Extreme wins patent suit against Enterasys

Extreme Networks this week said it won a year-old patent infringement case against competitor Enterasys Networks. ...continue reading 'Extreme wins patent suit against Enterasys'

Future Apple devices may be solar powered

Employees at Apple have filed a patent for integrating solar cells into portable devices by placing them underneath the layers of a touch-sensitive display, according to the filing. ...continue reading 'Future Apple devices may be solar powered'

Microsoft hit with patent suit over RoundTable

A company that develops cameras that produce 360-degree videos is suing Microsoft for alleged patent infringement in its RoundTable conferencing product. ...continue reading 'Microsoft hit with patent suit over RoundTable'

Seagate suit against STEC could raise SSD prices

Seagate Technology filed a potentially far-reaching patent infringement lawsuit against STEC on Monday, over flash memory-based solid state drives (SSDs). ...continue reading 'Seagate suit against STEC could raise SSD prices'

Jury: Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent $367 million

A jury in San Diego ordered Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent US$367.4 million for infringing on two patents, adding a new chapter to a long-running dispute between the companies. ...continue reading 'Jury: Microsoft must pay Alcatel-Lucent $367 million'

Qualcomm can't hold off injunction in Broadcom suit

In the latest of many legal setbacks for Qualcomm, a federal court has turned down the company's request to postpone an injunction against sales of some of its mobile-phone chips. ...continue reading 'Qualcomm can't hold off injunction in Broadcom suit'

EBay settles patent dispute with MercExchange

EBay has settled a patent dispute with MercExchange that in 2006 was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, which sided with the online auction house in what is considered to be an important ruling on intellectual property. ...continue reading 'EBay settles patent dispute with MercExchange'

Decision against Qualcomm in Nokia case stands

A December decision against Qualcomm's bid to keep some Nokia phones out of the U.S. will stand, Nokia said Wednesday. ...continue reading 'Decision against Qualcomm in Nokia case stands'

Patent reform debate heats back up

Some tech groups are beginning to worry that major IT industry priorities, including patent reform, may lose out to other priorities in the U.S. Congress this year. ...continue reading 'Patent reform debate heats back up'

Top 10 useless inventions

Just because you can get a patent on it, doesn't mean it's a good idea. Still, sometimes I feel I could use some mustache or lip guards. ...read more

Trend Micro stresses 'tested' patent in trade case

Barracuda Networks plans to focus on finding prior art to defend itself and the open-source ClamAV project against patent claims by rival antivirus vendor Trend Micro, which stressed Tuesday that it owns a tested and valid patent. ...continue reading 'Trend Micro stresses 'tested' patent in trade case'

US FTC settles with company over Ethernet patent claims

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has settled a complaint against a company that owns patents to a widely used Ethernet standard, saying the patent owner was attempting to collect huge license fees despite a prior commitment to the contrary. ...continue reading 'US FTC settles with company over Ethernet patent claims'

Google denies infringing search patent

Google responded on Friday to a lawsuit filed against it by Northeastern University, denying claims that its search service infringes on patented technology. ...continue reading 'Google denies infringing search patent'

Tech companies share environmental patents

A group of technology companies is offering to share some of its patents to encourage the development of environmentally friendly technologies. ...continue reading 'Tech companies share environmental patents'

Apple patent reveals docking station for ultramobile PC

A U.S. patent granted to Apple on Thursday seems to support reports that the company is working on an ultramobile PC to compete with Microsoft and its hardware partners in that market. ...continue reading 'Apple patent reveals docking station for ultramobile PC'

Motorola settles patent dispute with Metrologic

Motorola has settled a long-running patent dispute with Metrologic Instruments, a maker of bar-code scanners. ... continue reading 'Motorola settles patent dispute with Metrologic'

Court of appeals hands Google a patent setback

Google's browser toolbar is back in court on patent infringement charges, after a U.S. court of appeals overturned part of a lower court decision. Google's AdSense contextual advertising service, though, is in the clear. ...continue reading 'Court of appeals hands Google a patent setback'

Samsung hits back at Sharp with US, Japan complaints

Samsung Electronics has replied to a patent-infringement lawsuit filed against it by Sharp by lodging complaints of its own with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the Tokyo District Court, it said Thursday. ...continue reading 'Samsung hits back at Sharp with US, Japan complaints'

U.S. trade agency to investigate antivirus patent claims

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to investigate claims by Trend Micro of competitors' patent infringement involving antivirus products. ...continue reading 'U.S. trade agency to investigate antivirus patent claims'

AT&T, Vonage finalize patent lawsuit settlement

A patent infringement lawsuit filed by AT&T against voice-over-IP telephony provider Vonage has been settled, Vonage said late Friday. '...continue reading AT&T, Vonage finalize patent lawsuit settlement'