Google infringes a Linux-related patent and awarded $5 million to Bedrock Computer Technologies, which holds a patent on a portion of the Linux kernel. Besides Google, Bedrock also sued Softlayer Technologies, CitiWare Technology Solutions, Yahoo!, MySpace, Amazon.com, PayPal, Match.com, AOL and the CME Group – but Google was the first to go to trial. Source: […]
Google lost a lawsuit in Texas that raising concern that the Internet giant could face more such claims. A federal jury last week awarded Linux patent-holder Bedrock Computer Technologies $5 million in patent infringement case. It may be the first such award over the Linux kernel that is at the core of the open-source operating […]
Dish Network, TiVo Settle Patent Infringement Lawsuit for $500 Million On October 6, the US Patent and Trademark Office affirmed TiVo’s patent for Time Warp, a DVR system that allows a user to store broadcast programs while simultaneously watching another program. Source: ipbrief.net October 6, 2010
Microsoft Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit with BackWeb.Microsoft settled an intellectual property lawsuit with BackWeb, which specializes in communications software technology, on June 3. In 2009, BackWeb alleged that Microsoft’s BITS and Windows Update applications had infringed on its patents related to file-transfer technology. BackWeb will license its patents to Microsoft, but financial terms of the […]
VirnetX announced that it has launched another lawsuit against Microsoft, this time claiming that the same patent violations found in Windows XP and Vista from the first suit also exist in Windows 7 and Windows Server. Microsoft was previously found to be willfully violating thier patents and the jury awarded VirnetX damages of $105.75 million. […]
Acacia wins $12.4M patent judgment against Yahoo. A subsidiary of Acacia Research Corp (None practicing entity, NPE) received a $12.4 million judgment in a patent lawsuit against Yahoo Inc. The judgment for Newport Beach-based Acacia Creative Internet Advertising Corp. stems from a May 15, 2009 trial verdict. In the final judgment signed Feb. 1, the […]
Google Sued for Patent Infringement Over Chrome Courgette. The complaint filed by Red Bend in the United States Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleges that the Google Chrome browser. Source: ipwatchdog.com October 26, 2009
Google is being sued for patent infringement by a company called Personalized User Model (PUM), which has patents issued in 2005 and 2008 which cover search personalization. The 2005 patent, “Automatic, personalized online information and product services,” was expanded in the 2008 patent. The complaint alleges that Google’s iGoogle service, its personalized advertising technology, and […]
Research In Motion will pay $267.5 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit with Visto Corp., Visto makes mobile software for email and messaging. Its customers include Microsoft, Nokia and Palm. Source: businessinsider.com Jul. 16, 2009,