Patent

Open source orgs strengthen alliance against patent trolls

The more successful FOSS gets, the more it becomes a target

Software18 Sep 2024 | 11

IBM scores $45M zinger from Zynga in patent wringer

Big Blue’s Prodigy from the 1980s comes back to haunt FarmVille giant

Applications17 Sep 2024 | 12

The future everyone wanted – in-car ads tailored to your journey and passengers

Correction, no one wanted – well, except perhaps these patent filers at Ford

Personal Tech10 Sep 2024 | 88

Xockets rockets Nvidia: Blackwell debut threatened by DPU patent claims

GPU giant accused of colluding with Microsoft, RPX to sideline startup

Systems08 Sep 2024 | 11

UK court rules in Intel's favor in R2 Semi power patent case

Legal woes are still ongoing in Italy, France, and Germany

Systems01 Aug 2024 | 11

Lenovo hit with higher patent payout, both sides claim a win

Case centers on 3G, 4G, and 5G patents held by US wireless IP holder InterDigital

Networks15 Jul 2024 | 1

Chinese Gen AI researchers snagged more patents than everyone else combined since 2013

You think the US leads the field? Wrong – OpenAI is way down WIPO's charts

AI + ML04 Jul 2024 | 15

Verizon hit with whopping $847M verdict for infringing 5G and hotspot patents

Must be hard to face a huge, unexpected bill, amirite?

Networks01 Jul 2024 | 11

Apple crippled watchOS to corner heart-tracking market, doctors say

Normally it's the iGiant's prices that give the ol' ticker a hard time

Personal Tech28 Jun 2024 | 13

Microsoft sued by ParTec in Texas over AI supercomputer patents

German HPC outfit asks for damages, injunction that would see Azure AI shut down

HPC12 Jun 2024 | 12

Micron told to pay $445M in memory patent infringement case

Case brought by Netlist involved DRAM modules in computer systems

Storage24 May 2024 | 8

Reddit gets a call from Nokia about patent infringement ahead of going public

That's a juicy-looking IPO you've got there. Be a shame if someone took a licensing bite

Networks19 Mar 2024 | 40

US patents boss cannot stress enough that inventors must be human, not AI

You can use neural networks to help, sure, but not do all the work

AI + ML13 Feb 2024 | 15

Cloudflare defeats another patent troll with crowd-sourced prior-art army

The bounty payouts may be high, but Project Jengo doesn't miss

Networks12 Feb 2024 | 23

Netgear hauls Huawei to court over Wi-Fi patent spat

Router maker claims Chinese giant refuses to license on reasonable terms

Networks01 Feb 2024 | 16

AI dashcam slinger Samsara accuses rival Motive of corporate skullduggery

Lawsuit claims top execs made fake accounts to study and copy competing products for years

AI + ML24 Jan 2024 |

Ban on Apple watches with blood oxygen sensors confirmed after failed appeal

Series 9 and Ultra 2 models cannot be imported to the US starting from 18 January

Personal Tech18 Jan 2024 | 13

IBM overhauls rewards program for staff inventions, wipes away cash points

Exclusive Big Blue staffers aren't pleased to lose out on potential bonuses

On-Prem17 Jan 2024 | 60

Google's TPUs could end up costing it a billion-plus, thanks to this patent challenge

Singular alleges AI accelerators built from ripped-off blueprints

On-Prem10 Jan 2024 | 28

Apple pulls Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 from shelves in US after Masimo patent brawl

Get those holiday orders wrapped up now, because the bell tolls for iStrap

Personal Tech18 Dec 2023 | 4

Lenovo sues Asus for patent infringement, seeks US ZenBook ban

Updated Why can't we be FRANDS?

Personal Tech22 Nov 2023 | 11

Biden's facing the clock to veto Apple Watch import ban after ITC patent ruling

I'll huff and I'll puff and Masimo will blow your sales down

Personal Tech27 Oct 2023 | 34

Martin Goetz, recipient of the first software patent, logs off at 93

Obituary The industry owes him a debt of gratitude

Software23 Oct 2023 | 23

Judge tosses Sonos's $32.5M patent win over Google with savage slam down

'It is wrong that our system was used to punish an innovator and to enrich a pretender'

Personal Tech10 Oct 2023 | 24

China's top RISC-V players form patent alliance

UPDATED Industry alliance confirms purpose of pact is 'to create an ecosystem of patent non-litigation'

Systems31 Aug 2023 |

Microsoft maybe still dreams of bendy phones, judging from 360° folding screen patent

Could a Surface mobe with one of these displays eliminate all that bad press from the Duo?

