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Pendrell subsidiary sues Apple, Amazon and more over alleged DRM patent infringement

ContentGuard, a subsidiary of Bellevue-based patent holding firm Pendrell Corporation, announced today that it has filed a massive patent infringement… Read More

ASI Semiconductor inks patent deal with Intellectual Ventures for transistor technology

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures (IV) announced a new patent licensing deal today with ASI Semiconductor Inc., a small Los Angeles company… Read More

ITC rules against Samsung in patent case, imposes import ban

The ongoing legal war between Apple and Samsung continued today, with the International Trade Commission ruling that some Samsung products… Read More

Apple patent: Boost sound quality by making earbuds fit properly

While Apple’s seemingly-ubiquitous white earbuds have never been known for their sound quality, that may be about to change. According… Read More

Boston University sues Apple for, you guessed it, patent infringement

In the continuing saga of patent litigation, Apple is being sued by Boston University for allegedly infringing upon a semiconductor… Read More

Nintendo wins patent lawsuit again, this time over Wii MotionPlus

Nintendo has some good lawyers. For the second time in as many months, the video game giant escaped another patent… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold says discussions with Bill Gates ‘completely irrelevant’ in patent spat, claims he’s too busy to testify

As CEO of Intellectual Ventures, international traveler and cooking guru, Nathan Myhrvold is a busy man. So busy, in fact, that… Read More

Intellectual Ventures sues Google’s Motorola Mobility for the second time

Intellectual Ventures has extended its streak of legal filings after filing a pair of patent infringement cases for the fourth… Read More

‘TrailView’ 2.0? Google patents image-capturing walking stick

Google has already started to expand its StreetView system beyond roads, capturing 360-degree images of trails in North America using… Read More

Intellectual Ventures inks patent deal with Salesforce, its first cloud-computing pact

Intellectual Ventures today announced a patent licensing agreement with Salesforce.com —the Bellevue-based company’s first licensing customer in the area of cloud computing. The company… Read More

ITC sides with Microsoft, says Xbox 360 did not infringe on Motorola patents

A major chapter in the Microsoft v. Motorola patent war finally came to a close Wednesday and it’s good news… Read More

Take a picture with your voice? Microsoft wants a patent on it

Tired of using a timer to snap a picture? Microsoft has a solution for you. Well, it’s not a particularly… Read More

Nintendo wins court appeal over Wii motion-tracking patents

The United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of Nintendo, upholding a previous decision that video game… Read More

Intellectual Ventures sues Ricoh and Canon, says they pose a ‘threat to innovation’

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures on Tuesday filed its second complaint against Canon and first against Ricoh for infringing on its… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures settles with Lattice

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures has reached its second settlement agreement in its case against manufacturers in the semiconductor industry. The company announced… Read More

Amazon patents the milkman

Amazon.com this week won a broad patent on technology that lets customers schedule product deliveries to their doorsteps or mailboxes… Read More

Mark Cuban thinks “dumbass patents are crushing small businesses”

Mark Cuban is never one to shy away from his beliefs. Now, to show his disdain for patents, he’s created… Read More

Goodbye, cracked screens? Bezos, Amazon awarded patent for smartphone airbag

Airbags aren’t just for cars anymore — they may be coming soon to a cell phone near you. We first… Read More

ContentGuard to partner with top Korean mobile company

ContentGuard, a subsidiary of the Kirkland-based patent holding firm Pendrell Corp., announced a partnership today with one of Korea’s top… Read More

Apple patent filing looks a lot like Microsoft Surface

Great minds think alike? A patent application submitted by Apple last year — and made public just this morning —… Read More

Happy or sad? You might not see that ad, if Microsoft Kinect can figure out your mood

A while back we reported about a Microsoft patent application for a system that would scan your posts on Facebook… Read More

Amazon granted patent on ‘electronic gifting,’ with a twist

Did Amazon.com just patent Christmas? Not quite, but the company has just received a patent on what has become a… Read More

A ban on Xbox imports? Stakes rise in Microsoft’s Motorola patent dispute

Microsoft’s 4GB and 250GB Xbox 360 game consoles would be banned from import into the U.S. under a recommendation issued… Read More

Google patent: Background noise from phone calls could be used to target ads

You’re attending a baseball game and call Google’s 411 service for information about a nearby restaurant. The cheers of the… Read More

Microsoft software would detect, score and report obnoxious workplace habits

Is Microsoft taking inspiration from Dwight Schrute these days? It almost seems that way based on a newly surfaced patent… Read More

Estimate: Microsoft making $444M a year on Android

Microsoft’s royalties from its patent claims on Google Android devices are now in the range of $444 million a year,… Read More

Microsoft wins ‘virtual skywriting’ patent — using picture of real skywriting

[Updated below with Microsoft statement on the issue with the image] Microsoft this week was awarded a patent on something… Read More