A new Apple patent application has surfaced that shows a new sensor that may come to future iPhones that can sense when people hover over the device. The sensor would apparently be on the back and what exactly it would be used for is unknown, perhaps hover navigation using a finger? The Dev Team has [...]
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Apple hover sensor patent app, Dev Team waits for public iOS 4.2.5 & 4.3 before offering unlock, Verizon never in running for original iPhone
January 14th, 2011 |
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Intel, Nvidia End Litigation, Sign New Patent Agreement
January 10th, 2011 |
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The chip makers forgive their past dispute and sign a new long-term licensing contract that brings "patent peace" to their corporate relationship. – Chip makers Intel and Nvidia, which in recent years have been on edge
regarding gray areas in patent licensing, have resolved their 2-year-old legal
dispute about whether Nvidia can develop and manufacture chip sets for Intel
processors based on the company’s multicore microarchitecture.
In re…
Intel Announces New Patent Cross License Agreement with NVIDIA
January 10th, 2011 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Jan. 10, 2011 – Intel Corporation today announced that it has entered into a new comprehensive long-term patent cross license agreement with NVIDIA. The companies have also resolved pending litigation in Chancery Court in Wilmington, Del., ending all outstanding legal disputes between the companies.
“This agreement ends the legal dispute between the companies, preserves patent peace and provides protections that allow for continued freedom in product design,” said Doug Melamed, Intel senior vice president and general counsel. “It also enables the companies to focus their efforts on innovation and the development of new, innovative products.”
Under the transaction, Intel receives a license to NVIDIA’s patents subject to the terms of the agreement. NVIDIA receives a license to Intel’s patents subject to the terms of the agreement, including that x86 and certain other products are not licensed to NVIDIA under the agreement. Intel and NVIDIA have also exchanged broad releases for all legal claims, including any claims of breach of their previous license agreement. Intel will pay NVIDIA $1.5 billion over the next 5 years. This obligation will be recognized as a liability totaling approximately $1.4 billion, on a discounted basis. Intel recognized an expense of $100 million in the fourth-quarter of 2010, classified as “marketing, general and administrative.” The remaining amount, approximately $1.3 billion, will be recognized as an intangible asset in the first quarter of 2011 and will be amortized into cost of sales over future periods.With the exception of one agreement term that is confidential, the agreement will be made available in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and can be viewed at www.intel.com/pressroom/legal.
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Microsoft co-founder refiles patent suit against web giants
December 30th, 2010 |
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has refiled a patent lawsuit against a host of web companies, including Google and Apple, after an earlier attempt was rebuffed by a judge for being too vague. The revised complaint was filed in Seattle Tuesday and alleged that companies such as Facebook, Google, YouTube, AOL Inc, Apple, Yahoo, Netflix, eBay, [...]
15 Creative Celebrity Inventors
December 13th, 2010 |
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From pop stars to politicians, here is a list of celebrities whose creative talents include a knack for inventing something new. And frequently useless.
Apple Assembles Crack Legal Team as Nokia Patent Suit Gets Under Way
November 30th, 2010 |
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Apple has in its corner a crack team of lawyers that specialize in patent law, according to the Bloomberg news service, as it pursues its infringement lawsuit against smartphone competitor Nokia. – Apple is compiling a top-notch legal team as it prepares to face off with
Nokia this week in front of the International Trade Commission, Bloomberg reported Nov. 29.
The phone makers have traded allegations of patent infringement both in U.S.
courts and with the ITC, beginning with a suit Nokia…
Facebook to patent the word ‘face’?
November 25th, 2010 |
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It may sound ridiculous at first, but Facebook is planning to trademark the word ‘face’ because it wants to stop other companies using the term in a way which damages its own brand. The first stage of the bid has been approved and, provided they complete all the paperwork, the full trademark will be rubber [...]
Samsung, HTC Enter Patent Licensing Agreement with Intellectual Ventures
November 24th, 2010 |
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Smartphone makers Samsung and HTC have entered patent licensing agreements with Intellectual Ventures, which should help both avoid patent suits in the future. – Smartphone makers HTC and Samsung
Electronics have taken steps to keep their energies focused on innovation and
not legal documents. In respective Nov. 23 statements, each announced that it
had entered into a long-term licensing agreement and strategic alliance with
Intellectual Ventures.
With…
Nov. 24, 1903: Starting Your Car Gets a Bit Easier
November 24th, 2010 |
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1903: Clyde J. Coleman is issued a patent for an electric automobile starter.
Coleman originally applied for the patent in 1899, but his early designs proved impractical. The need for this kind of starter for an internal combustion engine was obvious. Automobiles were getting larger, and hand-cranking — the method used to get the pistons moving [...]
McAfee Loses Finjan Patent Infringement Appeal, Owes Damages
November 5th, 2010 |
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Federal judges deny McAfees appeal to overturn the verdict in the patent infringement lawsuit with Finjan which would require it to pay more than $13 million in damages. – A federal appeals court has rejected McAfees appeal to
overturn the verdict in Finjan Softwares patent infringement suit.
