Just like with search patents. Google has filed for a patent, which, if developed, could bring a wearable smartwatch device to its hardware lines. The patent application, filed with the US PTO, describes a device that would be placed on a wristband...
Patents are a lot of interesting ideas, so you can see a lot of stuff mentioned in them, but don’t take it as an automatic golden truth that we are doing any particular thing mentioned in a patent,” he said.
Google acquired the six patents at issue when it bought Motorola Mobility. Microsoft beats Google in patent ruling over Xbox technology – the InquirerMicrosoft has won a $1.8 million ruling in the first of two patent lawsuits against Google's...
After the conclusion of the FTC investigation, Google voluntarily made changes to some of its practices, including how it handles search and patent issues and agreeing not to sue willing licensees over standard essential patents.
Vringo made headlines last November when it successfully sued Google and AOL for damages based on online search-related patents. Microsoft has become the latest company to face a suit from Vringo subsidiary Innovate/Protect (I/P) engine over search...
Authorship Patents Especially if you read the patents on Authorship and Content which states; Read the patents and you can see this is not only possible, but the patents discuss it. Remember Eric Schmidt mentioning people needing multiple...
There are estimates there are some 200,000 patents that cover devices in the market so we are seeing fight after fight based on prior art and in every case there is some prior art that invalidates a patent," he said.
In Alsup's original ruling, he ordered Google and Oracle to hand over the names of journalists and bloggers they paid during the Java copyrights and patents lawsuit by August 17. District Court Judge William Alsup said Google "failed to comply...
Motorola is reportedly claiming that Apple devices, including the iPhone and iPad, infringe seven of its patents, including location reminders, email notifications, video players, and Apple's Siri voice assistant feature.
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that Google's Chrome web browser infringes patents relating to its zooming and scrolling functions. Google's Chrome Mobile Browser directly infringes the patent by displaying mobile web...
The] jury verdict that Android does not infringe Oracle’s patents was a victory not just for Google but the entire Android ecosystem," Google said in a statement. A U.S.federal court jury ruled that the company did not infringe on Oracle patents...
Some of the most interesting Google patents were the series on historical elements. Google spam patents: It wouldn't hurt to keep a tinfoil hat handy as well… Look no further than this Microsoft patent that talks about spying on SEO forums.
I didn't like some of the definitions of the "fair use" factors, such as what does or does not constitute "transformative" use (again, the hurdle for "fair use" is actually a higher one than what the jury instructions made it appear to be...
Yahoo is also involved in a patent dispute with Facebook, the threat of which forced Facebook to buy $550 million in patents from Microsoft. A rudimentary Google search reveals a Stonehill College alumni announcement stating that Thompson's degree...
The juror panel will now decide whether Google infringed on Oracle's Java patents in developing its Android mobile platform. The hearing has also provided insight to the inner workings of both Google and Sun, with evidence and testimony suggesting...
Google promises the new integration means patent searches will load twice as fast, feature Google Doodles, and "soon" expand to include patents from other countries. Rather, the Patent Search homepage is being redirected to Google.com.
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. Facebook's IPO has become the most eagerly-anticipated public offering since...
Those 300 additional patents and patent applications will be non-exclusive to Microsoft, however. Is Microsoft planning something against Google with its new arsenal of patents? Microsoft and Google do have a history of battling over patents.
Facebook alleges that Yahoo was infringing on 10 of its patents related to the operation of its web services and social networking. From the outset, we said we would defend ourselves vigorously against Yahoo's lawsuit, and today we filed our answer...
Ahead of an upcoming trial in April over claims that Google's Android operating system has infringed on Java patents, Google has offered to pay Oracle $3 million plus a portion of its Android platform revenue in an attempt to reach a settlement...
