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  • Apache declares war on Oracle over Java

    Charging that Oracle has willfully disregarded the licensing terms for its own Java technology, the Apache Software Foundation has called upon other members of the Java Community Process (JCP) to vote against the next proposed version of the language, should Oracle continue to impose restrictions on open-source Java use.

    Written by Joab Jackson10 Nov. 10 05:38
  • Microsoft, SAP sued by inventor over coding method

    Microsoft, SAP and Bamboo Solutions are being sued by a Virginia company that claims some of the companies' software products infringe on its patented, "novel technique for associating the modules of a multi-module computer program."

    Written by Chris Kanaracus02 Nov. 10 03:30
  • Apple sues Motorola over patents in mobile phones

    Apple filed two lawsuits against Motorola and Motorola Mobility late Friday in a US federal court, claiming violations of its patents in multiple Motorola cell phones, including the Droid line.

    Written by Elizabeth Heichler31 Oct. 10 10:12
  • Oracle: Google 'directly copied' our Java code

    Oracle has updated its lawsuit against Google to allege that parts of its Android mobile phone software "directly copied" Oracle's Java code.

    Written by James Niccolai29 Oct. 10 04:15
  • Motorola, Nokia pair up in 4G licensing deal

    Nokia and Motorola have entered into a license agreement, which covers patents related to 4G cellular technologies such as LTE (Long-Term Evolution), WiMax and LTE-Advanced, the two companies announced on Friday.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs16 Oct. 10 02:34
  • Motorola files patent lawsuits against Apple

    Motorola has filed two patent lawsuits and a patent complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) alleging that a wide range of Apple products infringe its patents.

    Written by Grant Gross07 Oct. 10 06:30
  • Microsoft sues Motorola over Android

    Microsoft filed patent infringement complaints against Motorola and its Android phones in the International Trade Commission and U.S. federal court Friday, indicating that the software giant may hope to use its strong patent position as one way to set its mobile software apart from the competition.

    Written by Nancy Gohring02 Oct. 10 09:34
  • Microsoft sues Motorola over Android phones

    Microsoft filed patent infringement complaints against Motorola and its Android phones in the International Trade Commission and U.S. federal court Friday, indicating that the software giant may hope to use its strong patent position as one way to set its mobile software apart from the competition.

    Written by Nancy Gohring02 Oct. 10 05:19
  • Protesters crash World Computing Congress

    Protesters have gate-crashed the World Computing Congress with two individuals handing out leaflets and parading banners at the talk "what are the "big" issues in IP in relation to computing technology?" from Ralf Abbing of the Netherlands.

    Written by Lisa Banks21 Sept. 10 10:51
  • Paul Allen: MS co-founder, tech pioneer - patent troll?

    Co-founder of Microsoft, early supporter of commercial space flight, and major world philanthropist Paul Allen has already left a pretty large footprint on the world. Now it seems he's determined to leave his muddy tracks over some of the biggest names in tech.

    Written by Robert X. Cringely31 Aug. 10 09:51
  • Brocade suit alleges A10 copied Foundry

    Brocade Communications claims in a suit filed earlier this month that the founder of A10 Networks improperly used trade secrets and recruited top employees in order to build application delivery products that competed with those offered by Brocade.

    Written by Stephen Lawson26 Aug. 10 10:15
  • Nvidia licenses Rambus memory patents

    Nvidia has signed an agreement to license Rambus patents on memory controllers following a ruling against Nvidia at the U.S. International Trade Commission, the two companies announced.

    Written by Grant Gross14 Aug. 10 02:08
  • Google calls Oracle lawsuit 'baseless,' vows to fight it

    Google will put up a fight in response to the patent- and copyright-infringement lawsuit that Oracle filed over the use of Java in the Android mobile phone platform.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez and Chris Kanaracus14 Aug. 10 06:20
  • Linux Foundation offers open source compliance checklist

    Organizations that are interested in using open source in their own products but are wary of intellectual property issues might want to examine a new, mostly free, assistance program just launched by the non-profit Linux Foundation.

    Written by Joab Jackson11 Aug. 10 04:52
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