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Motorola wins German ban on Windows 7, Xbox 360

...ruling in Mannheim regional court on Wednesday morning dealt with two Motorola patents that are essential to the widely-used H.264 video compression technology... Read more

2 May, 2012 by David Meyer

Oracle may only get $150,000 in damages from Google

...the trial is still in the middle of its second phase, covering patent infringement.Judge William Alsup warned Oracle at the US District Court of... Read more

11 May, 2012 by Rachel King
Google's defence against Oracle in pictures

Google's defence against Oracle in pictures

...use of Java code in Android, the central issue in Oracle's patent and copyright lawsuit against the search giant.The case, which entered its... Read more

20 April, 2012 by Karen Friar
Oracle's case against Google in pictures

Oracle's case against Google in pictures

...dispute centres on whether Google's mobile OS infringes on copyright and patents related to Java, which Oracle picked up in its purchase of Sun... Read more

18 April, 2012 by Karen Friar
Software <endeca_term>patents</endeca_term> are legalised extortion

Software patents are legalised extortion

...Public Radio — the closest thing the Americans have to the BBC — the patent troll Lodsys is one of thousands of shell companies leading back to... Read more

30 October, 2011 by Mike Lee

Apple and Samsung head for talks in patent row

...in a San Francisco federal court to try to work out their patent dispute, according to a Reuters report. Apple's Tim Cook and Samsung... Read more

21 May, 2012 by Steven Musil

HTC phones held up in US over Apple patent claim

...4G LTE are being delayed indefinitely by US Customs officials over unresolved patent infringement issues with Apple, HTC said on Tuesday. "The US availability of... Read more

16 May, 2012 by Steven Musil
Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

Should software be patentable? That's the wrong question to ask

...patentable, argues Marty Goetz — the man who was granted the first software patent in 1965. A New York Times article, A Bull Market In Tech... Read more

29 October, 2011 by Marty Goetz

Android doesn't violate Oracle's Java patents, jury decides

...unanimously decided that Google did not infringe on two of Oracle's patents. The verdict on Wednesday is a win for Google and marks the... Read more

24 May, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

ITC: Apple and RIM blameless in Kodak patent dispute

...said Apple and Research In Motion (RIM) are not infringing on a patent held by Eastman Kodak. ITC administrative law judge Thomas Pender posted his... Read more

22 May, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Microsoft wins US import ban on some Motorola phones

...International Trade Commission has handed Microsoft a victory in one of its patent disputes with Motorola, banning the import of some Motorola phones. The agency... Read more

21 May, 2012 by Jay Greene

Former Sun boss says Google didn't need Java API licence

...possible."Oracle contends that Google's Android platform violated some of its patents and copyrights around Java and its APIs, which it acquired from Sun... Read more

27 April, 2012 by Dan Farber
Apple's Cook: 'I hate litigation'

Apple's Cook: 'I hate litigation'

...Apple chief Tim Cook would prefer to settle the company's many patent lawsuits, he said following the announcement of record quarterly results on Tuesday... Read more

25 April, 2012 by David Meyer

Oracle vs Google: One claim that should not stand

...Can you copyright or patent an API? It's one of the key questions in the Oracle... Read more

19 April, 2012 by Rupert Goodwins

Sony takes over Sony Ericsson in 1bn euro deal

...between Sony and Ericsson. It also gives Sony ownership of five "essential" patent families that belonged to Ericsson, but did not specify which patents are... Read more

27 October, 2011 by David Meyer

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

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apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

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I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

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Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

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As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

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@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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