Articles about patents – Page 4 of 8

Apple lands patent for bayonet-mounted iPhone lenses, similar to Seattle startup’s approach

Want to attach a 100mm lens to an iPhone? A new Apple patent suggests that official detachable lenses may be… Read More

Patent office: Most Zillow claims around Zestimate valuation tool are ‘unpatentable’

Zillow may be facing a tougher legal challenge against its longtime rival Trulia after a patent review board ruled this… Read More

Apple wins $930M in patent dispute with Samsung, but judge won’t block sales

Federal Judge Lucy Koh has awarded almost $930 million in damages to Apple, after deciding that a number of Samsung’s… Read More

Chart: Here are the 15 companies that filed the most patents in 2013

IBM continues to be the patent king. For the 21st straight year, the Armonk, New York-based company filed more patents… Read More

Nintendo battles patent troll and wins … a patent portfolio

After Nintendo successfully defended itself from a patent troll’s lawsuit, the Redmond-based company is now getting paid in…more patents. IA… Read More

Intellectual Ventures reveals list of 33,000 patents, in move toward (partial) transparency

Intellectual Ventures, under increasing pressure to be more transparent about its patent holdings, this morning released a searchable list of… Read More

Google wants to find Googley job candidates by Googling Googlers’ social graphs

Finding a job often isn’t about what you know, it’s about who you know. Google is taking that concept to… Read More

‘Rockstar’ vs. Google: Group backed by Microsoft and Apple sues over Nortel patents

A consortium that includes Microsoft and Apple filed lawsuits today against Google, Samsung, HTC and other companies using some of… Read More

Report: Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures curtails patent buys, looks to raise $3B

A new report out from Reuters says that Intellectual Ventures — the Bellevue-based patent holding firm led by former Microsoft… Read More

No joke: Google wants a patent on splitting the restaurant bill

The Onion, September 2006: “Sequestered in a private booth at a Pasadena-area Cheesecake Factory for nearly 25 minutes, a party… Read More

Microsoft wins jury verdict vs. Motorola; $14M in damages is half of what Microsoft sought

Updated with Google comment. A federal jury in Seattle ruled in Microsoft’s favor this afternoon in a patent dispute with… Read More

Microsoft vs. Motorola: It’s game day, and the jury is dressed accordingly

Updated with details of Motorola’s closing argument. After a trial lasting more than a week, lawyers for Microsoft and Motorola… Read More

Look out, kids: Microsoft patent would give parents ultimate control over family phones

Microsoft has already given parents an extra element of control with the “Kid’s Corner” feature in Windows Phone 8 —… Read More

Motorola lawyer to jury: ‘Microsoft was trying to put Motorola out of business’

A lawyer for Motorola urged a jury in Seattle this afternoon to consider the company’s October 2010 patent licensing offer… Read More

Microsoft vs. Motorola: Jury seated, patent trial set to start

A jury of seven women and one man will hear opening statements in federal court in Seattle this afternoon in… Read More

Motorola vs. Microsoft, Round 2: Judge deals blow to Google on eve of jury trial

A long-running patent dispute between Microsoft and Motorola will come to a head in federal court in Seattle this week… Read More

E-book sound effects: Google wants to patent audio ‘trigger points’ for digital reading

Are you ready to add another of the human senses to your reading experience? Google has been working on… Read More

Obama veto in Apple’s Samsung dispute throws a new twist into patent cases

What will the White House do? That’s the question that many big companies will be asking themselves after the Obama… Read More

Apple patents approved: Multi-sensor imaging, sharing content while on hold

While the world waits for Apple’s third quarter earnings results, the company has just been awarded two new patents that… Read More

Microsoft sues U.S. Customs for letting disputed Motorola phones into the country

Microsoft has sued the United States Customs and Border Patrol for failing to enforce an import restriction on Motorola Mobility… Read More

Legal puzzle: Amazon and former employee set for trial in unusual patent dispute

The clear acrylic trophy is shaped like a puzzle piece, with the Amazon logo and the inscription, “In recognition of… 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

Here’s what today’s gene ruling means for software patents

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that it is impossible to patent a naturally-occurring gene. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for… Read More

More patent lawsuits: Intellectual Ventures sues Bank of America and BBVA Compass Bank

Continuing their campaign of suing banks, Intellectual Ventures has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Bank of America and BBVA Compass… Read More

This chart shows what’s royally messed up in the U.S. patent system

It’s been a huge week for patents — starting with This American Life’s follow-up on Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures and… Read More

As political heat rises on patent hoarders, Intellectual Ventures sues more banks

For the second time in the past week, Bellevue-based Intellectual Ventures has utilized its arsenal of patents in legal actions… Read More

Take that, This American Life? Here is Microsoft’s feel-good video about patents

Radio listeners around the country were given an inside look at the dark underbelly of the U.S. patent system this… Read More

Patent gurus weigh in: Is the market for deals cooling off?

Patents are one of the central topics at the spring meeting of the Licensing Executives Society of the U.S.A. and… Read More

Smokin’ hot avatars: Microsoft patents system for ‘attractive cartoon faces’

Lots of people labor over their avatars for video games and other online services, using manual tools to make their… Read More

Microsoft publishes list of its entire patent portfolio, makes case for transparency

Microsoft this morning published a searchable online list of its patent holdings — more than 40,000 patents held by the… Read More