Patents News

Apple and Samsung's companies' top executives are meeting in court-ordered settlement talks over patent infringements, but recent rulings against Motorola and HTC may scare Samsung into submission.

Apple and HTC's legal battles are heating up again, and the excessive litigation is hurting HTC's strategy to compete while raising questions about patents and the U.S. legal system.

The jury ruled Google infringed on Oracle's Java language, but failed to reach a decision on whether the software fell under fair use laws, giving Google breathing room to fight back.

Samsung will have the advantage in the next wave of patent battles, as 4G technology becomes mainstream and legal wars shift accordingly.

The top execs of Apple and Samsung will meet to resolve a patent infringement case, the first move towards a detente in one of technology's most complicated legal battles.

Google and Oracle head to trial in a landmark patent infringement case that may hamstring Android's fortunes in the mobile market.

Microsoft is adding to its patent portfolio with a major purchase from AOL, as the company braces for continued battles with Android in the smartphone market.

Apple filed a patent, allowing users to unlock their iPhones and iPads with their face, paving the way for advanced facial recognition to future devices.

Android is heading to trial, after Oracle and Google failed to reach a settlement in a dispute alleging Google's mobile OS infringes on Oracle's ownership of Java patents.

Apple's new iPad sold well despite a few glitches while Google dealt with privacy lawsuits and fickle app developers. Meanwhile, Twitter turned six years-old and social networking got less private.

Facebook purchased hundreds of patents from IBM, expanding its patent portfolio armor at a time when social media is beginning the latest legal property rights battle.

Google now holds a U.S. patent for a technology that allows it to use "environmental factors" recorded through users' cell phones to offer personal ads, raising privacy concerns that could scare off some customers.

Nokia patented a body tattoo with magnetic ink connected to its smartphones, as science and technology merge in innovative and strange new ways.

Apple released the new iPad to eager crowds on Friday, as Google stumbles to keep pace with Android.

Google and Oracle will go to trial on April 16, a potentially landmark patent case in the wider legal battle against Android.