Personal Tech30 Aug 2023 | 6

Judge snuffs man's quest to have AI-created art protected by copyright

'A Recent Entrance to Paradise' lost

AI + ML21 Aug 2023 | 20

On the record: Apple bags patent for iDevice to play LPs

From Norman Cook to Tim Cook

Bootnotes28 Jul 2023 | 81

Jury orders Google to pay $340M patent-infringement damages over Chromecast

Something something don't cross the streams

Personal Tech24 Jul 2023 | 42

UK court sides with Optis Cellular Technology in Apple 4G patent clash

Appeal rejected: iPhone and iPad have infringing components inside

Networks06 Jul 2023 | 3

Mega patent holder Huawei said to be putting licensing squeeze on SMEs

Updated Mobile network IP a compelling reason to ask folks to be FRANDs

Networks19 Jun 2023 | 12

MediaTek accused of setting 'patent troll' on rival, says it will defend itself

RealTek alleges MediaTek was paying Future Link a 'secret bounty' to file 'meritless' patent cases in US courts

Systems08 Jun 2023 | 10

Google snubbed JPEG XL so of course Apple now supports it in Safari

Chocolate Factory under pressure to reverse decision to abandon image format

Applications07 Jun 2023 | 54

Europe floats patent overhaul, which obviously everyone's thrilled about

Industry groups and biz aren't yet sold on reforms

Legal01 May 2023 | 8

US Supreme Court snubs that guy who wants AI recognized as patent inventors

No surprise for a panel that appears to enjoy taking away rights rather than granting them

AI + ML24 Apr 2023 | 49

Samsung to cough up third of a billion bucks for ripping off patent

Next on Netlist's hit list? Micron and Google

Storage24 Apr 2023 | 10

Appeals court spares Google from $20m patent payout over Chrome

Chocolate Factory can afford some staples now, or?

Security19 Apr 2023 | 8

Decade-old patent battle goes Apple's way

But wait! There could be more litigation as VirnetX isn't giving up yet

Networks31 Mar 2023 | 14

Apple bags patent for folding phone that closes as it's dropped

You've gotta protect those butter-soft OLED screens somehow

Personal Tech20 Mar 2023 | 27

Lenovo ordered to pay $140M for InterDigital patents – sees this as a 'major win'

Oh wait, another appeal is on the way. Seventh time the charm?

Networks17 Mar 2023 | 11

The clock is ticking on a possible US import ban for Apple Watch

What's the time? It's time to go to court to see if the iGiant crushed a rival's heart-watching apps

Personal Tech23 Feb 2023 | 21

Sick of smudges on your car's enormo touchscreen? GM patents potential cure

How about the inside of the windshield instead?

Personal Tech17 Feb 2023 | 75

Intel settles to escape $4b patent suit with VLSI

Turns out patent trolls don't like being outed by their lawyers

Systems29 Dec 2022 | 53

Microsoft patent eyes ads in streaming online games

Picture your avatar wearing a logo-emblazoned shirt driving past a billboard touting a product

Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 64

Cisco wriggles out from $2 billion bill for ‘willful and egregious’ patent infringements

Supreme Court won’t revisit case after agreeing conflict of interest trumped tech

Networks06 Dec 2022 | 19

Intel hit with $948.8 million VLSI infringement verdict

Cascade Lake and Skylake prove even more expensive than expected

Systems16 Nov 2022 | 13

Splunk alleges source code theft by former employee who started rival biz

Updated Cribl accused of terrible behaviour, horrible IP practices, responds saying accusations are risible

Software06 Oct 2022 | 10

One man's battle to get patent rights for AI inventors in America may be over

Analysis Stephen Thaler is fighting the law, and the law is winning

AI + ML01 Sep 2022 | 46

Intel hands over nearly 5,000 patents in deal with IP management outfit

Newly formed Tahoe Research Limited will seek to license them to third parties

Legal15 Aug 2022 | 12

Tech industry stuck over patent problems with AI algorithms

Lawyers at Google are unsure if they can patent chip floorplans created by machines

AI + ML10 Aug 2022 | 29

Google sues Sonos yet again, claiming it stole IP and infringed patents

Patent lawsuits, the next saga

Personal Tech08 Aug 2022 | 33

US-funded breakthrough battery tech just simply handed over to China

Licencing snafu sends American invention overseas

Science04 Aug 2022 | 59

AI-friendly patent law needed 'as a matter of national security', ex-USPTO boss says

Neural network training and whatnot didn't occur to 18th century founders

AI + ML02 Aug 2022 | 32

Is the Apple car real? These patents suggest yes

About 250 automotive applications in two decades – a fraction of what it files in a single year, mind

Personal Tech26 Jul 2022 | 20

AI inventors may find it difficult to patent their tech under today's laws

Comment Why newfangled algorithms could be a headache for examiners

AI + ML09 Jul 2022 | 28

$185m anti-malware patent dispute: Norton and Columbia University fight on

Decade-old spat over security tech not over yet as New York institution files for enhanced damages

Legal04 Jul 2022 | 14