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Jury Finds that Android Does Not Infringe on Oracle Patents

Kellen May 23, 2012 53

Chalk up another win for Google and Android. Today, the jury in what a judge called the "longest civil trial" he had been a part of, decided that Google did not infringe on Oracle's patents. This marks an end to a painful process that saw the likes of Andy...

Infographic Shows Us How Confusing and Convoluted This Whole Patent War Is

Eric May 23, 2012 41

This whole battle of tech intellectual property is getting, or has gotten, out of hand. It seems that every company that you know the name of is suing or is being sued for something that they have done. Most notably for readers of this site though, is the...

Pre-ordered an HTC EVO 4G LTE? It Should Ship by May 24, Appears to Have Passed ITC Tests

Kellen May 21, 2012 14

The HTC EVO 4G LTE will ship to those that pre-ordered on May 24, according to Sprint. After being held up at customs by the ITC for patent reasons that involve Apple (of course), the device must have passed their tests and has been cleared for take off....

Apple and Samsung Slowly Start to Disarm Their Patent Nukes, Drop Numerous Claims Against Each Other

Eric May 8, 2012 12

Even though the court-recommended talks between Samsung and Apple were supposed to start later this month, it seems the two companies have started pulling back a bit from their thermonuclear patent war. Monday, Apple filed to narrow their patent claims against...

Apple Denied Access to Google-Motorola Acquisition Details and Android Development Data

Tim March 21, 2012 42

Earlier in the month, news spread over Apple filing and winning request through the U.S. court system that would grant them access to information about Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility and related Android developer data. Most found the filing quite...

Whoa Now, Apple is Willing to License Patents to Samsung and Motorola? What Happened to “Thermonuclear War?”

Kellen March 6, 2012 112

Wait a minute Apple, we thought the term "license" was banned for life from your campus like a Gizmodo editor. What's this we are hearing about you offering potential licensing deals of patents to Samsung and Motorola? No more "thermonuclear war?" What...

U.S. Judge Rules That Motorola Must Provide Google’s Android Developer Data to Apple – If That Makes Any Sense

Kellen March 6, 2012 77

Oh yeah, you are reading that title correctly even if it makes almost no sense. A U.S. judge ruled that Motorola must hand over Android development data to Apple along with details of the pending acquisition of them by Google. Apple's attorneys claim that the...

Motorola German Patent Win Forces Apple to Turn Off Push Notifications in MobileMe and iCloud

Kellen February 24, 2012 43

In chapter 352 of the Apple vs. the world patent saga, a tale of push notifications violating a Motorola patent is the topic. Moto is apparently asking a German court to force Apple to stop said notifications in their MobileMe and iCloud products effective...