Intellectual Property News

Intellectual Property News

Current IP News

Thursday, May 17, 2012
May 17 (Reuters) - Patent licensing company Wi-Lan Inc said a U.S. judge had ruled in its favor in a patent infringement claim related to handset products and high-speed packet access base stations.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
After months of legal wrangling between technology titans Oracle and Google, phase two of the case has headed to the jury, where 11 good people will decide whether Google actually infringed on Java-related patents, and more importantly whether this was a threat to Oracle's business. The two patents in question were actually acquired by Oracle when it bought Java maker Sun Microsystems more than a...Read More
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
A jury has retired to consider claims that Google wilfully infringed patents belonging to Java developer Oracle.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Search giant Google patents the design of its augmented reality glasses, known as Project Glass.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Shares of Taiwan's HTC fall after US customs officials hold up shipments of its new smartphones over a patent dispute.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Nvidia and Intellectual Ventures have partnered to buy a set of patents developed and owned by IPWireless. The patent portfolio comprises approximately 500 wireless patents, including in such areas as LTE, LTE-Advanced and 3G/4G technologies. The acquisition is viewed as another sign that the company is getting more serious about diversifying beyond its gamer-friendly graphics cards. ...Read More
Saturday, May 12, 2012
It pays to advertise, right? Not necessarily, as Oracle found out when it tangled with IBM recently over advertisements in which Oracle claimed its servers were faster and much less expensive than IBM hardware. Unlike Oracle's headline-grabbing Java copyright and patent infringement suit against Google, Big Blue didn't spend big bucks to take on Oracle in court.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The Supreme Court and White House rein in patent owners who file frivolous cases