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Apple, Google said to be pooling $500+ million for Kodak patents
Apple and Google are indeed teaming up to make a bigger offer to buy Kodak's digital imaging patents, according to sources speaking to Bloomberg. The companies reportedly joined their two independent consortiums—which had been...USPTO may invalidate another of Apple’s key multitouch patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a first Office action declaring all twenty claims of one of Apple's key multitouch patents invalid. The decision that was filed Monday isn't final, but...Apple-HTC settlement unsealed: No “cloned products,” no helping trolls
flickr / BeauGiles In advance of today's Apple v. Samsung hearing, Samsung filed a key document it fought hard to acquire—Apple's recent patent settlement with HTC. The 143-page settlement is heavily redacted,...Supreme Court to Decide if Human Genes Are Patentable
The Supreme Court announced Friday it would review a case testing whether human genes may be patented, in a dispute weighing patents associated with human genes known to detect early signs of breast and...Seeking to head off Samsung argument, Apple shortens a patent term
Apple agreed to limit the term of one of the patents it used to win a $1.05 billion jury verdict against Samsung. The company filed a so-called "terminal disclaimer" with the patent office today....Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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