Tag: patent
Bill passed to curb patent trolling
The issue of patent trolls has been around for a long time, and many companies have been on the receiving end of litigation from patent trolls that want to make a quick buck. One of the major challenges when dealing with patent trolls is that defending your position also costs money, which isn’t something that…
Newegg loses a patent dispute, ordered to pay $2.3 million
Newegg has won the fight against patent trolls before, but it loses this round. Next up will be the appeal. Jury: Newegg infringes Spangenberg patent, must pay $2.3 million TQP’s single patent is tied to a failed modem business run by Michael Jones, formerly president of Telequip. The company has acquired more than $45 million…
Rockstar, patent-holding firm partially owned by Apple and Microsoft, sues Google and Android device makers
John Gruber posted a very good piece on the on-going patent war. This latest lawsuit filed by Rockstar is an escalation of a patent war against Google and Android, not the start of it. Nobody looks good here — not Apple, not Microsoft, but certainly not Google either. Google started filing lawsuits based on Motorola…