Apple patent troll strikes again with FaceTime lawsuitRemember Uniloc? It's back, and it wants some of Apple's cash.By D. Cooper, 10.19.2018TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Nikola (Motors) is suing Tesla (updated)Oh the irony. By T. Seppala, 05.02.2018TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
CBS is suing someone for posting a 'Gunsmoke' screenshot onlineCBS shows the world how petty its legal department is.By T. Seppala, 11.02.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Apple ordered to pay $440 million to FaceTime patent trollVirnetX still can't declare victory, though.By J. Fingas, 10.16.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Federal court steps in to protect podcasts from patent trollPersonal Audio may have been permanently silenced.By S. Shah, 08.08.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
IBM somehow got a patent for an Out-Of-Office email systemPlease do not invent another dumb work acronym to get around this.By D. Lumb, 03.01.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Apple loses FaceTime patent retrial, ordered to pay $302.4 millionIt's the third time Apple has faced off against VirnetX over patents covering secure communications.By R. Lawler, 10.01.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Startup uses algorithms to fund civil lawsuitsLegalist uses historical data to determine which cases are likely to pay off.By J. Fingas, 08.24.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Apple won't have to pay a patent troll $625 million after allA judge ordered a retrial, saying references to an earlier case prejudiced the jury.By S. Dent, 08.02.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Samsung could help Apple avoid large patent payoutThe Cupertino firm's one step closer to avoiding a costly fine thanks, in part, to its Korean rival.By J. Trew, 03.31.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
One of the most profitable patent trolls has been defangedThe Patent Trademark and Appeals Board rules that Uniloc's 'software activation' patent is invalid.By T. Seppala, 03.26.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Apple ordered to pay $625 million in FaceTime patent lawsuitVirnetX's quest to profit from others' success is paying off.By J. Fingas, 02.03.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Texas judges make it harder to fight patent trollsBy J. Fingas, 06.11.2015TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Podcasts are safer after the EFF helps gut a patent trollBy J. Fingas, 04.11.2015TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Apple ordered to pay $532.9 million to an iTunes patent troll (update)By J. Fingas, 02.25.2015TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Google, Dropbox, Canon and others team up to disarm future patent trollsBy S. Buckley, 07.09.2014TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
White House offers new web tools to help fight patent trollsBy J. Fingas, 02.21.2014TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Judge tosses out Apple's motion regarding LodsysBy I. Hoffman, 09.30.2013TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
The FTC wants your thoughts on proposed patent troll investigationBy Z. Lutz, 09.28.2013TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare