12/13/2010
Computerworld
Computerworld – A federal judge on Friday dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit filed by billionaire MIcrosoft co-founder Paul Allen against Apple, Facebook, Google, YouTube, and seven other companies three months ago.
“Plaintiff has failed to identify the infringing products or devices with any specificity,” wrote U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman in her order to [...]
10/04/2010
Wall Street Journal – San Francisco Bureau
Microsoft Corp.’s lawsuit Friday against Motorola Inc. is the latest sign that technology giants are more aggressively wielding patents against their rivals, seeking strategic advantages and financial rewards.
The recent spate of lawsuits is mainly focused on the mobile-phone market, where relative newcomers from the computer industry are jostling for [...]
10/23/2009
All Things Digital
Analysts mulling over Nokia’s IP infringment suit against Apple seem to be of two minds about how the action will play out. There are those, like Neil Mawston at Strategy Analytics and Ben Wood at CCS Insight, who warn that Apple (AAPL) is on dangerous ground here at best. It’s almost impossible to [...]
10/22/2009
BusinessWeek
Apple’s iPhone has been giving Nokia smartphones a hard time in the marketplace. Now Nokia is giving Apple a hard time in the courtroom.
The Finnish handset giant said Oct. 22 it has filed suit against Apple (AAPL) in U.S. District Court in Delaware, accusing its California-based rival of infringing patents for core technology that allows [...]
10/19/2009
IDG News Service
IDG News Service – The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has upheld an earlier decision that favors Nokia in a patent case filed against it by wireless technology company InterDigital.
Nokia hasn’t infringed on patents belonging to InterDigital, a U.S. ITC judge ruled in August. InterDigital disagreed with the decision and called for [...]
