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Google Triumphs Over Oracle in Patent Suit

The jury has handed Google a major win in its case with Oracle over whether the search giant violated patents by using some of Oracle's code for its Android apps, The Next Web reports.

By Adam Clark Estes

Apr 9, 2012

AOL Finally Figured Out a Way to Make Money

AOL shareholders must be beside themselves after the company offloaded over 800 patents to Microsoft in a deal worth about $1 billion.

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By Jeff Roberts, PaidContent

Mar 26, 2012

How Chicago, Not Silicon Valley, Is Controlling the Patent Debate

A new surge in patent lawsuits shows that Chicago, not Silicon Valley, is setting the rules for how patents should encourage innovation.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Mar 8, 2012

Dear Apple: Please Stop Suing Bankrupt Companies

We're starting to think that Apple is nothing but a big, rich bully.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 29, 2012

We're Dreaming of a 3D iPad

The fanboy blogs are abuzz with thinly sourced reports about what Apple will unveil at next Wednesday's new product party in San Francisco, but after reading some of Apple's recent patent filings, we have one of our own: iPad 3D.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 3, 2012

Germany Banned the iPhone and the World Did Not End

Two new patent-related lawsuits in Germany threaten to block sales of all available iPhone models except for the new 4S. Two new patent-related lawsuits in Germany threaten blocked the sale of all available iPhone models except for the new 4S -- for a few hours.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 19, 2011

HTC Isn't Fazed by Its Android Phones Being Banned in the U.S.

In the increasingly fierce smartphone patent wars, HTC is an underdog, and now that Apple's successfully won a ban on several HTC phones beginning on April 12, 2012, some wonder if the South Korean company can survive another fight.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 16, 2011

The Irony of Apple Buying iPhone Chips from a Samsung Plant in Texas

In an "exclusive" Reuters reports that Samsung makes Apple's iPhone chips in a Texas plant which is two parts surprising: first, the two companies have been spatting for months over patents and Apple is known mostly for manufacturing its iThings in Chinese factories where labor conditions don't exactly meet American conscience standards.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 28, 2011