Google offers support to Android firms in lawsuits
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Google Inc will continue to offer support to firms using its Android system that are involved in legal disputes, its executive chairman Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday, as the...
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Apple spent a lot of 2011 in court (either directly, or in disguise), attempting to keep competitors’ smartphones and tablets off the market. If patent #8,082,523 is any indication, 2012 will be even...
View ArticleWeb-based restaurant system makes a patent troll hungry for Groupon
Groupon has grown successfully due to its ability to help city-dwellers explore local dining hotspots, discover various entertainment activities and purchase products they may not have previously...
View ArticleApp Product Authorization
Ric Richardson virtually established the now-familiar product authentication method, the "try and buy" approach seen on everything from magazine distribution to shareware to Microsoft products. The...
View ArticleMEMS gyroscopes undergo rite of passage
Microelectromechanical system gyroscopes may be small in stature, but a patent infringement claim against MEMS upstart InvenSense in the California Northern District Court illustrates just how big the...
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