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Patents, the word that was majorly used in legal wars in 2011 by IT manufacturing giants against each other is something all of them want to keep up with. In 2011, IBM remained at the number one position with 6180 patents to its credit, achieving this feat for the 19th time in a row. However, [...]

  Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy Nexus may remain free from the legal tussle between Apple and Samsung. Head of Samsung Mobile, JK Shin confirmed that they’ve started taking patents “very seriously” and have tried to avoid features on Galaxy Nexus that may infringe any patents. However, this does not mean Galaxy Nexus is free from [...]

  Samsung and Microsoft have entered into an agreement that will make Samsung pay royalties to Microsoft for every Android phone or tablet sold. In addition to the licensing agreement, both companies will also cross-license their patent portfolios. This is a huge announcement as Samsung is one of the largest Android manufacturer and has agreed [...]

  It was a busy day for lawyers representing Samsung and Apple as a hearing for patent infringements was held in two different countries. In Australia, Apple has reportedly reduced the number of patent infringements after Samsung submitted a prototype of the Australia-specific Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apple claims the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 still infringes [...]

  Apple has now sued Samsung in Japan’s Tokyo District Court. Just like the lawsuits in other countries, Apple is accusing Samsung Japan and Samsung Telecommunications Japan of infringing iPhone and iPad related patents with the range of Galaxy devices. Apple is also seeking 100 million yen in damages. Samsung had already sued Apple in [...]

  Samsung is reportedly interested in buying InterDigital Inc.’s patent portfolio, according to two Bloomberg sources. In addition to Samsung, Google and Apple are also talking to InterDigital Inc. privately to buy the patents. InterDigital holds about 8,800 patents related to mobile technologies and is used in many Android devices, iPhone and few BlackBerry smartphones. [...]

  As hinted previously, Samsung has sued Apple over 10 patent infringements in different countries. Samsung has filed a lawsuit citing 5 patent infringements in South Korea, another suit in Tokyo, Japan for two patent infringements and another one in Mannheim, Germany for 3 patent infringements. There are no intrinsic details about the infringed patents [...]

  Samsung has announced to enter into a patent cross-licensing agreement with IBM. Although specific terms and conditions are not disclosed, the agreement will allow both the companies to gain access to each other’s patent portfolio that can be used by them to develop new products. This licensing agreement will help both companies expedite innovation [...]

  Not all patented ideas are realized into a real product but it’s interesting to see Samsung’s vision for the tablet form factor. They have filed a patent for a “Mobile terminal having dual touch screen and method of controlling content therein.” The basic idea seems that when dual touchscreens are touched, they respond to [...]

  This sure has taken its time but Samsung and Sharp have finally reached a settlement over LCD patents. Both companies have decided to drop lawsuits and patent infringement litigation in US, Japan, Korea and Europe which they were fighting since 2007. They haven’t disclosed the financial agreements but has confirmed to use all the [...]