August 22, 2012 at 3:45PM Toshiba / Samsung joint venture hit with lawsuit by LG over DVD+RW/RAM patents
August 21, 2012 at 3:49PM Microsoft earns patent for claimed wireless charging improvement, pad with info screen
August 15, 2012 at 2:51AM Google Patents search gets upgrade, now filled with prior art and European patent goodness
August 14, 2012 at 1:21PM Sony patents a two-way folding device, wants you to have extra screen real estate where you need it
August 13, 2012 at 11:11PM Samsung's defense against Apple patents begins with DiamondTouch table, LiveTile UI prior art
August 13, 2012 at 7:52PM Judge cuts international Galaxy S and S II, Galaxy Ace from Apple lawsuit against Samsung
August 10, 2012 at 11:10PM Apple details 2010 presentation to Samsung on Android patent infringement, licensing offer
August 7, 2012 at 1:06PM Microsoft and Sharp strike licensing deal for use of exFAT technology in Android-based devices
August 7, 2012 at 12:46PM Apple lands patent for NFC-ready shopping app, could make impulse spending an iPhone tap away
August 7, 2012 at 9:59AM Google gets patent for eye tracking-based unlock system, shifty looks get you access
August 2, 2012 at 9:32PM Honeywell next up to get a patent license from Microsoft, goes the Android handheld route
July 31, 2012 at 7:34PM Apple patents iOS 5's exposure metering based on face detection, keeps friends in full view
July 24, 2012 at 5:27AM Apple wins 'EU-wide' injunction against Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, denied on 10.1 ban
July 23, 2012 at 10:42AM Judge calls Samsung vs. Apple 3G suit 'ridiculous,' suggests mediation instead
July 19, 2012 at 11:33AM RIM applies for patent on detecting emotion in messaging, wants you chilled while you BBM
July 17, 2012 at 10:13PM RIM gets patent for logic-based text prediction, BlackBerry 10 keyboard now preserved for the ages (update: not so ambitious)
July 11, 2012 at 12:28PM RIM patent uses motion, CAPTCHAs to stop texting while driving, shows a fine appreciation of irony
July 10, 2012 at 11:28AM Apple nabs patent for NFC-based travel check-in, doesn't quell NFC iPhone rumors just yet
July 9, 2012 at 5:11PM Noise Free Wireless alleges Apple is tone deaf over sound reduction patent, files lawsuit to match
July 6, 2012 at 5:08PM Samsung gets temporary stay on Galaxy Nexus ban in US while waiting for Apple response
July 6, 2012 at 9:40AM Apple still trying for water damage indicator patent, drop-prone device owners twitch (update: granted)
July 5, 2012 at 12:37PM Apple sued by Shanghai firm for allegedly treading on patent with Siri, may say 'ni hao' in court
July 3, 2012 at 8:26PM Samsung denied: Judge Koh declines to lift injunction against Galaxy Nexus, but Google's got a workaround
July 2, 2012 at 12:38PM Nokia claims Nexus 7 treads on its WiFi patents, wants a little dough for that Jelly Bean (updated: Nokia statement)
June 30, 2012 at 5:51PM Microsoft catches a break: ITC remands Motorola case, Xbox 360 dodges at least a 2012 ban
June 29, 2012 at 6:12PM Apple lands preliminary ban against Samsung Galaxy Nexus in the US (update: search patent the key)
June 22, 2012 at 6:11PM Sony patent filing for glasses would share data face to face, carry more than a hint of Project Glass
June 22, 2012 at 4:23PM Apple hits HTC with counterclaim lawsuit for failure to FRAND license 4G patents
June 21, 2012 at 11:42AM Google files for a patent on peer-to-peer location finding, says cell tower triangulation is for chumps
June 18, 2012 at 2:37PM Google completes buyout of Magnolia Broadband patents, puts a little extra protection under its belt
June 18, 2012 at 1:19PM InterDigital sells nearly 2,000 wireless patents to Intel, pockets $375 million
June 15, 2012 at 12:33PM Samsung files a patent for a capacitive stylus with NFC and headset, your next C-Pen may get talkative
June 15, 2012 at 12:55AM Nokia patent filing uses steering wheel touch for media controls, turns your radio on with that lovin' feeling
June 14, 2012 at 4:19PM Judge puts Apple vs. Motorola hearing back on deck, asks the two to put up or shut up
June 14, 2012 at 1:36PM Apple files for a patent on an iPhone with swappable lenses, picky mobile photographers rejoice
June 14, 2012 at 10:00AM InterDigital's Bill Merritt on patent trolls, standards development and disputes with the big boys
June 13, 2012 at 11:17PM HTC drops federal appeal of ITC complaint exonerating Apple, more arrows remain in the quiver
June 13, 2012 at 4:19PM Kodak can't dismiss Apple's claims on patents, gets clearance to sell those patents regardless
June 7, 2012 at 6:24PM FTC tells ITC that bans over standards-based patents aren't kosher, looks warily at Motorola and Samsung
June 4, 2012 at 3:27PM Oracle sues Lodsys to squash its patents, deals in ironic reversals of fortune
May 31, 2012 at 6:42PM Google lobs antitrust complaint against Microsoft, Nokia in EU, claims they're playing patent footsie (updated)
May 30, 2012 at 2:33PM Intellectual Ventures' Nathan Myhrvold defends patent trolling, calls tech industry immature