Tag: patents
Google, top Android partners agree to share patents under PAX venture
In Google’s eyes, patent litigation is a hassle that current companies should be able to do without. And in that thought, Google is spearheading...
Samsung will pay Apple $548 million, isn’t giving up yet
Almost as if in the spirit of the season, Samsung has made a surprising move. It has finally agreed to pay Apple a sumptuous...
Apple slide-to-unlock patent invalid in Germany, says high court
Patent wars among big tech companies won't have an end. There will only be more lawsuits to be filed and more abuses to be...
USPTO says D’677 iPhone design patent is invalid in Samsung lawsuit
The battle between Samsung and Apple isn't over. No, it will never be over because even if one issue is settled, we can expect...
Smart contact lenses and teeth may be coming your way soon
If Google had their own way, all our body parts may eventually turn into "smart" and digitally enabled objects, at least based on some...
Microsoft sues Kyocera for patent infringement
Lawsuits within the tech industry is not an uncommon thing, and the past few years we've seen legal battles among and between such big...
Microsoft and Samsung agree to stop dispute over royalty payments
Remember when Microsoft was filing a lawsuit over a patent deal and demanding Samsung to pay interest due? According to Microsoft, the South Korean...
Rockstar Consortium to end patent wars, sells 4,000 patents
Early Christmas gift or hell freezing over (again)? Rockstar Consortium (not to be confused with Rockstar, the game developers) and patent clearinghouse RPX have...
Samsung wants to block NVIDIA chips off from the US
Samsung and Apple slapping each other with lawsuits isn’t the only big legal matter to watch out for in the tech industry. Samsung has...
Apple can’t stop Samsung from selling infringing devices
Apple may have won its second patent case against Samsung, but Judge Lucy Koh won't allow it to take more. She has denied Cupertino's...
Microsoft brings Samsung to court over Android patent deal
On Friday, the Redmond-based global software giant Microsoft announced that it has brought South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung to court over a contract dispute...
Samsung patents rounder smartwatch, wrist strap charging
Clearly Samsung isn't done yet with smartwatches, though now it's more a question of whether it will go with more Android Wear or stick...