San Francisco – Patent buyer Intellectual Ventures has persuaded Microsoft and Sony to invest in its latest acquisition fund while Apple and Intel, which invested with IV previously, declined to participate, according to people briefed on the fundraising. The investment decisions by four technology companies…
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Although Apple Inc. (AAPL) invested in Intellectual Ventures in the past, this time the company reportedly refused. If Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) really did decline to participate in Intellectual Ventures’ latest acquisition fund, it would be a key departure from a major funder. Many have accused…
Read MoreApple, it seems, has incited Samsung to blame Google over patent infringement for an ongoing legal battle over the iPhone and Samsung involving device patents in San Jose, California. Currently, Apple is arguing that Samsung has caused $2.2 billion in damages by copying the iPhone…
Read MoreSpeaking at the European Competition Day [actually, it should read days…] earlier today, Joaquín Almunia, the Vice-President of the EU Commission responsible for Competition Policy, addressed several recent developments in competition law. The Commissioner briefly discussed the significance of the new Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation, and related Guidelines,…
Read MoreOn March 25, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed legislation (Senate Bill 262) that will allow pharmacists in Indiana to substitute an interchangeable biosimilar product for a prescribed biological product if certain conditions are met. Senate Bill 262, which was authored by Sen. Brandt Hershman (R)…
Read MoreJakarta – Greg Christie, Apple Vice President and Software Design adalah salah satu sosok kunci dalam kelahiran iPhone. Baru saja bersaksi di pengadilan dalam kasus Apple melawan Samsung, Greg mendadak mengundurkan diri dari Apple. Greg mengembangkan berbagai fungsi kunci di iPhone dan namanya terdaftar sebagai…
Read MoreKaspersky Lab has obtained a patent for a method of protecting cloud services used by antivirus solution developers to more effectively combat cyberthreats and prevent the illegitimate use of cloud services by cybercriminals. Patent no. 8661547 was issued by the US Patent and Trademark Office…
Read MoreIt was déjà vu all over again in a California court yesterday as Apple and Samsung rehashed the same old arguments in a new patent trial, with the odd twist. Apple once more kicked off with its allegations that Samsung had deliberately “copied” its iPhone,…
Read MoreDewan juri federal di Florida, Amerika Serikat, memutuskan mendukung BlackBerry dalam gugatan yang mengatakan perusahaan itu melanggar tiga paten milik perusahaan semikonduktor NXP asal Eindhoven, Belanda, Senin (8/4/2014). Pada April 2012 silam, BlackBerry yang kala itu masih bernama Research In Motion (RIM) digugat oleh NXP dengan…
Read MoreNPE Patent Harbor files infringement suit against Apple. As one of the largest and most profitable companies in the technology space, there is little surprise that Apple is such a popular target for non-practicing entities (NPEs) or, as they are sometimes known, patent trolls. Apple…
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