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. […]
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Samsung sues Apple for 10 patent infringements
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 enters into a cross-licensing agreement with IBM
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 […]
Samsung patent reveals a tablet with two touchscreens – front and back
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 […]
Samsung and Sharp settle LCD infringement disputes
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 […]