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Just when we were getting all nice and cozy with Spotify, someone had to go and ruin the party for everyone. Just two weeks after Spotify pitched a tent on American soil ... Read More »
Groupon is a popular and growing website that features discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies. The website launched in 2008, the company... Read More »
A10 Networks Inc. said Friday it has sued Brocade Communications Systems Inc.for patent infringement in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District Court of... Read More »
Patent licensing group MPEG-LA made it clear back in February it wants to go after VP8, Google’s open-source online video format. Several months later, there arenâÂ... Read More »
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Abhilasha BoraBack in February MPEG-LA was determined to attack Google's VP8 without any clue who's patent(s) were being infringed by it; and now, it has found claimants to it after a lot of hunting. Why wouldn't these so called patent owners claim infringement earlier? Did they require the MPEG-LA licensing group to remind them that they own those technologies?
Jul 30, 2011
Spotify, the European music- streaming service that started in the U.S. two weeks ago, is already getting a taste of the U.S. legal system. PacketVideo Corp. sued the... Read More »
Google Inc. (GOOG), facing a growing threat of intellectual-property lawsuits, acquired a batch of patents this month from International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) to ... Read More »
Texan patent troll Lodsys has slammed Apple with an opposition to the Cupertino company’s motion to intervene in a massive patent infringement lawsuit, threatening... Read More »
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Abhilasha BoraHow can Lodsys demand Apple to show the license agreement between Apple and other app developers? If it fears infringement or that Apple may have further licensed the technology, then it is upon them to spot infringement. These troll sure are becoming bog
Jul 30, 2011
Dell Inc. (DELL), the world’s second- largest personal-computer maker, and two suppliers were told to pay $5.4 million to closely held Convolve Inc. after a jury... Read More »
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Nishant BoraIts ironical how those famous Stormtrooper helmets find no protection in U.K. Artistic work+ a utilitarian purpose=no copyright protection is a tough equation to follow.
Jul 28, 2011
NEWS FACTS: PacketVideo (PV) announced today that it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against digital music service Spotify in the U.S. and Europe.
The lawsuits... Read More »
A federal appeals court recently reversed part of a $5-million verdict against Becton Dickinson (BD) that ruled the Franklin Lakes company infringed on multiple patents... Read More »
Several potentially damaging emails could make things rough for Google if the patent infringement lawsuit Oracle has brought gets to be tried, particularly in front of a ... Read More »
Microsoft Corp. engaged in "pervasive" infringement of an Alcatel-Lucent patent in the software maker's development of its Outlook program, said a lawyer for France's... Read More »
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Nishant BoraNow whether the quantum of infringement was pervasive or slight- would not have been relevant in an infringement action; but definitely would count towards quantifying damages
Jul 28, 2011
Google Inc. (GOOG) General Counsel Kent Walker said the smartphone industry is in an arms race for patents that is hurting consumers and leaving the company to... Read More »
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Nishant BoraYes, the litigations have reached that point where they would directly start to affect consumers, and then these companies would be under greater pressure.
Jul 28, 2011
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA)’s second-quarter profit was little changed as higher European sales after last year’s acquisition of Ratiopharm GmbH ... Read More »
This American Life had an amazing story this past weekend about patent trolls. It was pegged to Intellectual Ventures, and various others who litigate rather than... Read More »
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Nishant Bora The astounding figure of 650% growth in the number of law suits speaks for the activity of trolls to an extent. However, it can't be said with certainty as to how much the bigger corporates contribute to it
Jul 27, 2011
Nishant BoraThe astounding figure of 650
Jul 27, 2011
Patents have been popping up in the news quite a bit over the last few weeks. As the economy continues to stumble along, companies and investors are working even harder... Read More »
LMA International NV said on Wednesday that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Ultimate Medical Pty Ltd, two subdistributors, and their directors for... Read More »
(Reuters) - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp stands by its decision to appeal against a U.S. trade panel's preliminary ruling in a patent dispute with Apple Inc, a... Read More »
Computerworld - Mozilla's plan to create a mobile operating system will probably face patent challenges, one expert said, while another called it "too little, too late." ... Read More »
It’s particularly tricky to recall who’s suing who in the Android, Windows, Apple lawsuit triumvirate, but one things for sure, Oracle – now owner of Sun... Read More »