The land rush for mobile patents is so feverish that about one-quarter of all patents issued in the U.S. this year will be mobile-related, according to a study released on Wednesday. "It just shows, given the number of filings, how ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
IDG News Service - The patent injunction portion of Google's antitrust settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week won't mean an end to patent disputes between Google and mobile device makers, but it does take away one major ...
Tags: Google, patent, mobile device, computer information
Patents on software and on business methods are fueling a huge war in the mobile industry and holding back innovation, a group of patent experts said Tuesday. Patent holders -- many that don't make products -- are using software and ...
Tags: patents, software, business methods, mobile industry
The two companies had bid over $1bn each to secure access to TSMC products. Apple and Qualcomm have failed in their separate attempts to invest in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) which would have ensured them secure chips for ...
Tags: Apple, Qualcomm, TSMC products, smartphones
In the wake of Apple's crushing patent victory against Samsung in court late last week,Reuters reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook has been having secret phone calls with Google CEO Larry Page(pictured). According to sources close to the ...
Tags: Apple, Google, Patent, mobile patent, Samsung
The last few months have seen a number of developments in the ongoing patent disputes between the major manufacturers in the mobile phone industry. Motorola Mobility has been found to infringe Apple's"slide-to-unlock"patent.Apple ...
Tags: Mobile Patent Disputes