'Yahoo Technology Patents' Tag

• Paul Allen sues Apple, Google over patents

  September 2, 2010

  [Story ID: 3550] Four patents held by a research organization Allen ran are being cited against 10 prominent companies, including Yahoo, eBay, and Staples.

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• Full Federal Circuit Narrowly Applies Patent Misuse Doctrine

  September 2, 2010

  [Story ID: 3543] A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that an anti-competitive agreement between two companies to restrict the availability of one of their patents in favor of two others is not misuse of the favored patents. Applying the patent misuse doctrine narrowly, the court determined that the patents [...]

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• Dot Hill Improves Data Reliability and Increases Storage Efficiency With Latest Round of Patents

  September 1, 2010

  [Story ID: 3542] LONGMONT, Colo., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ — Dot Hill Systems Corp. (Nasdaq: HILL), a provider of world-class storage solutions and software for OEMs, open storage partners and system integrators, today announced the addition of four new patents to the company’s technology portfolio, upping the company’s intellectual property total to 71 patents granted by [...]

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• Cadillac aiming for crash-proof future with new technology

  September 1, 2010

  [Story ID: 3536] General Motors is working on a new technology that could help make future vehicles ‘

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• Helicos Sues PacBio for Alleged Patent Infringement

  August 31, 2010

  [Story ID: 3535] Helicos has sued Pacific Biosciences for allegedly infringing four patents related to its sequencing-by-synthesis technology, and for “actively inducing” infringement by third parties that have placed orders for PacBio machines.

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• StemCells, Inc.s Technology Used to Create First Genetically Engineered Rat Derived From Rat Embryonic Stem Cells

  August 31, 2010

  [Story ID: 3534] PALO ALTO, Calif. — StemCells, Inc. announced today that its technology was recently used by independent researchers to achieve the first genetically engineered rat derived from rat embryonic stem cells.

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• Software Patents Hurt Everyone, But Especially SMBs

  August 31, 2010

  [Story ID: 3533] Software patents have figured prominently in the news in recent weeks, thanks not just to Oracle’s attack on Google but also–more recently–to Paul Allen’s breathtaking multi-victim onslaught.

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• OnStar Celebrates Patents During National Inventors Month

  August 30, 2010

  [Story ID: 3524] DETROIT, Aug. 30 — Every time OnStar sends one of 143 million e-mails monthly to report what’s happening with an OnStar-equipped vehicle, it’s worth remembering: There’s a patent for that.

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• Inside Microsoft Co-Founder Allens Massive Patent Suit

  August 30, 2010

  [Story ID: 3523] Billionaire Paul Allen invokes patents won by long-defunct research firm to ensnare 11 of the biggest technology and office-supply companies in an infringement lawsuit.

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• Technology IP Holding Company Intertrust Acquires Seeqpod Assets

  August 30, 2010

  [Story ID: 3522] Intertrust Technologies Corporation , a company that develops and and licenses technologies and intellectual property for digital rights management (DRM), has moved to acquire the assets of media search service Seeqpod . Intertrust, which holds over 150 patents and has offices in Silicon Valley, London and Beijing, announced this morning that it [...]

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