Tag: patents

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Apple’s legal battle with Samsung is hurting mobile users

Published: August 2, 2011

Score one for Apple in its ongoing patent infringement battle involving Samsung, with the Korean handset manufacturer agreeing to keep its Galaxy Tab 10.1 out of Australia until the legal issues are resolved.

Nortel patents give Apple, Microsoft a leg-up in lawsuits

Published: July 5, 2011

Apple and Microsoft are among the companies acquiring Nortel Networks’ coveted patent assets, while Google and Intel lost out.

Apple receives iPhone patent as lawsuits continue to unroll

Published: June 23, 2011

Apple has been awarded a patent for its iPhone interface, giving it another way to protect its intellectual property.

Nortel's patents would strengthen Google's standing in lawsuits

Published: June 16, 2011

If Google acquires Nortel’s patent portfolio – which is a possibility given that a governmental antitrust review saw nothing wrong with such a deal – it will gain a leg up in future patent-infringement lawsuits.

Do patents make Jumptap more valuable to a potential suitor?

Published: February 11, 2010

Mobile ad network Jumptap was awarded Patent No. 7,660,581 by the U.S. Patent Office on Feb. 10. Does this, its fourth patent in eight months, make Jumptap more valuable to a potential suitor?

TeleCommunication Systems' SMS assertions: A patent lawyer's take

Published: January 26, 2009

By Michael P. Kenney

Many mobile firms have received a letter from TeleCommunication Systems alleging infringement of two U.S. patents for short code messaging. This is a summary of the rights and possible defenses.