Articles about patents – Page 5 of 8

Pendrell buys dozens of patents from Nokia covering SD cards and flash storage

Pendrell Corp. has made another big patent purchase. The Kirkland company led by former Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff announced today… Read More

Air foils vs air bags: Amazon and Apple want to make sure you never bust your phone again

Apple and Amazon.com are on a collision course in all sorts of businesses — from digital music to e-readers. Now,… Read More

Amazon patents ‘gravity’ links for web and devices

Amazon has been granted a patent on a “gravity-based link assist” system — a method of pulling a user’s on-screen… Read More

Bigger and better bamboo? Pendrell buys 68% stake in bamboo science firm Provitro

It must be agricultural science day here at GeekWire. I just wrote about Phytelligence, a WSU spinout that’s developing more… Read More

Nikon to pay Microsoft royalties for Android cameras under patent deal

What does Microsoft have to do with the Nikon camera pictured here? Nope, it isn’t running a form of Windows.… Read More

Trulia to Zillow: Your patent is ‘invalid on its face’

Zillow and Trulia have been at each other’s throats for years now. The two online real estate companies just don’t… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures settles with Microsemi, turns them into a customer

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures has entered into a settlement agreement with Microsemi, resolving the patent suit that it filed against… Read More

Microsoft patents long-distance virtual handshakes, hugs

It can be tough to stay connected over long distances. Yes, there’s phone calls, texting, Facebook, Twitter, IM, video chatting… Read More

AOL marks $1.056B patent sale to Microsoft with $1,056 holiday bonus for employees

Patent sales typically have little to do with the average employee, negotiated and transacted by hordes of lawyers. But now… Read More

Patent firm looks to ‘unravel complex web’ of Intellectual Ventures, but falls well short of crowdfunding goal

Intellectual Ventures is no stranger to controversy, with the Bellevue patent holding firm routinely taking heat in the media (including… Read More

Motorola wants to collect royalties on Microsoft Surface, too

Reporting from federal court: Microsoft’s patent dispute with Motorola focuses largely on technologies used by Windows and the Xbox 360,… Read More

Microsoft vs. Motorola patent trial begins, with brief Xbox ‘Durango’ mention

The patent trial pitting Microsoft vs. Google’s Motorola Mobility is getting underway in federal court in Seattle, with a standing-room-only… Read More

Xbox team’s ‘consumer detector’ would dis-Kinect freeloading TV viewers

A newly surfaced patent filing from Microsoft’s Xbox Incubation team details one of the new innovations they’ve been thinking about.… Read More

Jeff Bezos says patent fights may ‘stifle innovation’

The smartphone patent wars are impacting nearly every technology giant, from Samsung to Google to Microsoft to Apple. Now, Amazon.com’s… Read More

A brassiere brouhaha: British man in patent fight with Seattle startup JoeyBra

JoeyBra founders Mariah Gentry and Kyle Bartlow — who met at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business —… Read More

Microsoft claims another patent win vs. Google’s Motorola

A court in Germany has ruled that Motorola infringed on a Microsoft patent, prompting the Redmond company to call again… Read More

Microsoft, RIM ink patent deal for smartphone tech

Microsoft announced today that it has licensed certain patents to RIM, yet another move by the software giant to use… Read More

Microsoft seeks patent on smacking phone into silence

Your phone is as ubiquitous as your hand at this point. Unfortunately, unlike an actual human appendage, a phone can… Read More

Zillow sues Trulia for patent infringement, escalating bitter real estate rivalry

We’ve commented in the past on how San Francisco-based Trulia appears to follow in the wake of its larger Seattle-based… Read More

Politicians look to leash patent trolls with new SHIELD Act

Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio is sick and tired of patent trolls, and he’s not going to take it anymore. DeFazio… Read More

Patent office snubs Seattle, picks Silicon Valley, Denver and Dallas for new branches

First, we lost our bid to win one of the NASA Space Shuttles (though we did pick up the consolation… Read More

Silicon Labs inks deal with Intellectual Ventures; Sharp renews patent deal with Pendrell

Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures continues to ink deals with large technology companies, adding to its list of more than 30… Read More

Patent holding firm settles with Boeing for $10 million

Pendrell Corp., the Kirkland patent holding firm led by former Clearwire execs, said today that it has withdrawn a petition… Read More

Google’s antitrust complaint vs. Microsoft and Nokia escalates patent battle

Google said Thursday that it has filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft and Nokia in Europe, the latest move in… Read More

Nathan Myhrvold on the hot seat at D10, defends unpopular stance on patent licensing

Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold has taken plenty of knocks during his long career, but none probably as public as… Read More

Redfin slapped with patent suit over new Home Price Tool

Seattle online real estate company Redfin is being sued by CoreLogic for patent infringement over its Home Price Tool, a… Read More

Google pays $10M for TeraHop patents: Sale to help investors in fraud case recoup cash

Big technology companies are searching everywhere for patents, looking to protect themselves from future litigation. Now, Google has emerged as… Read More

Judge scolds Microsoft and Motorola for ‘hubris’ and arrogance in patent case

After listening to three hours of arguments from Microsoft and Motorola in a patent dispute today, a federal judge in… Read More

Microsoft vs. Motorola: Key hearing today in patent case

A court hearing set for today in Seattle will focus on a dispute between Microsoft and Motorola Mobility, potentially impacting… Read More

Cool or not? Google patent filing sucks up to Larry Page

Is Google CEO Larry Page cool, or not? It appears Google employees are taking no chances on their boss’ status,… Read More