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Articles tagged "Patents"
Wed, 19 June 2013
Mon, 17 June 2013
Death By Lawsuit: SCO Resurrects And Insanity Is Restored
SCO, the ultimate patent troll, has come back to life, but is it any worse than other patent lawsuits?
Thu, 6 June 2013
Why Samsung's Latest Victory In Its Patent War With Apple Is Mostly Meaningless
Samsung has won a meaningless ban on last-gen Apple products. Bully for Samsung, but it's time to end the patent wars.
Wed, 8 May 2013
Microsoft's Mobile Patent Strategy: Threaten, Don't Sue
While patent litigation has complicated the mobile software landscape, it has proved to be an ineffective strategy as courts have mostly…
Fri, 3 May 2013
Inside The Mind of A Patent Troll: If It's Legal, It Must Be OK
CopyTele is suing Microsoft over patent violations. Is it really defending the little guy as it claims, or just trying to make a buck any…
Mon, 29 April 2013
Weaponizing The Patent System: A Tiny Eyewear Startup Faces Financial Extinction
Ditto, a 15-person eyewear startup, is being sued by a giant competitor over alleged patent infringment. Many believe these kinds of…
Tue, 19 March 2013
The America Invents Act: Fighting Patent Trolls With "Prior Art"
Key parts of the America Invents Act (AIA), which came into effect on March 16, 2013, can help software companies protect themselves…
Wed, 6 March 2013
The SHIELD Bill Sounds Great, But It Can't Stop Patent Abuse
A reintroduced bill might do some good in curbing patent trolls' eagerness to take their cases to court. But it doesn't address the…
Fri, 1 March 2013
Hey, Tim Cook: It's Time To Settle These Stupid Lawsuits
A judge just tossed out nearly half of Apple's big win against Samsung, and ordered a new trial. Ouch.
Mon, 11 February 2013
Dead Dutch Programmer Sues Facebook For Patent Violations
A deceased Dutch social media visionary may have invented Facebook. Oh yeah, and the firm bringing the legal heat also represented the…
Tue, 22 January 2013
Open Source File System Takes on Microsoft's exFAT Patents
An independent developer says that he's built an open-source alternative to Microsoft's exFAT file system, providing companies and…
Mon, 24 December 2012
The Three Smartphone Business Trends That Mattered Most In 2012
In 2012, the business of mobile became ... complicated. Between patents fights, security concerns and mobile payments bickering, the…
Thu, 20 December 2012
Another Apple Patent Gets Smacked Down, And Its 'Thermonuclear War' Becomes Even More Of A Farce
Apple's nutso legal jihad is melting down.
Thu, 13 December 2012
Patent Trolls Ascendant Thanks To Economies Of Scale
Here's something to not be proud of: In the U.S. 61% of all patent lawsuits filed up to Dec. 1 were brought by non-practicing entities…
Sat, 8 December 2012
Apple's Thermonuclear Patent War Is A Farce
And using bogus patents to hobble competitors is flat-out despicable.
Fri, 7 December 2012
Oh, The Irony: Judge Koh Calls For Apple/Samsung Patent Peace
California District Court Judge Lucy Koh is calling for global peace between Apple and Samsung in their interminable patent war. But Koh's…
Tue, 4 December 2012
Microsoft-Motorola Wi-Fi Patent Tussle Won't Stop Xbox Sales
Good news for holiday shoppers! Microsoft's Xbox game console will continue to appear on store shelves.
Mon, 26 November 2012
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Why We Should End Software Patents [Video]
Patents make sense in some industries, but not in software.
Tue, 20 November 2012
The International Trade Commission Raises Stakes In Apple-Samsung Cold War
If Apple and Samsung represent two superpowers in a Cold War, then the ITC is kind of like the United Nations. Yet, instead of ensuring…
