Nokia and Sisvel: Evolution of the Patent Troll?
Nokia has sold off over 450 patents to Sisvel, a company infamous in tech circles for aggressive action against IP ‘infringers’ -- up to and including getting German police to raid booths at trade...
View ArticleGoogle's Motorola hypocrisy: Corporate turf wars and collateral damage to...
After months of talk, Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility may very well be approved by the US Department of Justice next week. The finalizing of the $12.5 billion purchase means Google will not...
View ArticleThe future of FRAND patents
An interesting development has occurred in the current mobile patent wars between major giants Apple, Motorola and Samsung. While these cases are technically about patent infringement, there is a lot...
View ArticleHow Apple's nano-SIMs ruin a FRANDship
You know about SIMs, right? Not the Will Wright virtual life kind, but the Subscriber Identity Modules that live in your smartphone. They maintain your basic data and bottom-level passwords, even when...
View ArticleMicrosoft v. Motorola: using or abusing the legal system?
There is no end in sight to the corporate patent wars in the courts today. A few months ago I wrote about the ongoing battle between Motorola and Apple and Samsung and Apple. These cases were...
View ArticleSEP and FRAND become toxic acronyms in patent litigation
Too much standardized technology is being held up on shipping docks and in courtrooms, according to the International Telecommunication Union. The ITU recently gathered tech heavyweights together to...
View ArticleWhat's fair in patent war?
A certain patent-holding company wants to enforce its patent--that is, prevent another company from making and selling the invention described in that patent. That company has a few choices, the first...
View ArticleCase Research Notes: Patent Licensing
Dilligent Patexia users may have noticed a new type of contest recently appear on our site: “commercial use” or “licensing” searches. In fact, we just closed our first search of this kind...
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