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InternetNews November 30, 2010 |
Microsoft's i4i Appeal Headed for Supreme Court Microsoft will get a chance to make its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, appealing the earlier patent infringement decision it lost to i4i.  |
Inc. June 2006 Athena Schindelheim |
Great Moments In Patent History With the blockbuster BlackBerry settlement and a case involving eBay before the Supreme Court, the dowdy world of patent law is suddenly hot.  |
Bio-IT World June 17, 2004 Cathryn Campbell |
Patent Plaintiff Perils Suing for patent infringement may seem rewarding, but you could lose even more.  |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2006 Rich Duprey |
A Patently Offensive Ruling? eBay vs. MercExchange was the wrong ruling in the right case. Rather than balancing the power between "patent trolls" and innovation, this ruling could end up tipping the scales against small-time inventors who lack the resources to challenge corporations that usurp a patent's advancements.  |
InternetNews March 28, 2011 |
Kodak CEO Hopes for $1 Billion in Patent Suit Eastman Kodak's head told Bloomberg he thinks a patent victory in court could bring in $1 billion. Kodak sued Apple and RIM in January 2010 for what it claims is infringement of a patent it holds in the area of previewing images in iPhone and Blackberry mobile devices.  |
InternetNews May 12, 2010 |
USPTO Upholds i4i XML Patent in Microsoft Fight Microsoft has been dealt another setback in its long-running dispute with i4i as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has determined that the Toronto firm's Custom XML patent is valid.  |
IndustryWeek August 1, 2006 |
Patents: Eleven Issues To Consider... How patent savvy are you?  |
Bank Technology News March 2001 John Hackett |
In Pursuit of Patents Bankers and their suppliers fear fallout from an over-burdened Patent and Trade Office...  |
InternetNews June 4, 2010 |
Microsoft Resolves Patent Fight With BackWeb Microsoft settles patent-infringement suit with Israel-based BackWeb Technologies, a small firm specializing in communications technologies for enterprises.  |
InternetNews January 30, 2007 Roy Mark |
Second Look For Dynamic Web Patents The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will review two patents held by EpicRealm, a Texas firm that has filed a number of infringement lawsuits against companies employing dynamic Web technology.  |
Information Today May 2006 George H. Pike |
Feature: BlackBerry: Lawsuit and Patent Reform Whether through the courts or before Congress, the BlackBerry experience suggests that some modification of patent law is not only likely, it's necessary.  |
Information Today September 6, 2012 Paula J. Hane |
Apple-Samsung Case Highlights America's Troubled Patent System The jury finding in this case has triggered an onslaught of commentary and has also brought up many questions about the nature of the U.S. patent system. The comments have ranged from "software patents are evil" to the U.S. has a "broken patent system."  |
InternetNews June 9, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Fights For Browser Plug-Ins Redmond appeals the patent infringement ruling that barred the use of plug-ins and applets in IE.  |
InternetNews September 28, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
Eolas Patent Survives Re-Exam The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office seems inclined to let an early patent covering browser applets stand, despite opposition from Microsoft and a band of Internet gurus.  |
Information Today September 15, 2011 George H. Pike |
Congress Enacts Patent Reform Legislation In what is being described as the most substantial overhaul of U.S. patent law in nearly 60 years, Congress passed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, patent reform legislation that has been years in the making.  |
InternetNews October 6, 2009 |
Eolas Sues Almost Everybody Over Browser Apps After Eolas' patent was extended, the tiny firm is taking it to the courts.  |
Information Today July 2, 2013 George H. Pike |
Why Patent Litigation Was on the Upswing in 2012 2012 was a "banner year in patent litigation," with increases in the number of patent infringement lawsuits filed in the federal courts and larger damage awards.  |
InternetNews June 9, 2011 |
Microsoft Loses Supreme Court Patent Case Top U.S. court rules against Microsoft in i4i patent appeal.  |
InternetNews March 22, 2010 |
Microsoft Hit With Windows 7 Patent Suit Microsoft has to fend off another claim of infringement.  |
InternetNews April 9, 2009 Stuart J. Johnston |
Microsoft's Patent Tab: $388M Ought to Do It Jury finds that Microsoft infringed a California company's activation software patent to the tune of nearly $400 million.  |
InternetNews March 22, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Battles Gold Master Ruling In Eolas patent infringement suit, Microsoft asks judges to decide whether software code is an idea or a thing.  |
InternetNews July 28, 2010 |
USPTO Deals Microsoft Setback in i4i Patent Case U.S. Patent and Trademark Office upholds Canadian firm i4i's patent for a custom XML editor, further narrowing Microsoft's options in a $290 million infringement case.  |
Bio-IT World December 15, 2003 Kline & Greenhalgh |
When Patents Persist What if that patent you're paying royalties on suddenly gets extended? Have you negotiated the best licensing deal possible?  |
InternetNews September 19, 2007 Caron Carlson |
Same Patent Fight, New Patent Challenges NTP finds itself back in the patent-litigation spotlight, except it might not be as bright.  |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Rich Duprey |
No Patents on Thinking ... Yet Over the years, the U.S. Patent office has patented a few too many ideas. The Supreme Court is now spending more time deciding whether a company has really infringed on a patent, rather than automatically issuing an infringement.  |
