U. of California Sues Facebook, Wal-Mart, Disney Over Patents September 13, 2012 By Sarah McBride A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more...
How Apple Outsmarted Samsung in Patent Dispute August 27, 2012 By Dan Levine and Poornima Gupta In August 2010, just a few months after Samsung Electronics launched its Galaxy smartphone, a team of Apple Inc. lawyers...
In Apple v. Samsung, Attention Turns to Alchemy of Damages August 23, 2012 By Dan Levine Between the hotshot designers and brainy engineers Apple Inc. questioned for three weeks in the company’s bitterly fought patent battle...
Jury to Begin Deliberating Patent Disputes Between Apple, Samsung August 22, 2012 By Dan Levine and Poornima Gupta Apple Inc.’s worldwide legal crusade against the Android mobile operating system drew toward a climax on Tuesday as the iPhone...
Monsanto Wins Patent Suit Against DuPont in Genetically Modified Seed Case August 2, 2012 By Carey Gillam Shares of Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, rose on Thursday and DuPont shares fell after Monsanto won a $1...
Apple Claims $2.5 Billion Damages in Samsung Patent Case July 25, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel Apple Inc. claims it is entitled to $2.525 billion of damages in its high-stakes battle against Samsung Electronics Co over...
Congress Looking to Rein In ‘Patent Trolls’ July 19, 2012 A relatively obscure government agency at the center of a high stakes battle between the companies that make smartphones –...
Judge Who Nixed Apple-Motorola Trial Questions Need for Software Patents July 5, 2012 By Dan Levine The U.S. judge who tossed out one of the biggest court cases in Apple Inc.’s smartphone technology battle is questioning...
Facebook Launches Patent Counterclaim Against Yahoo April 4, 2012 By Alexei Oreskovic and Dan Levine Facebook fired back on Tuesday in its legal battle with Yahoo by accusing the Web pioneer of infringing 10 of...
Yahoo Sues Facebook Over 10 Patents March 12, 2012 By Alexei Oreskovic and Dan Levine Yahoo Inc. sued Facebook Inc. over 10 patents that include methods and systems for advertising on the Web, opening the...