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Litigating against innovation: Legal attacks on Linux
Patents and how they're controlled are damaging the way technology is developed - and the Linux case is a key example of this.
SCO owes Novell: final ruling
The long-running battle over Unix copyrights may finally be at its end, as the presiding judge reiterates his ruling that SCO must pay Novell over...
SCO hit with Novell court ruling
Court orders SCO to hand over $2.5 million to rival Novell as legal spat over Linux continues.
Qualcomm and Broadcom in WCDMA patent spat
The two chip makers are fighting it out in an American appeals court over royalties Broadcom says Qualcomm owes it for phone chip tech.
Alcatel-Lucent back in court over $1.5 billion suit
Having lost, won, then lost again, the networking specialist is again appealing a patent dispute decision that, at one stage, saw it receive a...
Nokia, InterDigital drop UK patent suit
But the two mobile tech firms aren't dropping the patent battle in the US.
Open source in the legal firing line
Litigation and open source are becoming increasingly common bedfellows, illustrated most recently by the SCO crisis and the Microsoft/Novel...
SanDisk and Ritek settle patent dispute
Deal sees Ritek license flash cards, USB flash drives and storage systems patents from SanDisk.
Microsoft and LG sign Linux patent agreement
The two companies strike an agreement covering LG's use of 'Microsoft-patented innovations' in its products, such as its Linux-based embedded devices.
Kalido builds BI data engine
The data warehousing vendor launches new patent-pending data engine to cut data modelling and automation time for BI reporting.
Microsoft faces challenge over Linux patent claim
Linux supports seek to prove that Microsoft's claim over the open source operating system is invalid.
RIM and Eatoni to develop new mobile keyboard
Joint venture will see RIM invest in Eatoni and follows a settled patent dispute between the two companies.
Alcatel-Lucent victory in Microsoft patent lawsuit
Jury rules against the Windows maker, awarding a multi-million dollar damages settlement to the telecoms maker.
Torvalds rounds on Microsoft over patent spat
Linux trademark holder asks Microsoft to name the 235 patents that open source software allegedly infringe.
Vonage reaches outside deal to avoid patent clash?
VoIP Inc. to handle Vonage network traffic; move is widely seen as a workaround of Verizon patents
LG sues Quanta over patent infringement
Korean giant seeks injunction against laptop manufacturer over alleged DVD standards infringement.
Patent case could devastate Wi-Fi industry and users
Legal experts raise concern over the implications of a US court ruling regarding Australian ownership of key wireless networking patents.
Google files mobile payment patent
Google's GPay system let users pay for online shopping or their morning caffeine fix by text message.
Samsung and Ericsson settle patent suit
Telecoms cross-licensing deal between the Korean and Swedish electronics companies ends legal dispute over patents.