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RIM and Motorola sue each other in silly patent dispute

RIM and Motorola sue each other in silly patent disputeRed HerringThe patent suit is a red herring you are writing about. The real issue is the "royalty fee structure is "exorbitant". This, of course, is very clear to both parties and a lawsuit is what brings them to the...

Tags: patent suit, silly patent dispute, Research In Motion Ltd., Motorola Inc., patent dispute, patent

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

Vonage and Sprint settle patent dispute; Is Verizon next?

Vonage and Sprint settle patent dispute; Is Verizon next?All patents must die [nt].How does this affect home grown systems like asterisk?GPL like stuff?

Tags: Vonage-and Sprint, patent dispute, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-08

Vonage stock spiking now: I think this portends favorable ruling in patent dispute

Vonage stock spiking now: I think this portends favorable ruling in patent disputeAppeal Judge Rules in VG's favourLooks like it's a done deal:-http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_9437.html

Tags: Investment, Vonage stock, patent dispute, Vonage Holdings Corp., stock

Discussion threads 2007-04-24

Vonage stock spiking now: I think this portends favorable ruling in patent dispute

Just about 15 minutes ago, Vonages stock price spiked 30%.This after holding steady for several days.Ive been at this a long time. 30% swings dont happen in a vacuum. Investors hate uncertainty. This means that word may have gotten back from the courtroom that todays two hours of testimony...

Tags: General, Vonage

Blog posts 2007-04-24

Sony, vibration tech maker end patent dispute

Sony, vibration tech maker end patent disputeI dunno if they were all that greatI don't know - the rumble packs really didn't seem to add that much to my games. And often they were an annoyance, as it's harder to control when the thing is rumbling. I didn't find my...

Tags: Games, vibration tech maker, patent dispute, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-05

eBay faces partial shutdown in patent dispute

eBay faces partial shutdown in patent disputeeBay's patent disputeeBay should still be able to do the "Buy it Now" function because I don't want to have to go to OTHER websites to get what I want for their higher prices. I don't want to buy software brand new, such...

Tags: extortion, patent, eBay Inc., patent dispute, software

Discussion threads 2006-03-13

Gateway and HP settle patent dispute

Gateway and HP settle patent disputeWhoa! That's like counter-attacking each other!!!What's the big deal with patents???

Tags: patent dispute, Gateway Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2006-03-01

HP, Intergraph settle patent dispute

HP, Intergraph settle patent disputeHey SCOYou could learn something from these guys . . . If you were smart - which you aren't.Hey Roger...Get a job.you seem to have too much replying to every freak'n article with useless mouth foam. The AOL refugee quota has already been met. Come back...

Tags: Intergraph Corp., patent dispute, hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2005-01-21

Additional Resources

Microsoft Patents Sudo - So Sudo me!

i do think that it time for some rule and regulation .and some major MS legal bashing . anti-trust Adrian this is shameless self promotionYou would not even have this if a reader had not given it to you. Means nothing but what youre getting out of it, HITS....

Tags: Idiocy, patent, Microsoft Corp., Adrian

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with Microsoft

Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftIt's only news if ....... Google signs one.^o^RE: Another company signs Linux patent-protection deal with MicrosoftWe can conclude from this that linux does in fact violate Microsoft's patents. Its no suprise since linux is known for stealing and copying others work. In...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Linux, patent, Linux patent-protection

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

The Android name kerfluffle

The Android name kerfluffleRE: The Android name kerflufflehow do you copywrite something that, by all means, is a definition of something? Andriod is a noun, neither Google nor Specht have a right to the name... I suppose the question is, if he's a software company, what is he...

Tags: Robots, Branding, Andriod, Google Inc., Android Inc., extra-strength vibration, Hemroid, vibration feature, Fembot, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-05-03

News to know: Windows 7; Twitter; Satyam; Apple

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate? ...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Dana Blankenhorn, Satyam, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Open Source, Operating Systems, Strategy, Software, Internet, Management

Blog posts 2009-04-13

HP files appeal in Cornell patent dispute case

Hewlett Packard said today that it has filed an appeal in a patent dispute case with Cornell University and the Cornell Research Foundation. Statement Last month, the U.S. District Court reduced the amount that an earlier jury imposed from $184 million to $53 million in favor of...

Tags: Patent, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cornell University, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-10

The multi-touch patent game: Who was first?

The multi-touch patent game: Who was first?I would laugh and laugh and laugh if Apple had to license multi-touchThe crown jewel of the iPhone, licensed, from MS! :)RE: The multi-touch patent game: Who was first?This will turn into a mess and just highlight the need for better IP laws. Multi-touch...

Tags: patent, multi-touch, multi-touch patent game, Apple Inc., game, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

TomTom pays Microsoft and settles patent-infringement dispute

TomTom pays Microsoft and settles patent-infringement disputeRE: TomTom pays Microsoft and settles patent-infringement disputeAnd the winner is Microsoft just like we all predicted. I still won't be buying any TomTom products due to their actions. Obviously there is something to the Microsoft patents and the linux vendors who did the...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, TomTom, Microsoft Corp., Tom-Tom

Discussion threads 2009-03-30

TomTom pays Microsoft and settles patent-infringement dispute

Microsoft and TomTom have settled the patent-infringement suits and countersuits between the two vendors, Microsoft announced March 30. Microsoft is not paing TomTom, but TomTom is paying Microsoft an undisclosed amount as part of the deal. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: TomTom, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-03-30

Broadcom complaint against rival Qualcomm dismissed

A federal court has dismissed a Broadcom complaint against rival Qualcomm, the latest in the companies' lengthy battle over mobile phone technology patents, Qualcomm said on Monday. In October 2008, Broadcom charged that Qualcomm's misuse of patents resulted in a "double recovery" of royalties, a potential windfall...

Tags: Patent, Broadcom Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernel

The Linux Foundation insists it is equipped to fight Microsoft if the software giant’s lawsuit against TomTom impacts the open source Linux kernel. In his blog, Executive Director Jim Zemlin advised concerned parties to “calm down” in light of statements by Microsoft’s deputy general counsel that...

Tags: Lawsuit, Patent, TomTom, Linux Kernel, Microsoft Corp., Linux Foundation, *It, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-02-27

Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?

Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?I would not say that "But the timing is amusing"but rather more towards "not unexpected", and actually quite logical.It is about time. If every other competitor of Microsoft is going to run crying "Anti-Trust" to the EU every other week their...

Tags: Network technology, IBM Corp., EC antitrust, T3, Neelie Kroes, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Now Debuting: One-Click Payment For Illegal Downloads

Frank Zappa again is a mother of invention.   Since Friday,  songs of the experimental musician, dead now for almost 15 years, have been used to test a one-click system for getting payments from individuals who download works of artists illegally. ...

Tags: Payment, Musician, Antipiracy, Nexicon Inc., Piracy, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-16