Apple patents tech that rotates phone mid-air to break fall

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 19:54

The phone will be able to detect that it is rapidly falling downwards and identify its distance and angle from the ground.

Ericsson agrees to end patent dispute with Samsung

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 16:49

Ericsson said on Monday it had signed a cross- licensing deal with Samsung Electronics Co, ending a long-running patent dispute and boosting fourth-quarter sales by 4.2 billion crowns.

Samsung, Google announce global patent agreement

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 09:43

Google Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which are frequently involved in patent infringement lawsuits but not against each other, announced on Sunday that they have reached a global patent cross-licensing agreement.

Google, Samsung announce global patent agreement

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 08:05

Google Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which are frequently involved in patent infringement lawsuits but not against each other, announced on Sunday that they have reached a global patent cross-licensing agreement.

Google patents ad tech linking online ads to discounted taxi rides

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 12:59

Google has reportedly patented a method of linking online ads to free or discounted taxi rides to the advertising restaurant, shop and entertainment venue.

European office upholds 3G patent disputed by Nokia, HTC, Apple

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 10:01

According to the patent owner IPCom, the patent is standard-essential within the UMTS and LTE standards, and its use is mandatory for 3G standards, PCWorld reports.

IBM leads tech patent filings in 2013, Google accelerates

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 13:39

IBM has retained its patent crown in 2013, while Google climbed to No. 11 in the rankings.

Apple loses bid to block antitrust monitorship

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 11:16

Apple Inc lost a bid on Monday to block an antitrust monitor appointed after a judge`s finding that the company conspired to fix e-book prices.

Apple, Samsung CEOs agree to mediation in US patent fight

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 09:01

Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics have agreed to attend a mediation session to be held on or before February 19, as they prepare to clash in court in March over smartphone patents.

Software patents may soon be history!

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:05

However, if the Supreme Court upholds the ruling it could potentially make existing software patents null and void or make them more difficult to defend in lawsuits.

Apple spent over $60 million on US lawyers against Samsung

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 09:48

Apple Inc has paid its leading outside law firm approximately USD 60 million to wage patent litigation against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a California federal court, according to Apple legal documents filed late on Thursday.