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NEWS ABOUT: patent infringement

patent infringement stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - A Texas district court judge has ruled in favor of a Canadian software company and issued an injunction barring Microsoft from selling copies of its Word program, which can read and write XML files, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. XML capability is central to Microsoft Word; i4i claims the company... More »

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Microsoft • Texas • Canada • patent infringement • Open XML • US District Court • Microsoft Word • word processor • i4i

Startup Goes After Nintendo Over Patents

It claims the Wii uses stolen motion-sensing technology

Aug 20, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Maryland tech firm claims that Nintendo stole some of its technology for the popular Wii console, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hillcrest Laboratories filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission, alleging that Nintendo infringed on patents for motion-sensing technology. It wants to ban Wii consoles from being... More »

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technology • Japan • Nintendo Wii • video game console • patent • patent infringement • video games • Wii

 Gibson Sues Over Guitar Hero 

It wants retailers to stop selling game, claims patent infringement

Mar 21, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gibson Guitar has sued Guitar Hero retailers, saying the Activision video games infringe on a patent it holds for a virtual-reality concert. The federal suit seeks to stop Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Amazon, GameStop, and Toys "R" Us from selling the games, reports AP. But Activision is fighting back—earlier... More »

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lawsuit • Toys 'R' Us • Target • Guitar Hero • Activision • Gibson • patent • patent infringement • Wal-Mart • Amazon.com • video games

EBay Finally Settles Patent Suit

Will buy three patents as part of agreement with MercExchange

Feb 29, 08 12:17 PM CST
(Newser) - After years of legal battling that escalated to the Supreme Court, eBay has settled a patent-infringement lawsuit by e-commerce technology company MercExchange. The companies aren’t revealing the financial terms, but eBay will buy the three patents that led to the suit. The auction giant said the agreement won’t... More »

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eBay • lawsuit • US Supreme Court • patent • patent infringement • MercExchange • e-commerce • patent injunctions

Patent Battle Breaks Out Between Motorola, RIM

Firms exchange suits after licensing agreement disintegrates

Feb 19, 08 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - A patent battle has flared between BlackBerry maker RIM and Motorola after the two failed to agree on terms to renew an existing licensing agreement, reports the Wall Street Journal.The friction comes as each company is intruding into the other's turf: Motorola by building Blackberry-like email devices, RIM by... More »

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cell phones • Research In Motion • BlackBerry • Motorola • RIM • wireless industry • patent infringement • patent disputes • Waterloo, Ontario • Schaumburg, Ill • US District Court

Senate to Mull Patent Law That Shields Big Biz

Upstarts would get lower damage awards
if bill passes

Jan 13, 08 3:49 PM CST
(Newser) - The Senate is planning to look at a patent bill that would limit damage awards and tip the balance of power between corporations and smaller upstarts, the New York Times reports. Backers say the bill will curb gratuitous lawsuits filed against technology giants by speculators known derisively as "patent... More »

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Congress • intellectual property • Patent and Trademark Office • patent infringement • patent law

Qualcomm Loses
Patent Battle

Ordered to pull cellphone chips that infringe on rival's patents

Jan 1, 08 5:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered Qualcomm to pull off the market special feature cellphone chips that infringe on three Broadcom patents. Qualcomm can keep selling some of the chips for the next 13 months if it pays royalties to Broadcom, reports the Wall Street Journal. The ruling is the latest... More »

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Qualcomm • Broadcom • cell phone chips • EV DO • WCDMA • Judge James Selna • patent infringement

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