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Motorola's initial demand letters to Microsoft -- ultimatum or "let’s get things started"? 27 Aug 2013 | 03:43 pm
The Microsoft v. Motorola FRAND breach trial that started yesterday in Seattle gets considerably less media attention than certain California trials (Oracle v. Google and Apple v. Samsung) received, b...
Samsung says Ericsson is "seeking billions more" than under previous patent license agreements 26 Aug 2013 | 11:51 pm
The Microsoft v. Motorola FRAND trial in the Western District of Washington has just started (parties' counsel are questioning potential jurors as I start to write this post), but FRAND disputes are g...
Judge allows but restricts references to FRAND rate-setting decision in Microsoft-Google jury trial 26 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
The Microsoft v. Motorola breach-of-FRAND-contract jury trial will start today in Seattle (Western District of Washington). On Sunday, Judge James Robart ruled on the parties' right to refer to his fa...
Starting Monday: the jury trial that wouldn't have to be held if not for Google's patent schizophrenia 25 Aug 2013 | 10:45 pm
Tomorrow (Monday, August 26, 2013) the Microsoft v. Motorola breach-of-FRAND-contract trial will kick off in Seattle (Western District of Washington), with Judge James Robart of worldwide enforcement-...
Judge Koh denies Samsung motions to delay Apple's November retrial on damages 23 Aug 2013 | 09:34 am
On Thursday evening local time, Judge Lucy Koh, the federal judge presiding over two Apple v. Samsung lawsuits in the Northern District of California, entered a case management order that summarizes h...
Verizon, advertising agencies and Ford can't participate in Google-Apple appellate hearing 22 Aug 2013 | 09:08 pm
Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a motion by Verizon, the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Ford Motor Company to participate in the September...
USPTO decides to reexamine Apple patent on missed telephone call management 22 Aug 2013 | 12:57 am
The previous post was about USPTO determinations to reexamine two iPhone design patents, and here's another reexamination that was granted this month. On August 16, the USPTO ordered the reexamination...
Two iPhone design patents Apple asserted against Samsung are now being reexamined by the USPTO 22 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
Today there will be a key hearing, styled as a "case management conference", before Judge Lucy Koh, relating to the first of two Apple v. Samsung lawsuits pending in her district. Samsung's objective ...
ITC lets Nokia assert another patent against HTC's Android devices in recently-launched investigation 19 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
On July 23 I reported on a Nokia motion to amend its second ITC complaint against HTC, the investigation of which is in the relatively early stages. Nokia had originally asserted U.S. Patent No. 7,366...
Google makes 'defensive suspension' argument in FRAND contract dispute with Microsoft 19 Aug 2013 | 12:05 pm
In one week from today, the Microsoft v. Motorola breach-of-FRAND-contract trial in the Western District of Washington will start. And one week ago, Judge James Robart, the federal judge presiding ove...
