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Google applies for floating data centres patent

Google applies for floating data centres patent

Google has submitted a patent application for floating data centres that are powered in part by wave power.
Iain Thomson Sep 16 2008 8:55AM Storage
Kaspersky Lab patents dynamic antivirus technology

Kaspersky Lab patents dynamic antivirus technology

Kaspersky Lab has patented a method of antivirus scanning that assesses files according to when and how they first appeared on the computer.
Liz Tay Sep 10 2008 11:02AM Security
IT giants hook up to fight patent litigation

IT giants hook up to fight patent litigation

Some of the largest technology companies in the world are banding together in a attempt to stop legal action over patent infringement..
Iain Thomson Jul 2 2008 12:54AM Software
Red Hat settles Hibernate patent suits

Red Hat settles Hibernate patent suits

Open source distributor Red Hat has come under fire after settling two patent suits for an undisclosed sum..
Andrew Charlesworth Jun 13 2008 8:00AM Software
HP and Acer settle patent spat

HP and Acer settle patent spat

HP reported this week that it has settled an ongoing patent spat with Acer..
Robert Jaques Jun 10 2008 9:00AM Hardware
Microsoft patent spat with Avistar hots up

Microsoft patent spat with Avistar hots up

Avistar Communications Corporation reported today that the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected Microsoft's requests for re-examination of 29 of Avistar's US patents pertaining to audio, video and collaboration technologies..
Robert Jaques Jun 3 2008 7:20AM Software
Integrated circuit design to yield infinite mobile battery life

Integrated circuit design to yield infinite mobile battery life

Mobile phone users could benefit from patented technology that promises infinite battery life – if only electrical engineer Ray Winton would take it to market.
Liz Tay May 19 2008 12:35PM Hardware
Rambus awarded US$133.6m in patent trial

Rambus awarded US$133.6m in patent trial

Rambus has won a patent infringement case brought by rival memory manufacturers Hynix, Micron and Nanya..
Staff Writers Mar 28 2008 6:49AM Hardware
Jury finds for Finjan in patent suit against Secure Computing

Jury finds for Finjan in patent suit against Secure Computing

A U.S. District Court of Delaware jury has found that Secure Computing, and its subsidiaries CyberGuard and Webwasher, infringed three patents that Finjan Software created over the past decade.
Jack Rogers Mar 14 2008 12:16PM Security
Inventor files iPhone patent suit

Inventor files iPhone patent suit

Apple is facing more legal problems over the iPhone after a court filing accusing the firm of infringing on an inventor's patent..
Iain Thomson Mar 4 2008 3:32PM Hardware
IBM and Level 3 ink patent sharing deal

IBM and Level 3 ink patent sharing deal

IBM has entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement with internet backbone company Level 3 Communications..
Robert Jaques Mar 3 2008 7:19AM Financial Services
Microsoft and JVC ink patent deal

Microsoft and JVC ink patent deal

Microsoft and JVC have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement to further the development of each company's current and future product lines..
Robert Jaques Jan 17 2008 7:33AM Hardware
Sony and Nintendo face controller patent suit

Sony and Nintendo face controller patent suit

Nintendo and Sony have been slapped with a lawsuit claiming that both companies infringe on a patent filed in 1996 by the Copper Innovations Group.
Staff Writers Jan 15 2008 7:28AM Hardware
Nigerian firm slaps patent suit on OLPC

Nigerian firm slaps patent suit on OLPC

The Lagos Analysis Corporation (Lancor) has filed suit against the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) foundation for alleged patent infringement..
Iain Thomson Nov 30 2007 8:07AM Hardware
Obama plans major patent shake up

Obama plans major patent shake up

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has unveiled his technology strategy and is calling for an overhaul of the US patent system and the appointment of a national chief technology officer..
Iain Thomson Nov 17 2007 12:39PM Strategy
Microsoft and Kyocera ink patent deal

Microsoft and Kyocera ink patent deal

Microsoft and Kyocera Mita have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement to allow access to each company's respective patent portfolio..
Robert Jaques Nov 15 2007 7:20AM Strategy
New patents for Fortinet

New patents for Fortinet

Patented technology enables Fortinet to enhance virtualised network security capabilities of FortiGate appliances.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2007 7:26AM Networking
Sun threatens NetApp with patent war

Sun threatens NetApp with patent war

Sun Microsystems is preparing to file a patent suit against storage vendor Network Appliance (NetApp), chief executive Jonathan Schwartz revealed on his blog..
Tom Sanders Oct 25 2007 2:19PM Software
Microsoft's EU patent pledge incompatible with GPL

Microsoft's EU patent pledge incompatible with GPL

Linux vendors will be unable to license Microsoft's interoperability patents under the terms that were mandated by the European Commission, open source legal experts argue.
Tom Sanders Oct 25 2007 7:40AM Software
Intel settles Transmeta patent battle

Intel settles Transmeta patent battle

Intel has settled its patent dispute case with Transmeta and will pay US$250 million to the rival chip maker.
Matt Chapman Oct 25 2007 7:40AM Software

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