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Articles tagged with: Supreme Court and Patents
Broadcom Claims Qualcomm's Licensing Practices Violate U.S. Law
Broadcom has fired yet another salvo in its ongoing patent battles with Qualcomm and says that it has filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that the sales and licensing practices of Qualcomm amount to patent misuse, that Qualcomm patents are "exhausted" by Qualcomm's practices, and that Qualcomm's patents and patent licenses are unenforceable, under applicable U.S. law. more
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Qualcomm Seeks To Rebound After String Of Legal Setbacks
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Supreme Court's Two Rulings Dilute Power Of Patents
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Supreme Court Monday ruled 7-1 that Microsoft, under current federal law, doesn't owe AT&T U.S. patent royalties on software contained on foreign produced and sold computers. more
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Qualcomm Responds to Nokia Lawsuits
Qualcomm has responded to Nokia's decision to file complaints against the company in Germany and the Netherlands. Although Qualcomm says that it has not seen the complaints, Nokia's press release alleges that Qualcomm's patents are exhausted with regards to Nokia's products placed on the European market that contain chipsets supplied to Nokia by Texas Instruments. more
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RIM Calls for Patent System Reform
Research In Motion has publicly called for a review of the way patents are awarded in the USA following their massive payment to settle the patent lawsuit from NTP. Writing in an open letter published on their website, Mike Lazaridis, president and co-chief executive of RIM; and Jim Balsillie, chairman and co-chief executive of the company questioned why the patent system brought them to the situation of nearly closing their network. more
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U.S. Government Details Opposition To BlackBerry Ban
TORONTO -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Department of Justice reiterated its opposition to a possible BlackBerry ban, saying in a court filing Wednesday that NTP should file a specific implementation plan that details exactly how BlackBerry service for authorized users will continue should a ban be implemented. more
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High Court Rejects Blackberry Case In NTP Dispute
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected Research in Motion's (RIM) Blackberry patent dispute with NTP, leaving the outcome of the intense battle over technology in the popular wireless device to lower courts. more
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Judge To Review RIM-NTP Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) - The ongoing patent dispute between Research In Motion Ltd. and NTP Inc. took another turn Wednesday, when a federal judge said he would review the disputed $450 million settlement between the companies. more
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BlackBerry Maker Files Emergency Appeal With US High Court
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Research In Motion Ltd. has filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in a final attempt to freeze proceedings in its patent dispute with NTP Inc. while it continues to argue U.S. patent laws don't apply because the company operates in Canada. more
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Appeal Court Denies RIM's Motion For Stay In Patent Dispute
TORONTO -(Dow Jones)- Research In Motion Ltd.'s (RIMM) request to suspend proceedings of its ongoing patent dispute with NTP Inc. pending the BlackBerry maker's request for a U.S. Supreme Court review was denied, according to an NTP press release. more
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