The claims section of the new version of the patent starts off with: canceled) A recent ComputerWorld article has revealed new insights into Google’s news-ranking algorithm, based on information from a patent filed by Google in February 2012.
Interestingly, the company was granted a patent for a “Computer-implemented method and system for conducting a search of electronically stored information,” in July this year. The patent describes an “interactive targeting rule editor,” which...
Court of Appeals judge Richard Posner dismissed patent infringement claims from both Apple and Motorola in the U.S. Apple is still embroiled in ongoing legal action with Samsung, with both firms suing each other over patent infringement claims.
Last month Almunia suggested that the company should use its time wisely and save everyone from a long and drawn out investigation into its business practices, because his team already had a lot of cases, such as patent wars, already on the table.
Earlier this year, Google claimed victory in the case after a jury found the company not liable on most of the copyright infringement claims and denied all eight of Oracle's patent infringement charges.
While we are asserting patent claims of our own, we do so in response to Yahoo's short-sighted decision to attack one of its partners and prioritize litigation over innovation. Yahoo has asked for a two week extension in its patent lawsuit with...
It would have been desirable, but less than secondary, for Oracle to prevail on its patent claims," Mueller wrote in a blog post. Oracle itself made this set of priorities perfectly clear when it offered in mid-January to stay, or dismiss without...
The trial, which has already been running for nearly four weeks, was originally divided into three stages: the first examining copyright claims, the second patent claims, and the third potential damages.
Google has moved that its patent infringement case with Oracle be declared a mistrial following only partial findings of infringement from a San Francisco court. Oracle has contended that the platform is operating without proper licensing, while...
The company later made a second strategic transaction when it purchased a series of social networking patents from Microsoft to further strengthen its patent portfolio. The report claims that executives have been unable to devote the time necessary...
Page's claim that the system isn't vital to the firm comes as Google prepares to part with $12.5 billion for the purchase of Motorola, chiefly to take ownership of the firm's patent portfolio to help it fend off numerous patent lawsuits being...
Additionally, Facebook issued a categorical denial of a series of patent infringement claims filed by Yahoo. While we are asserting patent claims of our own, we do so in response to Yahoo's short-sighted decision to attack one of its partners and...
Oracle filed the original suit against Google for patent infringement in August 2010 claiming that Google "knowingly, directly and repeatedly infringed Oracle's Java-related intellectual property" and sought "appropriate remedies".
It isn't yet clear how useful the patent deal will be for Facebook, when it comes to defending itself against patent infringement claims. Facebook has bought 750 patents from IBM in a move that appears designed to bolster its ability to defend...
The latest: Google and Apple are facing a patent lawsuit for Street View technology used on the iPhone and iPad, while a urination image is causing legal troubles for Google in France. Google, Apple Sued Over Street View Mapping Patent
The stance taken by Yahoo could open up yet another swathe of litigation in the technology sector, where numerous firms including Google, Apple and Microsoft are embroiled in patent battles as firms look to impinge on competitors' ability to...
Apple has won a major patent victory over HTC and Android as the U.S. FTC affirmed the July patent ruling in Apple's favor. Meanwhile, UK telecommunications company BT has opened another patent case that targets a wide array of Google services and...
However, intellectual property analyst Florian Mueller argued that Schmidt's comments "totally ignore the basics of patent law", namely that Microsoft was first to the game with its patents. Patent law is a strict liability regime without an...
This whining strategy also backfired on Google when Google condemned the patent strategies of Microsoft, and others, in August. In the U.S.the FTC is investigating Google, thanks in part to claims by Microsoft.
Meanwhile, Acer and Viewsonic have signed patent licensing agreements with Microsoft. It's offense as a defense for HTC, who is currently being sued by Apple for patent infringement. Among other incentives, Google has long maintained that patent...
