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An anonymous reader shares a report: Apple’s latest patent spat with Nokia resulted in a $2 billion up-front payment from the iPhone maker, a colossal sum that seems to indicate Apple was eager to avoid a protracted and ugly dispute that could rival th… Continue reading Apple Paid Nokia $2 Billion To Escape Fight Over Old Patents
MojoKid writes from a report via Hot Hardware: Apple has been ordered to feed a recognized patent troll hundreds of millions of dollars for infringing on a patent that has to do with technology built into its A-series mobile processors. Initially Apple… Continue reading Apple Ordered To Pay $506 Million In Damages For Processor Patent Infringement
Amazon has been issued a patent on security measures that prevents people from comparison shopping while in the store. It’s not a particularly sophisticated patent — it basically detects when you’re using the in-store Wi-Fi to visit a competitor’s site and then blocks access — but it is an indication of how retail has changed in recent years. What’s interesting… Continue reading Amazon Patents Measures to Prevent In-Store Comparison Shopping
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Amazon’s long been a go-to for people to online price compare while shopping at brick-and-mortars. Now, a new patent granted to the company could prevent people from doing just that inside Amazon’s ow… Continue reading Amazon Granted a Patent That Prevents In-Store Shoppers From Online Price Checking
The Supreme Court on Monday limited the ability of patent holders to bring infringement lawsuits in courts that have plaintiff friendly reputations, a notable decision that could provide a boost to companies that defend against patent claims. The high … Continue reading The Supreme Court Is Cracking Down on Patent Trolls
Apple has just been granted patents for two of the biggest features expected from the iPhone 8: an edge-to-edge display, and a Touch ID button embedded into the screen. 9to5Mac reports: The edge-to-edge display patent has the rather mundane heading “Re… Continue reading Apple Receives Patents For Bezel-Free Display, Touch ID Button Embedded In Screen
Internet security company Cloudflare has declared war on a company called Blackbird that consists of a group of lawyers who file patent lawsuits against tech and retail firms. In a blog post titled “Standing Up to a Dangerous New Breed of Patent Troll,… Continue reading Cloudflare Declares War On a Patent Troll With a $50,000 Bounty
According to a recently published patent spotted by CB Insights, Walmart “describes a system of connected sensors that could monitor customers’ product consumption,” reports The Verge. “The sensors would be attached to products and rely on a variety of… Continue reading Walmart Wants To Put Sensors On Everything So It Can Automatically Order You Stuff
According to AppleInsider, “Apple is experimenting with medium- to long-distance wireless charging technologies that could one day allow users to charge up their iPhones with nothing more than a Wi-Fi router.” From the report: Detailed in Apple’s paten… Continue reading Apple Patent Hints At Wirelessly Charging Your iPhone Via Wi-Fi Routers