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  • Skype avoids antitrust suit in settlement with IDT

    Three weeks ago, telecommunications company IDT Corp. filed a civil antitrust complaint against eBay and Skype, but the companies, which have also been in a patent dispute since 2006, have now settled all their differences.

    Written by Nancy Gohring06 Aug. 10 09:54
  • I4i wins final approval from USPTO in Microsoft dispute

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a final confirmation of a patent awarded to i4i that is at the heart of a dispute with Microsoft and that once threatened the sale of Word software.

    Written by Nancy Gohring28 July 10 05:47
  • NTP sues smartphone makers Apple, Google and others

    Patent holding company NTP, which received a US$612.5 million settlement from BlackBerry marker Research In Motion in a patent infringement case, has filed patent lawsuits against six makers of smartphones or related software, including Apple and Google.

    Written by Grant Gross12 July 10 04:58
  • Court patent ruling leaves software patents intact

    The U.S. Supreme Court has ducked the question of whether the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) should continue to issue software patents in a ruling Monday striking down a business-method patent.

    Written by Grant Gross29 June 10 05:09
  • US trade panel to investigate S3 complaint against Apple

    The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched a formal investigation into four patent complaints filed against Apple by computer graphics hardware maker S3 Graphics, which asked the agency to block Apple from importing the iPhone, iPad and other products into the U.S.

    Written by Grant Gross28 June 10 05:07
  • IBM garners most patents -- again

    IBM on Wednesday announced that it has become the first company to earn more than 4000 patents in a single year, and also said it will ratchet up the number of technical innovations it publishes instead of seeking patent protection.

    Written by Tom Sullivan15 Jan. 09 05:14
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