Motorola Mobility Seeks 2.25% of iPhone Sales for Patent License - The Mac Observer

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Motorola Mobility Seeks 2.25% of iPhone Sales for Patent License The Mac Observer According to Mr. Mueller, “[Apple] claims that MMI's standards-essential patents implemented by Qualcomm's baseband chip are exhausted, meaning Apple can't be sued because its supplier, Qualcomm, has a license. On the other hand, Apple apparently wants ... Apple seeks industry-wide principles for patent licensing in EuropeThe Next Web Apple wants uniform patent licensing in EuropeUbergizmo What is FRAND?ZDNet Australia all 78 news articles »

Apple patent throws wrench into Facebook plans - CBS News

Apple patent throws wrench into Facebook plans CBS News COMMENTARY A new patent awarded to Apple (AAPL) has the potential of locking Facebook out of an important area of growth: using credits to acquire such "media items" as songs, videos, images, e-books and podcasts. The definition of "digital asset" also ...

Focus: Government response to gene patenting inquiries - Allens Arthur Robinson

Focus: Government response to gene patenting inquiries Allens Arthur Robinson It states that the Government will develop legislation to modernise the definition of patentable subject matter in the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) and include an objectives provision in the Act. The response also endorses a number of recommendations ... and more »

Explained: Apple's not-so-secret favorite patent argument - CNET

Explained: Apple's not-so-secret favorite patent argument CNET by Roger Cheng February 3, 2012 12:43 PM PST Follow @RogerWCheng With patent lawsuits all the rage nowadays, one term is popping up more frequently: "frand." Frand--also known as "rand" in the US--is an obscure legal acronym that stands for "fair, ... and more »

Leading PaaS Provider OrangeScape Awarded Patent for Rules Engine - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Leading PaaS Provider OrangeScape Awarded Patent for Rules Engine San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The Patent is called "System and method of defining a hierarchical data model and related computation and instruction rules using spreadsheet like user interface". The invention is particularly aimed at simplifying business application development by ... and more »