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Apple wins US Android patent ruling against HTC

The US International Trade Commission has ruled in Apple's favour over a patent infringement in HTC's phones, but the victory is narrow and HTC has claimed it as a win Read more

20 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Apple wins initial patent ruling on HTC's Android phones

In an initial determination, an ITC judge has found that HTC's Android handsets infringe on two Apple patents, but HTC says it can work around the patents and will appeal Read more

18 July, 2011 by David Meyer

Microsoft loses i4i patent ruling

The US Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that the software company infringed on patents owned by the Canadian firm i4i Read more

10 June, 2011 by Jay Greene

Motorola wins round in Xbox patent dispute

...Motorola Mobility has won a patent ruling in its attempt to block Microsoft from importing Xbox game consoles... Read more

24 April, 2012 by Steven Musil

Motorola halts iCloud and MobileMe push in Germany

...email pushed to their iPhones and iPads, after the company lost a patent ruling to Motorola. Image credit: Apple Motorola won a permanent injunction against... Read more

24 February, 2012 by David Meyer

Microsoft to pay Alcatel $70m in patent dispute

...this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Microsoft to pay Alcatel $70M in patent ruling on CNET News. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs... Read more

1 August, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Patent ruling creates ripples on Net

...people a legal way to obtain video and music content online. The patent ruling, while not final, is a sign that more of the most... Read more

4 November, 2003 by Stefanie Olsen

US patent ruling bodes well for tech

A ruling by the US Court of Appeals should weed out trivial patent lawsuits, but will require companies to be more specific about what process they've invented Read more

31 October, 2008 by Erica Ogg

Symbian wins software-patent ruling

The company has won the right to patent a piece of accelerator code in the UK, after a High Court ruling found the application did not contravene the UK Patents Act Read more

13 October, 2008 by Tom Espiner

Patent ruling forces Office upgrades

Microsoft has warned corporate customers that they may need to start using a different version of Office, following a recent legal setback Read more

31 January, 2006 by Ina Fried

Microsoft loses Eolas patent ruling

Microsoft is disappointed that a key patent owned by the University of California and Eolas has been ruled to be valid Read more

30 September, 2005 by Ina Fried

Judge upholds patent ruling against Microsoft

Microsoft's Internet Explorer infringes a patent held by small developer Eolas, according to a US judge Read more

15 January, 2004 by John Borland

US firms face up to Office patent nightmare

A patent ruling against Microsoft may wreak havoc with many office systems, according to... Read more

7 February, 2006 by Ina Fried

Net music sales under threat in patent case

...patent rights." CDNow parent Bertelsmann declined to comment on the ruling. The patent ruling, while not final, is a sign that many more of the... Read more

15 February, 2002 by John Borland

Legal Eye: High Court's patent sense

...the High Court's decision does represent an important watershed. High Court patent ruling: Key issues1. The difference between software and hardware patentability.2. Inconsistency... Read more

13 February, 2008 by Richard Taylor

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