Intellectual Property

Nintendo Wins Wii Patent Disputes Japanese game giant prevails in two separate patent claims related to the Wii console. The first against Creative Kingdoms for its four US patents US…

RPX buys Apple-backed Rockstar patents for $900 million Patent risk management company RPX Corp said on Tuesday that it would buy more than 4,000 patents still owned by Rockstar Consortium,…

Continental Automotive GmbH filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) petition on Tuesday December 23, 2014 against NETLATCH, LLC for patent US5530431   DISH Network L.L.C. filed an Inter Partes Review…

China Said to Push Qualcomm to Lower Patent Fees for Phonemakers China wants Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) to accept lower royalty payments for technology used by domestic smartphone manufacturers, people familiar…

Amazon.com, Inc. filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) petition on Monday December 22, 2014 against Appistry Inc. for patent US8200746   Apple Inc. filed Nineteen Inter Partes Review (IPR) petitions…

Black & Decker (US) Inc.; Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. filed Two Inter Partes Review (IPR) petitions on Friday December 19, 2014 against CDC LARUE INDUSTRIES, INC. for patent US7082640…

RANBAXY LABORATORIES LTD and RANBAXY INC. Filed an Inter Partes Review (IPR) petition on Thursday December 18, 2014 against ADAMAS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. for patent US8362085   MORRIS & ASSOCIATES, INC.…

Netflix wins Open TV patent suit The District Court of the Hague in the Netherlands has rejected a patent suit from Kudelski’s Open TV. In the suit, which was launched…