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Some tech groups are beginning to worry that major IT industry priorities, including patent reform, may lose out to other priorities in the U.S. Congress this year. read more »
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MercExchange and eBay have settled a patent dispute that in 2006 was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case, the Supreme Court sided with the online auction house in what is considered to be an important ruling on intellectual property. read more »
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The Business Software Alliance wants the U.S. Congress to pass a patent reform bill and executives at the trade group say they're optimistic that the legislation will move forward in the Senate soon. read more »
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ZapMedia on Wednesday sued Apple alleging the company's iTunes Store is using patented technologies for distributing digital media over the Internet. read more »
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Asustek Computer has filed suit against IBM over alleged infringement of two patents, just a few months after IBM filed a similar action against the Taiwanese company earlier this year. read more »
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IBM believes it will prevail both with the U.S. International Trade Commission and in U.S. courts in a patent spat with Asustek Computer of Taiwan. read more »
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Microsoft has been dealt a blow by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), which says Alcatel-Lucent has not violated patents related to unified communications. read more »
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PC vendors Hewlett-Packard and Acer on Monday announced the settlement of all patent disputes between them, putting to rest three federal court cases and two investigations by the U.S. International Trade Commission. read more »
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Red Hat has settled patent infringement claims brought against it by Firestar Software and DataTern, the company announced Wednesday. read more »
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SAP has agreed to pay i2 Technologies, maker of SCM (supply chain management) software, $83.3 million to settle a patent claim i2 brought against the enterprise software maker. read more »
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Mobile e-mail and calendar vendor Visto has chalked up one legal win as it heads toward a patent-infringement trial against Research In Motion that is set to begin on Monday. read more »
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