Let's Stop This Patent Trolling - InformationWeek

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 9:12 am

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Let's Stop This Patent Trolling
InformationWeek, NY -Dec 26, 2008
It seems like every few months, some obscure company is awarded a patent for some relatively mundane idea, then turns around and sues the companies that
IT giants face patent violation suitCIOL
Google, Microsoft and Apple Sued Over File Preview Patent ViolationeBrandz
Microsoft, Apple, Google sued over icon software patentArs Technica
WebProNews - CNET News
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Why Patent Reform Didn’t Happen in 2008 - IPWatchdog.com

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 9:12 am
Why Patent Reform Didn’t Happen in 2008
IPWatchdog.com, VA -13 hours ago
It seems hardly possible that we are about to enter 2009 without any meaningful patent reforms having been enacted by Congress or successfully advanced by

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Cygnus files first challenge to Bilski patent standard - ZDNet

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 9:12 am
Cygnus files first challenge to Bilski patent standard
ZDNet -19 hours ago
Just two months after a court, in re Bilski, demanded strict scrutiny of software patent claims, a small Michigan outfit has issued a direct challenge to

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InterDigital Signs ModeLabs to Worldwide 2G and 3G Patent License … - WELT ONLINE

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 9:12 am
InterDigital Signs ModeLabs to Worldwide 2G and 3G Patent License
WELT ONLINE, Germany -1 hour ago
InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) today announced that its patent licensing subsidiaries have signed a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing patent

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Cree, Boston University Agree to Settle Patent Infringement … - RTT News

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 9:12 am
Cree, Boston University Agree to Settle Patent Infringement
RTT News, NY -34 minutes ago
The Trustees of Boston University is a co-plaintiff in the suit, as the patent is owned by the university and is licensed to Cree on an exclusive basis.
The Early Edge: AgFeed Industries, Cree, Owens & Minor, and China Schaeffers Research
Cree settles patent dispute with BridgeluxForbes
Cree Settles Patent Litigation With BridgeluxReuters
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Apple's Christmas 'swipe-gesture' patent application - CNET News

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 8:12 am

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Apple's Christmas 'swipe-gesture' patent application
CNET News, CA -Dec 26, 2008
The US Patent and Trademark Office revealed a patent application from Apple, dated Christmas Day, for a swipe-gesture system to be used on touch-screen
Apple files for swipe patent, augmenting iPhone keyboardArs Technica
Apple Files 'Swipe Gesture' Patent ApplicationHard OCP
Apple swipes Xmas iPhone patentiTWire
Idealo Product News - ITProPortal
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Acacia Subsidiary Enters into a Settlement and License Agreement … - Reuters

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 8:12 am
Acacia Subsidiary Enters into a Settlement and License Agreement
Reuters -3 hours ago
This agreement resolves patent litigation that was pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Acacia Subsidiary Acquires Rights to Patent for Wireless Data Wireless Design & Development Asia
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Frontier Communications Corporation and Ronald A. Katz Technology … - Reuters

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 8:12 am
Frontier Communications Corporation and Ronald A. Katz Technology
Reuters -3 hours ago
He also formed Telecredit, Inc., the nation`s first on-line real time credit and check cashing authorization system, and was awarded a patent as co-inventor
Frontier Communications settles patent litigationForbes
Frontier Communications Corp settles patent lawsuit with Ronald A Trading Markets (press release)
Frontier, Ronald Katz settle patent suit, sign licence dealTelecompaper
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Microsoft patent Pay-Per-Use computer model - SlashGear

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 7:12 am

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Microsoft patent Pay-Per-Use computer model
SlashGear, AZ -1 hour ago
The patent, titled “Metered Pay-As-You-Go Computing Experience”, was filed on June 21st 2007 and published on December 25th; it describes a machine with

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Google, Microsoft and Apple Slapped with Patent Infringement Suit - IT Business Edge

Monday 29 December 2008 @ 6:12 am
Google, Microsoft and Apple Slapped with Patent Infringement Suit
IT Business Edge, KY -5 minutes ago
Cygnus claims the tech giants violate its patent on the use of thumbnails in operating systems. According to eFluxMedia, the company has taken aim at

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