March 25, 2013
Pendrell Acquires Foundational Memory Technology Patent Portfolio From Nokia Pendrell to Continue Next Generation Memory Technology Standards Development Funded By Licensing Revenue KIRKLAND, Wash., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ: PCO) announced today that it has acquired from Nokia several fundamental patent portfolios covering a wide range of foundational memory technologies for ...
March 19, 2013
Earlier today, Nokia won a patent injunction over its power-saving invention against HTC. Soon after, both parties commented on the ruling… Nokia’s official statement “Nokia is pleased with this decision, which confirms the quality of Nokia’s patent portfolio. Nokia has also patented this power saving invention in the US, UK, France, Italy, Sweden, Austria, Japan ...
January 2, 2013
InterDigital has filed new ITC complaints against Samsung, Nokia, ZTE and Huawei. These are the seven patents-in-suit: U.S. Patent No. 7,190,966 on a “method and apparatus for performing an access procedure” (not asserted against Nokia in this complaint because it has been asserted in previous litigation) U.S. Patent No. 7,286,847 a “method and apparatus for ...
December 21, 2012
RIM has settled with Nokia over a few Nokia patents. RIM has agreed to pay up front from damages and also has signed up for on-going payments for future licensing. Nokia and RIM enter into new patent license agreement RIM payments to Nokia settle all legal actions between the companies Espoo, Finland – Nokia has ...
December 11, 2012
Microsoft has signed two more Android manufacturers to patent deals. EINS and Hoeft & Wessel AG are the newest additions to Microsoft’s IP licensing program. EINS REDMOND, Wash. — Dec. 11, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. and EINS SE signed a patent licensing agreement that provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio for EINS devices running the ...
November 28, 2012
Blackberry has a major legal loss once again, now they have lost to Nokia over WiFi. RIM either can choose to pay Nokia royalties over their use of WiFi (IEEE 802.11) or probably close its doors. Expect them to pay up… Swedish arbitrator : (via Yahoo) “RIM is liable to pay royalties and damages to ...
November 13, 2012
Reports are coming in that Nokia is suing HTC over 32 Patent Infringements. Here is the full list by FossPatents: U.S. Patent No. 5,570,369 and EP0673175 on “reduction of power consumption in a mobile station” (ITC, Delaware, and Mannheim U.S. Patent No. 5,884,190 on a “method for making a data transmission connection from a computer ...
September 20, 2012
Today, Judge Dr. Guntz of the Munich in Germany ruled that Motorola infringes on a Microsoft patent for “soft input panel system and method”. Microsoft has now been granted the ability to ban some Motorola devices in the country. The patent covers a software architecture that allows applications to flexibly receive input from sources between ...
August 14, 2012
A lot of tech information has really come out to the public recently via the Apple vs Samsung debacle in court. One piece of information came out yesterday regarding Apple design patents. Microsoft has licensed design patents from Apple that gives Microsoft the ok to borrow a few design cues from Apple. The agreement however ...
August 9, 2012
Vringo has just purchased over 500 wireless related patents from Nokia. The terms aren’t crystal clear yet but it is said that not only does Nokia keep the right to use said patents for no extra charge but they get a chunk of cash back from any money that Vringo makes from the patents. Press ...
