Posts Tagged ‘patents’
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BT (British Telecommunications) continues to aggressively monetize its wireless patent portfolio through direct and indirect litigation against other industry players. Today a non-practicing entity named Steelhead Licensing LLC...
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InterDigital on Thursday filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Samsung, Nokia, Huawei and ZTE for selling devices that allegedly infringe upon seven of its 3G and 4G wireless patents. The compa...
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One of the features that a lot of users love is the ability to discretely take photos using their smartphone. Those users may be dismayed to learn that a new feature could put an end to “inconspicuous” shooting, acc...
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Samsung could face fines running to billions of pounds from the European commission over its attempts to use its “standard-essential” patents on 3G to ban sales of Apple’s iPhone and iPad in Europe. The Google...
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RIM and Nokia settled all their patent infringement issues last week. Nokia was granted a one-time payment plus ongoing royalties. At the time the terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to a Securities and Exchange...
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The European Commission charged Samsung Electronics on Friday with abusing its dominant position in seeking to bar rival Apple from using a patent deemed essential to mobile phone use. The Commission sent a “statement of ...
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RIM payments to Nokia settle all legal actions between the companies Espoo, Finland – Nokia has entered into a new patent license agreement with Research In Motion. The agreement will result in settlement of all existing ...
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A group including Research In Motion, Apple and Google are to buy patents from bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co. for about US$525-million, gaining digital-imaging technology to capture and share pictures. The group is led by Intellect...
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Patent troll Wi-LAN Inc said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Research In Motion for infringing on a patent that relates to Bluetooth technology. The company said it filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern Di...
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In a letter dated November 30, 2012 RIM comments on a couple of questions raised by the ITC in connection with the investigation of Samsung’s complaint against Apple. A preliminary ruling didn’t identify any violati...
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At the end of a long court hearing in California on Thursday that saw Apple and Samsung argue over a $1 billion damages award granted to Apple this summer, Judge Lucy Koh had a simple yet optimistic request: global peace. ̶...
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In late Q3 2012, the US Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from RIM that reveals a new mobile smartphone docking station that comes in the form of a netbook. For those on the go, it could be an interesti...
