Samsung and Apple to discuss lawsuit settlement
The chiefs of Samsung and Apple will meet to discuss settling a bitter two year legal battle over patents
Intellectual Ventures faces novel attack on patent business
Intellectual Ventures bought a patent for $750,000. Now it is seeking $310 million in license fees. But companies are fighting back in a legal case that could reshape the patent business.
Qualcomm pays ParkerVision USD173-million in patent lawsuit
Chipmaker ParkerVision Inc said a jury awarded it damages of $173 million from Qualcomm Inc for infringement of its patents but its shares fell nearly 60 percent as it had sought damages of nearly $500 million.
WiLan plunges after losing patent case against Apple
Shares in Canadian patent licensing company WiLan Inc plunged almost 23 percent on Thursday after a jury ruled that Apple did not infringe a patent it held, leading several analysts to downgrade their view of the stock.
US panel takes action against needless patent lawsuits
A US trade panel has taken steps to rein in companies, often known as patent trolls, accused of embarking on frivolous litigation
Microsoft did not violate Google patent says ITC judge
Microsoft did not violate a patent owned by Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility when it made its popular Xbox
Google drops key patent claims against Microsoft
Google’s Motorola Mobility has asked a trade panel to drop two key patents from an infringement complaint that it filed against Microsoft
Judge sides with Apple against Google on phone patent
Google’s Motorola Mobility unit cannot assert a patent against Apple Inc which covers a sensor that stops phone users from dialling wrong numbers on touchscreen devices
Samsung plans to add iPhone 5 to patent lawsuit list
Samsung sets sights on iPhone 5
Samsung has said that it will add the recently revealed iPhone 5 to the list of patent lawsuits against Apple