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 and would include one or more...
A recently awarded Google patent talks about a "sentiment score" as a consideration of rankability. In a patent filed by Yahoo a few years back, (and excellently uncovered and covered by Bill Slawski) signals for success include site engagement...
In February of 2012, a new version of the Google patent was published as a pending application. A recent ComputerWorld article has revealed new insights into Google’s news-ranking algorithm, based on information from a patent filed by Google in...
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.
Patent numbers 6775664 and 6314420 are based on a technology that allows search engines to work concurrently with advertisement systems. Vringo made headlines last November when it successfully sued Google and AOL for damages based on online search...
The search giant spent its funds lobbying the U.S.government on patent, antitrust, and telecommunications issues. Google spent more on U.S.lobbying efforts than any other technology firm in America, according to statistics from the Center for...
A 2004 patent application by Google suggested they planned on assigning greater relevance to links in such positions and I wrote a little more about personalized PageRank in “Is Google Afraid of the Big Bad Wolfram?
This has led to numerous high-profile patent cases between Apple and manufacturers using Android, notably Samsung, on issues of design and software. Schmidt said he found the patent battles upsetting, calling them "death" for the industry.
District Court Judge William Alsup said Google "failed to comply" with his order of August 7 in the firm's patent litigation with enterprise database and applications vendor Oracle. While Google failed to comply with the order regarding the media...
Google's Motorola Mobility division has filed a patent infringement claim against Apple over the Siri voice control and location-based services used on iPhones and iPads. We would like to settle these patent matters, but Apple's unwillingness to...
Apple has sued a number of Android handset vendors over alleged patent infringement, and former Apple chief Steve Jobs famously vowed to go "thermonuclear war" to beat Google in the mobile space. In a statement provided to V3, the company said that...
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.
Google's Chrome Mobile Browser directly infringes the patent by displaying mobile web pages on smartphones and tablets using EMG's patented simplified navigation system, which permits users to navigate a touch-screen with unique inputs," said...
While the $4 million bill wouldn't pose any significant financial damage to Oracle, the filing adds salt to Oracle's wounds following its failed attempt to win damages from Google for copyright and patent infringement.
Google-Oracle Jury Begins Deliberations in Patent Case The patent portion of the trial represented a far less important phase than the copyright matter, according to Florian Mueller, an intellectual property expert and activist who has closely...
Google-Oracle Jury Begins Deliberations in Patent Case 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...
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...
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 high-profile patent infringement battle between Google and Oracle has entered jury deliberations. Andy Rubin s $3 Million Offer to Settle Patent Dispute The juror panel will now decide whether Google infringed on Oracle's Java patents in...
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...
