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German court dismisses 2 Apple-Samsung patent suitsNews from msnbc.com: MANNHEIM, Germany — A German court on Friday dismissed two cases brought by Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics against each other as part of a global battle for dominance in the market for smartphones and tablet devices. The decision by a regional court in Mannheim covered a [...]

The 5 Most Intriguing Patent Applications of 2011News from Toms Hardware: These are the 2011 patent applications you should be aware of. If you consider the fact that more than 220,000 patents will have been granted by the end of the year and even more patents were filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [...]

Apple win in patent case a setback for Google’s AndroidNews from Washington Post: Dec. 20 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. won a patent-infringement ruling that bans some HTC Corp. smartphones from the U.S. starting next year, bolstering efforts to prove that devices running Google Inc.’s Android operating system copy the iPhone. The U.S. International Trade Commission, [...]

ITC to Review Apple’s Patent Case against HTC News from Investor’s Business Daily: BEIJING, Aug 09, 2011 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) — The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced on this Monday that it would review the patent litigation put forward by Apple Inc. (AAPL) against HTC Corporation (taiex:2498). Apple accused HTC of [...]

Google Lashes Out Against Apple, Microsoft Patent “Conspiracy” News from Search Engine Land: Google’s Chief Legal Officer David Drummond has lashed out at rivals Apple, Microsoft, Oracle and unnamed others for waging what he says is “a hostile, organized campaign against Android,” using “bogus patents.” Drummond asserts that Google’s rivals have joined together in an [...]

HTC ‘dismayed’ by Apple’s bizarre patent allegations News from Register: HTC has snapped back at Apple’s second patent-infringement complaint over the Taiwanese manufacturer’s Android-based smartphones and tablets. “HTC is dismayed that Apple has resorted to competition in the courts rather than the market place,” HTC general counsel Grace Lei said in a canned statement. The [...]