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Do software patents stifle innovation?
Software patents are stifling innovation and should not be applied to computational information processing, according to a Victorian software developer.
By Stephanie McDonald | 18 May, 2012 08:00
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What's at stake in Oracle v. Google?
The stakes in Oracle's lawsuit against Google over Android are high for developers, with the recent finding by a jury that Google infringed Oracle's Java copyrights by, among other things, implementing Java's application programming interfaces (APIs] for Android.
By Rohan Pearce | 11 May, 2012 16:16
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Microsoft, Apple free to flex Nortel patent muscles
Apple, Microsoft and a handful of other tech companies are now free to license $US4.5 billion in patents they bought at auction last year from bankrupt Nortel, which could open up a can of worms for companies using technology covered by the patents.
By Tim Greene | 16 March, 2012 02:32
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Apple v Samsung case set for 8 March
An official early final hearing date has been set in the Federal Court for the case brought against Apple by Samsung, in which the latter is seeking to ban the sale of the iPhone 4S in Australia.
By Chloe Herrick | 18 November, 2011 14:53
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Samsung files injunction against iPhone 4S
Samsung says it will file court injunctions in France and Italy seeking to block the sale of Apple's latest iPhone amid an intensifying patent fight between the smartphone giants.
By AAP | 06 October, 2011 09:17
Features about patents
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HTC Android deal could pay off for Microsoft, not Google
Microsoft may be on its way to earning a percentage of every Android handset sold, something even Google hasn't accomplished.
By David Coursey | 29 April, 2010 08:17
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Apple versus HTC: Show me the patents!
Apple has announced it is suing Taiwanese maker of smartphones HTC for infringing on 20 patents.
By Alessondra Springmann | 05 March, 2010 14:37
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