A patent holding company has wound up with a patent that appears to cover the transmission of books via the Internet, and (after settling with Google) now has Oprah Winfrey's book club in its sights. read more » DiscussBury
Synthesized controversyThe US Patent and Trademark Office has granted a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation to reexamine a controversial patent that covers the distribution of certain types read more » DiscussBury
Complains to EC over IPComNokia has lodged a complaint with the European Commission, claiming that IPCom is abusing mobile patents originally owned by Bosch that are already the subject of legal acti read more » DiscussBury
'We own the touchy, feely internet'An IP-squatting firm is suing Oprah Winfrey's production company and Sony Electronics over patent infringement for using and promoting software that displays books read more » DiscussBury
"A small networking services company was recently granted a patent covering the use of representational icons in an operating system. What follows next should be no surprise: a lawsuit delivered to. read more » DiscussBury
"Sprint's plans to build a first-mover advantage when it comes to rolling out the next generation of wireless technology may have hit a speed bump in the form of a suit that says the company, along read more » DiscussBury
"The U.S. International Trade Commission agreed to investigate Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics based on a complaint filed by Eastman Kodak." read more » DiscussBury
"A group called Linux Defenders has been organized by a number of leading open source groups with the goal of protecting Linux and other open projects from running afoul of software patents." read more » DiscussBury
