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16 Dec 2010 11:15

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Tech: Nokia fires fresh salvo in ongoing patent war with Apple

  • 13 new patent claims made by Nokia against Apple source
  • » Whiny babies on both sides: Nokia, which hasn’t exactly been doing all that great in the market lately (but created a lot of fundamental technologies for mobile devices), sued Apple over a bunch of patents last year. Then Apple countersued. Nokia then went as far as asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to halt imports of Apple products. You know, how much does suing the hell out of one another solve? Nothing.
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04 Mar 2010 22:06

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Tech: TiVo seeing green as a result of winning a huge patent case

  • $300M the amount EchoStar owes TiVo for essentially ganking their idea
  • 8M the number of DVRs that could be affected by the court’s decision
  • 52% the amount TiVo’s stock went up as a result of the massive ruling source
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22 Oct 2009 09:47

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Tech: Dear Apple: Please don’t load OSX up with annoying ads

  • They applied for a patent to do just that. Yikes. Word on the street is that Apple applied for a scary-sounding patent which would allow them to place advertisements within a reduced-cost version of their operating system. The ads would be audiovisual in nature and would limit system functionality when playing. May we just say to Steve Jobs and company: Are you out of your )#&(!)(# mind? source
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04 Sep 2009 09:54

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Biz, Tech: Good news! Microsoft can keep selling Word!

  • And thank God. That injunction was cramping our style. Last month, a Texas court known for its little-guy-leaning decisions in patent cases ruled that Microsoft had to stop selling word over its use of an XML format patented by another company, i4i. MS was also fined $290m for the violation. Lest you think Word stop getting sold, an appeals court granted a stay of the Word ban. Microsoft is doing a happy dance for now. source
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03 Sep 2009 10:53

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Tech: Proof anything can be patented: Google’s home page

Google home page patent
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12 Aug 2009 23:17

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Tech: That company that beat Microsoft in court: Really, we’re not bad

  • We’re not seeking to stop Microsoft’s business and we’re not seeking to interfere with all the users of Word out there.
  • I4i Chairman Loudon Owen • In an interview with CNet. Owen says his company, which has 30 employees and database products in use by big companies, hopes that the injunction against Microsoft Word gets his company’s technology removed – but doesn’t kill Word entirely. “The injunction is not saying there is no more Word for the world,” he said. “That is not our intention and that would not be a sensible remedy.” • source
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12 Aug 2009 11:00

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Tech: Judge rules Microsoft can’t sell Word. Wait, what? WHOA

  • $290 million in damages are owed to a patent troll i4i source
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23 Jun 2009 22:21

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Biz, Tech: The kings of overpriced service, Boingo, own wi-fi hotspots now.

  • Back in 2001, Boingo applied for a patent on connecting computers to routers using this budding service called wi-fi. In the time since, it’s proliferated everywhere, becoming synonymous with laptops and iPhones. While hotspots are free many places, Boingo slowly became known for its overpriced wireless access points. source
  • Now it’s 2009. Boingo got approval for the patent in January, and now they’re telling the world all about it in a press release. “This patent represents a huge addition to Boingo’s intellectual property,” says CEO David Hagan, who will face the wrath of coffee-shop dwellers nationwide if he chooses to enforce it. Jerk. source
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