InternetNews November 8, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
Amazon.com Hit With 'Recommendation' Suit Online retailer Amazon.com was hit by a patent infringement suit that strikes at the core of its business.  |
InternetNews March 3, 2006 Roy Mark |
Trolling for Patents Patent infringement claims are easy to make and difficult to disprove.  |
Chemistry World August 2, 2012 |
Monsanto wins $1bn in patent case A US court has awarded $1 billion in damages to Monsanto following a patent dispute with DuPont over crops bred to be resistant to the popular pesticide glyphosphate.  |
InternetNews August 31, 2010 |
Microsoft Appeals Patent Case to Supreme Court Microsoft plays out its hand in effort to reverse the USPTO's ruling that upheld the patent of Toronto-based i4i relating to a custom XML technology.  |
InternetNews June 1, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston |
MS Wins Right to Challenge Patent's Ownership Eolas Technologies may not be due $521 million after all in IE patent dispute.  |
Chemistry World April 2012 Darren Smyth |
Be Careful What You Wish for The struggle for a single unitary European patent may be close to an end, but we must still hold out for an agreement that performs as it should.  |
Entrepreneur October 2005 Chris Penttila |
Patent Pending Have an idea for the next big thing? You'll need a patent, but pay attention to big changes in store for U.S. patent law.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Kirk Teska |
The Story Behind the BlackBerry Case A single filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1991 has caused one of the largest patent disputes in recent memory, threatening to sever more than 3 million BlackBerry subscribers from their wireless e-mail service.  |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2009 Anders Bylund |
Playboy, Citigroup, and Google's Patent Problem Eolas is about to recast how we should think about software patents -- without really trying.  |
Bio-IT World November 19, 2004 Lentini & Bent |
Intellectual Property: Patents and Genomic Medicine Patents, so critical to encouraging investment in developing new technologies, threaten to become a legal and economic minefield that could prevent effective commercial exploitation of genomics.  |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2006 Tom Taulli |
A Supreme Mandate on Injunctions A Supreme Court decision sets a landmark precedent on how far patent holders can push tech companies. RIMM-like mega judgments might be a thing of the past. And that's definitely a nice thing for investors in eBay this time, and tech investors overall.  |
InternetNews March 2, 2005 |
Victory For Microsoft in Browser Plug-In Appeal The decision by a U.S. Circuit Court effectively overturns a lower-court ruling that the ActiveX technology used in Internet Explorer infringes on a patent. A loss by Microsoft could have lead to the crippling of a wide variety of common Web applications.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2011 John Grgurich |
How the Patent Wars Are Hurting High-Tech Well-intentioned patent laws are threatening to stifle innovation.  |
Chemistry World March 3, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
US universities warn against patent reform proposals Legislation pending in the US Congress to address so-called patent trolling is crafted too broadly and would damage the flow of discoveries from academia to the private sector.  |
InternetNews May 2, 2007 |
Federal Judge Approves Alcatel/Microsoft Ruling A $1.53 billion patent infringement suit against Microsoft over MP3 playback is upheld.  |
Chemistry World March 6, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
US universities back new bill to curb patent trolls The academic research community is endorsing new legislation to clamp down on so-called patent trolling, introduced by Senator Chris Coons and several Democratic colleagues.  |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2012 Schaeffer & Dahlberg |
Money for Nothing, Patents for Free? State tech transfer laws giving universities automatic ownership of employees' inventions represent a threat to pharma partnerships.  |
InternetNews March 30, 2005 Tim Gray |
EBay Wins Patent Ruling If the action is upheld it would invalidate the MercExchange patent that led to a $25 million judgment against eBay over the "Buy It Now" feature.  |
InternetNews March 5, 2004 Susan Kuchinskas |
IP Upstarts: Get Microsoft Software vendors are both the victims and victimizers when it comes to patenting technology already in widespread use around the world.  |
InternetNews August 13, 2004 Roy Mark |
Cybersource Sues Retail Decisions Internet credit card payment screening firm claims rival infringed patent.  |
InternetNews October 21, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
Patent Suit Against RIM Moves On Wireless e-mail provider Research in Motion won't get a break from NTP's patent infringement suit.  |
Chemistry World June 14, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
Pfizer and Takeda win $2.15bn in patent payout Pfizer and Takeda will share a $2.15 billion settlement after suing generic drugmakers Teva and Sun Pharmaceuticals for patent infringement.  |
Financial Advisor October 2006 Michael Brier |
Patently Foolish? Allowing financial firms to patent tax strategies may mean you and your clients have to foot the bill.  |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2011 Evan Niu |
A Pre-Emptive Strike on the Kindle Fire A patent troll is knocking on Amazon's door asking for spare change a month ahead of the Kindle Fire's launch.  |
Chemistry World November 9, 2010 Andrew Turley |
Stanford to challenge patent rights in Supreme Court The US Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the question of who owns intellectual property generated using billions of dollars of taxpayer money for medical research.  |