Court ruling prevents SEP owners from seeking ITC exclusion order 2 days ago, 13:48 32

In what is being described as a landmark court decision, a California court recently ruled that owners...

Twitter granted "pull-to-refresh" patent, but can only use it defensively 4 days ago, 22:36 10

Twitter is one of the more forward thinking companies when it comes to patents, so even though the USPTO...

Say cheese: Microsoft seeks patent for voice control of smartphone camera 20 May 2013, 02:09 11

The USPTO has published a patent application submitted by Microsoft that would allow a smartphone camera...

Apple wants to add Samsung Galaxy S4 to 2014 patent trial 14 May 2013, 04:23 79

Apple and Samsung each submitted a filing with the court on Monday in response to last month's request...

Samsung patents bring a glimpse of the future: Galaxy camera smartphone and curved screen phone 09 May 2013, 06:43 24

Recent Samsung patent filing reveal an interesting picture of the future - one where a Galaxy camera...

Federal Appeals Court rules that Apple has the right to appeal dismissal 05 May 2013, 04:14 14

Apple has been given the right by a Federal Appeals Court to appeal a case in Wisconsin in which it was...

Apple files patents for "curved" and "non-rectangular" batteries for mobile devices 03 May 2013, 16:41 46

There has been a lot of talk recently about big changes coming to iOS. More and more, we're hearing that...

Nokia patent for adjustable aperture could improve the camera on the next PureView device 01 May 2013, 23:03 54

Getting great pictures in daylight and in low-light from the same cellphone camera is hard to accomplish,but...

Analyst says after failing to help with patent cases, Google overpaid for Motorola 30 Apr 2013, 01:17 16

When Google purchased Motorola back in August 2011,the idea was for Google to use Motorola's gigantic...

Judge Koh asks Apple and Samsung to each lower the number of claims for 2014 patent trial 25 Apr 2013, 21:52 22

With the next Samsung-Apple trial scheduled to take place at the end of March 2014, Judge Lucy Koh is...

Patent award suggests BlackBerry Torch style BlackBerry 10 model could be coming 23 Apr 2013, 23:10 6

Could BlackBerry be readying a BlackBerry 10 handset with the Torch form factor? A patent has been awarded...

Netherlands court gives Nokia a preliminary injunction against the HTC One 22 Apr 2013, 18:23 73

Nokia has received a preliminary injunction from an Amsterdam district court against HTC as technology...

Microsoft and Hon Hai agree on patent licensing deal 17 Apr 2013, 01:40 5

Foxconn parent Hon Hai has agreed to enter into a patent licensing deal with Microsoft that will protect...

Apple successfully patents its implementation of folders and icon rearrangement in iOS 16 Apr 2013, 05:36 34

The USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) has granted Apple a new patent related to the way folders...

Apple gets German court to invalidate a Samsung 3G patent 11 Apr 2013, 10:19 19

A Federal Patent Court in Germany has completely invalidated a patent that was owned by Samsung which...

Nokia patent reveals company has been working on tablet back in 2011 11 Apr 2013, 06:50 15

A patent filing does not mean all that much in today’s world and it certainly does not necessarily indicate...

Startup aimed at killing patent trolls gets Google on its side 08 Apr 2013, 21:21 25

The US patent system has been getting pretty terrible reviews recently, especially from the tech community....

Apple applies for patent on removable touchscreen laptop displays or: How long until we see an iPadBook Air? 05 Apr 2013, 11:22 69

Basically, there are two different ways that Apple works. Apple will either take a device market that...

Google seeks patent on GPS and weather controlled camera 01 Apr 2013, 20:51 16

Google has filed a patent for a camera that would adjust settings based on data from GPS and weather...

Second trial on damages could lead Apple to net more than the original $1.05 billion it was awarded 31 Mar 2013, 02:26 50

With Judge Lucy Koh vacating $450 million of the $1.05 billion that was awarded to Apple by the jury...

Google gets patent for advanced display settings based on battery life 30 Mar 2013, 12:40 25

This patent is a pretty cool one, because it's finally something that's at least a little bit different....

Apple files patent application for an Apple iPhone with wrap-around AMOLED display 28 Mar 2013, 13:13 81

Apple has filed an application with the USPTO for a patent on an Apple iPhone with a wrap-around glass...

Chinese company claims Apple infringed on its patent with Siri 27 Mar 2013, 11:09 49

Zhizhen Technology Company in Shanghai patented voice recognition software called Xiao i Robot back in...

HTC sued by Nokia over remote activation of a device using SMS 23 Mar 2013, 17:04 27

Three days after Nokia won an injunction from HTC over a power saving patent, Nokia sued HTC again (in...

Microsoft found not to have infringed on Motorola patent by ITC judge 22 Mar 2013, 20:58 11

ITC Judge David Shaw ruled that Microsoft's Xbox did not infringe on a Motorola patent and the decision...

LG to examine its 2009 eye-tracking patents for infringement by the Samsung Galaxy S 4 19 Mar 2013, 08:08 100

LG is reportedly planning to examine whether the subsequent Samsung patents on the matter don't infringe...

THX says to patents, "I am your father" and sues Apple for infringing on them 16 Mar 2013, 01:16 84

THX, the audio company started by George Lucas, is suing Apple for infringing on a patent awarded to...