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Google awarded location-based advertising patent

Google awarded location-based advertising patent

Decision likely to affect Apple and telecoms players.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 3 2010 6:56AM Software
Microsoft re-appeals over Word case

Microsoft re-appeals over Word case

Will fight on in bid to overturn ruling.
Phil Muncaster Jan 11 2010 2:04PM Software
Apple files countersuit against Nokia

Apple files countersuit against Nokia

Companies step up smartphone patent war.
Shaun Nichols Dec 14 2009 6:51AM Strategy
IP Australia unveils patent discussion web site

IP Australia unveils patent discussion web site

Draws upon the wider community for patent approval process.
Ben Grubb Dec 9 2009 4:03PM Strategy
Microsoft wins Alcatel-Lucent patent appeal

Microsoft wins Alcatel-Lucent patent appeal

Redmond guilty of infringement, but US$358m damages ruled excessive.
Cath Everett Sep 15 2009 7:10AM Software
Microsoft banned from selling Word

Microsoft banned from selling Word

Workaround expected.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 13 2009 6:30AM Software
Novell glows from US$434m fling with Microsoft

Novell glows from US$434m fling with Microsoft

Novell's alliance director can't see Microsoft making a bid for the company, despite a US$434 million partnership that has spanned a blissful two and a half years.
Liz Tay May 5 2009 6:05AM Software
Apple charged US$19m for patent infringement

Apple charged US$19m for patent infringement

Apple has been found guilty of patent infringement and charged $19m by a US court in Texas.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 27 2009 2:06PM Hardware
HP appeals in university patent fight

HP appeals in university patent fight

HP will appeal a US$53 million ruling issued against the company in a patent case..
Shaun Nichols Apr 14 2009 11:38AM Hardware
Australia steps slowly closer to patent reform

Australia steps slowly closer to patent reform

The Federal Government has this week called for written submissions on proposed reforms to Australia's Intellectual Property system.
Liz Tay Mar 31 2009 8:55AM Strategy
Amazon faces new legal challenge over Kindle

Amazon faces new legal challenge over Kindle

Amazon's Kindle 2 electronic book reader is the target of a new lawsuit from the company behind the Discovery Channel.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Hardware
Lenovo sued for Mpeg-2 patent infringement

Lenovo sued for Mpeg-2 patent infringement

PC maker Lenovo has been served with several enforcement actions in the US and Germany for allegedly infringing on patents covering the Mpeg-2 digital video compression standard.
Ian Williams Mar 12 2009 6:15AM Hardware
US goes back to work on patent reform

US goes back to work on patent reform

The US government is once again considering a sweeping reform of the nation's patent system.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 12:15AM Strategy
Microsoft files patent case against Linux-based TomTom

Microsoft files patent case against Linux-based TomTom

Microsoft has filed a patent infringement notice against the Dutch manufacturers of the popular Linux-based TomTom GPS device.
Brett Winterford Feb 26 2009 1:07PM Software
IBM opens access to patents

IBM opens access to patents

IBM announced today that it will increase the number of technical inventions it makes freely available to others by 50 per cent, and seek less patent protection for its inventions, in an effort to stimulate worldwide innovation and economic growth.
Rosalie Marshall Jan 15 2009 6:39AM Software
Tech firms dominate patent league table

Tech firms dominate patent league table

Tech firms are leading the way in innovation if patent applications are any indication, according to the latest survey published by IEEE Spectrum, the magazine of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Ian Williams Jan 7 2009 6:44AM Software
IEEE to set up patent pools

IEEE to set up patent pools

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards Association is to set up patent pools, whereby companies agree to cross-license patents with licensing administrator Via Licensing.
Iain Thomson Dec 9 2008 6:51AM Strategy
Canon patent victory could change the future of TV

Canon patent victory could change the future of TV

Having won a critical patent appeal in its native Japan, Canon is well on the way to being the first electronics manufacturer to make displays based on surface-conduction electron emitters.
Wily Ferret Dec 4 2008 6:47AM Hardware
Apple sued over iPhone web browser

Apple sued over iPhone web browser

Apple is being sued by a small US firm for allegedly infringing on a patent covering web browsing technology.
Iain Thomson Nov 26 2008 6:16AM Software
IPTA launches free patent consultation service

IPTA launches free patent consultation service

The value of Australian IP should be better protected, says the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA).
Staff Writers Sep 24 2008 4:16PM Software

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