla has settled a lawsuit with a patent troll called Personal Audio. The suit emerged roughly a year and a half ago, when Personal Audio also sued H...
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Tesla Opens Up All Its Patents, Which Elon Musk Calls ‘Landmines’ of Innovation
On the heels of news that Tesla Motors would be opening up its Super...
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Microsoft To Close Nokia Devices And Services Acquisition, Signs Licensing Agreement With Motorola
In 2011, Microsoft and Nokia partnered to create a "third" smartphone h...
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Google Is Trying to Trademark the Word ‘Glass’, Currently Having Some Issues
Google is attempting (and currently failing) to trademark the word 'Glass', in reference to their Google Glass wearable tech. Most of you will probably find joy in half of that sta...
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Microsoft & Dell Agree to Cross-License Patents
As the traditional computing industry continues to sink under a wave of new mobile technology, traditional computer hardware and software companies are struggling to find a place i...
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Google Granted The Panda Patent?
Google has been granted what could be its patent for the controversial Panda update. It was filed on September 28, 2012, a year and a half after the update first launched, and awar...
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U.S. Closes Samsung Patent Abuse Investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today officially closed its investigation into Samsung's possible abuse of patents. The decision was made following the U.S. Trade Representat...
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Twitter Bought 900 Patents From IBM After Infringement Claims
Twitter has acquired over 900 patents from IBM. The deal, which includes a cross-license agreement, was made last month, but the two companies have now formally announced it. I...
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Google Ordered To Pay AdWords Royalties Over Patent Infringement
A court has ruled that Google must pay 1.36% of its U.S. AdWords earnings from 2012 to 2016 to holding company (or patent troll, if you prefer) Vringo, which bought some old Lycos...
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Google and Samsung to Share Patents
The years-long legal fight between Apple and Samsung is continuing to rage in courts around the world. Other high-profile...
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House Passes Innovation Act, Hopes To Stop Patent Trolls
I think that we can all agree that patent trolls are just about the worst. Even if you have no stake in the tech sector, frivolous litigation aiming to make a quick buck off of som...
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Google Patents Microphone “Tattoo” For Your Neck
What's up with Google and hi-tech tattoos? Earlier this year, Motorola...
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BlackBerry Patent Portfolio Could Draw Interest
Back in August, following another dismal quarterly report, BlackBerry announced that it was exploring "...
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