News about patents
New products and ideas are born every day. Technology is developing very fast in all sectors. Look at the rapid developments in the market for mobile phone devices or at the advances in the field of healthcare, for example, or the enormous investments and developments in biotechnology and the new focus on sustainability in the motor industry. Not only are these interesting developments to follow, but also they are increasingly being accompanied by a discussion about the ownership of patents in general. These are all things that concern us and which we would like to share with you. For the latest news stories, see below.
Motorola wins Xbox 360 patent lawsuit
Motorola Mobility has been granted an injunction against the distribution of key Microsoft products in Germany. The sales ban covers the Xbox 360 games and it follows a ruling that Microsoft had infringed several patents covering video decoding, Wi-Fi technology, and communication between hardware and peripherals.
Nokia files patent lawsuits
Nokia has filed a series of lawsuits against two rival handset makers, Taiwan-based HTC and Blackberry-maker RIM. The Finnish firm said the companies had failed to pay a license to use its intellectual properties.
A revolutionary patent agreement by Twitter
Twitter has announced plans to put its patents in the control of the engineers and designers behind the innovations. It said the move would mean it could only launch offensive intellectual property lawsuits with their permission.
Microsoft purchases patents AOL
AOL Inc. announced that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell over 800 of its patents and their related patent applications to Microsoft Corporation and to grant Microsoft a non-exclusive license to its retained patent portfolio for aggregate proceeds of $1.056 billion in cash.
Annual report on intellectual property enforcement
The White House recently issued its Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement. The text reaffirms Obama’s stance on SOPA: that IP protection is necessary, but the bill went too far. The 130-page document outlined the administration’s achievements in and strategies for protecting intellectual property in 2011 (including a lot of material on fake online pharmacies).
Intellectual property: strengthening asset and source of inspiration?
2012 – a year of renewed growth through innovation. But if everyone agrees to recognise it, the implementation is actually more complicated. In fact, it involves changing an archaic French system, in which Intellectual Property was merely optional and accessory, into a full management tool that, today, is essential and decisive.
A new patent dispute on the horizon
A lawsuit has claimed that six leading technology firms have infringed patents for a process that turns text and images into pixels displayed on screens. The action was filed in a US court by Graphics Properties Holdings (GPH) - the company formerly known as the high-end computer maker Silicon Graphics.
Facebook purchases IBM patents
Facebook has confirmed it has bought some of IBM's intellectual property rights. The social network would not provide further detail, but Bloomberg has reported that the deal involved 750 patents involving software, networking and other technologies.
The importance of design
Sir Jonathan Ive is arguably one of the world’s most influential people. He is Apple’s Senior Vice President of Industrial Design. In a recent interview he shared his thoughts about the true importance of design and he gave his vision on what competitors are doing wrong.
Yahoo doesn’t LIKE Facebook
Yahoo sues Facebook over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, according to a copy of the lawsuit. The lawsuit marks the first major legal battle among technology giants in social media and is a major escalation of patent litigation that has already swept up the smart phone, tablet and high tech sectors.
