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Google seeks judgment protecting Android from ‘Rockstar’ group’s patent lawsuits
Google isn’t about to remain idle while the Apple- and Microsoft-led “Rockstar” patent group sues numerous Android partners. The search giant has quietly filed a declaratory judgment complaint asking...
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Supreme Court to Tackle Big Questions in Patent and Copyright Law
Last Friday the Supreme Court granted certiorari in three important cases. This means a busy spring for EFF as we will likely file amicus briefs in all of them. BlackListedNews.com
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Judge voids two Samsung claims before Apple patent trial even starts
A US judge has just awarded Apple two summary pre-trial judgements, significantly reducing Samsung’s chances of prevailing in the second patent clash between the two tech giants. Judge Lucy Koh...
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Huawei pays off Apple and Microsoft-led consortium in Android patent spat
While Google does all it can to avoid the Android patent headache brought on by the “Rockstar” patent group, another of the consortium’s targets has decided it wants out. FOSSPatents reports that...
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U.S. Government owns the patent on cannabis
Biochemist Dr. Hornby tells us in The Union: The Business Behind Getting High that for marijuana to kill, someone would have to smoke about 15,000 joints in 20 minutes. BlackListedNews.com
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Samsung throws money at Ericsson to end smartphone patent war
We prefer it when companies make devices, not courtroom drama, so it’s delightful to see that Samsung has silenced another one of its litigation-frenemies this morning. The company has signed a...
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Major patent expiration could spark a second 3D printing revolution
One of the central patents controlling production of a specific type of 3D printer expired yesterday, and the news has the 3D printing community buzzing. BlackListedNews.com
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New Google patent suggests automatically sending your videos and photos to...
We come across tons of interesting patents each and every day, but recently none have caused as much concern and curiosity as this one. Google recently filed a patent for a system that identifies when...
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Ancient patent troll case against Motorola leaves jurors too baffled to reach...
If the name “Intellectual Ventures” (IV) sounds familiar, that’s because the firm went on a suing spree over patents a few years ago. One of them, a two-year-old lawsuit against Motorola, finally went...
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Judge denies re-retrial in never-ending Apple v. Samsung patent battle
It turns out we’re not the only ones who are ready to see this patent battle royale come to an end. Last night, Judge Lucy Koh denied Samsung a retrial in the case that will not die, but took the...
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