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It is difficult to enter to old business as a new player. Incumbents will do what ever it takes to make entry barrier as high as possible. Google tried to solve the patent problem first with Nortel deal (6000 patents … Continue reading →

Lodsys Ltd added Rovio Oy on the patent infringement law suit on 21st July 2011. Based on compliant following patents are in line: 1. US 7,620,565 “Customer-based product design module” filed in August 25 2006. first claim: 1. A unit, … Continue reading →

Nortel patent portfolio of about 6000 (families??) of patents was sold in auction for impressive 4.5 Billion USD on 27.6.2011. Google was expected to be one to get the portfolio initially. “WASHINGTON — Internet giant Google said Monday it is bidding … Continue reading →

Apple and Nokia decided to settle all the cases for now. Apple pays one-time payment + ongoing royalties. Impact on the stock chart shown below. Looks like there was some initial impact but end of day trading showed about -0.5% … Continue reading →

Here is list of the issued US patents Google got from Modu in the transaction of USD 4.9M. Us issued cases: PAT. NO. Title 1 7,899,946 Audio and USB multiplexing 2 7,899,443 Multi-access solid state memory devices and a telephone … Continue reading →

Things move slowly, but well slowly.. after about 50 years of discussion one more step forward was taken 15th March 2011 by European Council. The Council approved enhanced cooperation among 25 (out of 27) of the EU member states, in … Continue reading →

Motorola has >20000 patents in US. Such huge portfolio seems to have everything. In November 2010 Motorola went after OS vendor Microsoft with total of 16 patents in three separate suits. From Motorola press: “The Motorola patents directed to PC … Continue reading →

Here a collection of The Mobile patent wars ala Alan Moore. Good reading. The Mobile patent wars [3] Interesting development shortly after my last two posts on mobile marketing and patents (here), (here). Legal battles between Apple and Nokia have … Continue reading →

From patent strategy point of view here is nice proof that you do not have to invent everything in house but can also make some strategic acquisitions in patent domain. Here is a list of patents Apple is using against … Continue reading →

Here are the abstracts of Apple patents validated in Finland. There are at least few which are clearly in mobile domain. EP1032919 talks about motion sensor technology in handheld device. This patent has interesting history since it is not invented … Continue reading →