03.01.17 Business IBM somehow got a patent for an Out-Of-Office email system Please do not invent another dumb work acronym to get around this. By D. Lumb, 03.01.17 save Save share
10.01.16 10.01.16 in Business Apple loses FaceTime patent retrial, ordered to pay $302.4 million It's the third time Apple has faced off against VirnetX over patents covering secure communications. By R. Lawler, 10.01.16 save Save share View
08.24.16 08.24.16 in Personal Computing Startup uses algorithms to fund civil lawsuits Legalist uses historical data to determine which cases are likely to pay off. By J. Fingas, 08.24.16 save Save share View
08.02.16 08.02.16 in Business Apple won't have to pay a patent troll $625 million after all A judge ordered a retrial, saying references to an earlier case prejudiced the jury. By S. Dent, 08.02.16 save Save share View
03.31.16 03.31.16 in Business Samsung could help Apple avoid large patent payout The Cupertino firm's one step closer to avoiding a costly fine thanks, in part, to its Korean rival. By J. Trew, 03.31.16 save Save share View
03.26.16 03.26.16 in Politics One of the most profitable patent trolls has been defanged The Patent Trademark and Appeals Board rules that Uniloc's 'software activation' patent is invalid. By T. Seppala, 03.26.16 save Save share View
02.03.16 02.03.16 in Internet Apple ordered to pay $625 million in FaceTime patent lawsuit VirnetX's quest to profit from others' success is paying off. By J. Fingas, 02.03.16 save Save share View
06.11.15 06.11.15 Texas judges make it harder to fight patent trolls Federal courts might have made it harder for patent trolls to sue over vague ideas, but the Easter... By J. Fingas, 06.11.15 save Save share View
04.11.15 04.11.15 Podcasts are safer after the EFF helps gut a patent troll Personal Audio has been threatening the podcast world for a while -- the longtime patent troll cla... By J. Fingas, 04.11.15 save Save share View
02.25.15 02.25.15 Apple ordered to pay $532.9 million to an iTunes patent troll (update) Despite attempts to curb patent trolls, at least some of them are getting lucky -- and this week,... By J. Fingas, 02.25.15 save Save share View
