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Tag Archives: patents
Link: Apple Licensing Microsoft iOS Design Patent →
It’s no secret Apple and Samsung are one of the largest patent battles in recent tech history. Things have gotten quite heated over the pas few weeks in the trial. It was just revealed that Apple is licensing Microsoft some … Continue reading
Link: Samsung Not As Cool As Apple, Not Infringing on Patents →
This is awesome: The design for three Galaxy tablets doesn’t infringe Apple’s registered design, Judge Colin Birss said today in London in a court fight between the world’s two biggest makers of smartphones. Consumers aren’t likely to get the tablet … Continue reading
Link: Apple & Samsung Agree to Discuss Settlement →
Could the patent wars be ending soon? Doubtful…..
Link: Twitter: “We will not join the patent wars” →
Adam Messinger, VP of Engineering: The [Innovator’s Patent Agreement] is a new way to do patent assignment that keeps control in the hands of engineers and designers. It is a commitment from Twitter to our employees that patents can only … Continue reading
Link: When David Fights Back →
Nest has responded to Honeywell’s claims of patent infringement: Despite the fact that Honeywell is an “industrial behemoth” with revenues that exceeded $36 billion in 2011, Nest says the company hasn’t innovated. “That ‘blah-looking controller’ on the market today is … Continue reading
Link: AOL Sells 72% of Patent Portfolio to Microsoft →
Looks like the company is going to completely refocus their direction.
Link: Honeywell Files Suit Against Nest Labs for Patent Infringement →
Sad. Yet another example of patents being utterly useless.
Link: Motorola Future Uncertain →
Last week’s announcement by Google stating they would be acquiring Motorola Mobility has led to some uncertainty for Motorola. Google has come out and openly stated that this purchase was mostly for patents, this leaves Motorola in a bit of … Continue reading
Weekly Download #8: Patent Bonanza, TouchPad, Nintendo, Ultrabooks, Wal-Mart, E-Books
Chris and Tarun discuss the recent wave of opinions about patents; The TouchPad’s continued slashing of prices (and desirability); Nintendo’s inane refusal to develop for the App Store; Apple’s slam on Intel to produce low-powered chips for Ultrabooks; Wal-Mart closing … Continue reading
Link: Samsung Hits Another Roadblock →
Today Samsung hit another road block with its new Galaxy Tab 10.1. The company cannot sell the device in the European Union now, with the exception of the Netherlands. Apple won a preliminary injunction against Samsung. Samsung will of course be … Continue reading
Link: Let’s Turn This Around →
Lukas Mathis: So let’s turn this around. Nobody has ever told me exactly why the patent system is doing any good. In fact, there is more and more evidence that it costs a lot of money, but is not doing … Continue reading
Link: When Patents Attack Android →
This anti-competitive strategy is also escalating the cost of patents way beyond what they’re really worth. Microsoft and Apple’s winning $4.5 billion for Nortel’s patent portfolio was nearly five times larger than the pre-auction estimate of $1 billion. Fortunately, the … Continue reading
Link: Schmidt Makes Dig at Apple →
Yesterday in a post about HTC’s falling share prices I said things would start to get interesting. Well, today Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has come out and said: “We have seen an explosion of Android devices entering the market and, … Continue reading
Link: HTC Shares Tumble; Patents to Blame? →
It’s no secret that the competition between Apple and Google is quite intense, but things may have just heated up a little bit more. With Apple winning the initial patent dispute between it and HTC things could get very interesting. … Continue reading
Link: Wireless Charging →
Arnold Kim: Apple describes a scenario where your iMac could be the source of this resonance power to provide a virtual charging area in front of your computer. Keyboards, mice and even mobile electronic devices like the iPhone or iPad … Continue reading
Link: Notetaking In The Future? →
Yes, patent applications are just ideas that may never get implemented, but the concept is pretty cool: Meanwhile, a second filing for a “Communicating Stylus,” describes a stylus that includes a position sensing device such as an accelerometer, a tip … Continue reading