On Nov. 4, the United States Court of Appeals for the
Federal Circuit in Washington upheld the finding that Secure Computings Webwasher
security line infringed on Finjans se…
Smart-phone lawsuits: The great patent battle
October 21st, 2010 |
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Nasty legal spats between tech giants may be here to stay
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HISTORY buffs still wax poetic about the brutal patent battles a century ago between the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss, another aviation pioneer. The current smart-phone patent war does not quite have the same romance, but it could be as important. …
Apple gets limited pinch-to-zoom patent, iPhone coming to Target and Sam’s, Foxconn confirms price increase
October 14th, 2010 |
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Apple has been granted a limited patent on pinch-to-zoom technology for multitouch displays. The patent has a few limitations that will mean most phones on the market are fine with their pinch-to-zoom. Apple’s patent covers pinch-to-zoom and then pinching to zoom again within a set period. Being able to buy the iPhone in more stores [...]
Motorola Sues Apple over 18 Patent Infringements
October 7th, 2010 |
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Motorola is accusing Apple, both in the United States and with the ITC, of infringing on 18 patents related to the Apple iPhone, iPad, iTouch and some Mac computers. – Motorola Mobility is the latest tech company to engage in a legal
dispute with Apple. On Oct. 6, the company filed a complaint against
the iPhone maker with the ITC (International Trade Commission),
accusing Apple of infringing on Motorola patents in technology used in
the Apple iPhone, iPad, iT…
iLuv iMM747 speaker dock, Apple loses patent infringement case, ADT Pulse controlled by iPhone
October 5th, 2010 |
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iLuv has premiered a new speaker dock that can charge and play the iPad, iPhone, and iPod. The dock uses an adjustable system not needing trays and will sell for about $150. Apple has lost a patent infringement suit that was over Time Machine and Cover Flow. Apple is challenging the verdict, but another loss [...]
iHome iP3 iPhone dock, patent tips sensors for iPhone, 1.4M customers for Verizon with iPhone?
September 22nd, 2010 |
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iHome has unveiled a new iPhone speaker dock that charges the phone and lets you play music at the same time called the iP3. The device is notable for DSP processing and 50W of power. A patent has surfaced from Apple that shows a method of putting new sensors onto the iPad and iPhone. The [...]
Uniloc Sues Adobe, Symantec and Others in Patent Case
September 17th, 2010 |
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Uniloc USA continues its legal battles, this time slapping Adobe Systems, Symantec and several other companies with a suit over anti-piracy technology. – Uniloc USA
has filed a lawsuit against several corporations, alleging unauthorized use of
Uniloc’s anti-piracy technology.
Named in the lawsuit are Adobe Systems, Symantec, Pinnacle Systems (part of
Avid Technology), National Instruments Corp., Pervasive Software, CA
Technologies, Sonic Solutio…
AirPlay patent hints at wireless, iPhone 4 China pre-order underway, mistrial after juror searches on iPhone
September 17th, 2010 |
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A patent from Apple has offered a glimpse at the future features for the iPhone and other Apple devices. The AirPlay and AirPrint features will add printing from the iPhone and the ability to wirelessly connect devices like speakers and docks to the iPhone. Crowds gathered in China at China Unicom locations as the iPad [...]
Skyhook Sues Google for Interference, Patent Infringement
September 16th, 2010 |
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Location software maker Skyhook Wireless filed separate patent infringement and tortious interference lawsuits against rival Google, which it claimed interfered with its business agreement with Motorola. – Skyhook Wireless, a maker of software that helps
determine the location of cell phones, filed separate patent infringement and tortious
interference lawsuits against rival Google.
Skyhook’s software enables cell towers, GPS technologies
and WiFi location databases to talk to each other to help p…
NetApp, Oracle Settle Old Patent Litigation over ZFS
September 9th, 2010 |
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NetApp and Oracle settle a 3-year-old patent lawsuit over the origin of the Zettabyte File System. Terms were deemed confidential. – When Oracle annexed Sun Microsystems and all that intellectual property in
its $7.4
billion deal last January, it also inherited all of Sun’s legal
entanglements.
As of Sept. 9, one of those has gone away. NetApp and Oracle announced a
settlement regarding a 3-year-old patent lawsuit over th…
Intellectual-property battles: Patent lather
September 2nd, 2010 |
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Paul Allen has rekindled a controversy over patent trolls
DEEP-FRIED beer may sound scrumptious, but is it patentable? Mark Zable, an inventive Texan, thinks it is. To protect his novel production process, which involves encasing the alcohol in batter and dunking it in a fryer, he recently applied for a patent. He wants to profit if others exploit his beery brainwave.
Without patents to protect their creations, inventors would have little incentive to invent. But some Americans fret that patent protection has grown too strong. The system breeds so many lawsuits, they worry, that it throttles the innovation it is supposed to promote. …