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Qualcomm sues Nokia over GSM building blocks
News Qualcomm has filed a suit against Nokia accusing the leading handset-maker of patent infringement. Qualcomm is now seeking monetary damages from Nokia and a ban on the Finnish company's sale of any 'patent infringing' equipment. [07 Nov 2005]
Big guns hit Qualcomm with EC 3G lawsuit
News The patent for CDMA2000 is exclusively owned by Qualcomm, while W-CDMA, a different flavour of 3G, is only partially derived from Qualcomm's technology. A number of the biggest names in the mobile industry have lodged a complaint with the European... [28 Oct 2005]
EU attempting to legalise patents 'by the back door'
News The European Commission is attempting to legalise software patents through the introduction of the EU Community Patent, according to an anti-patent campaigner. The introduction of a Community Patent would allow inventors to obtain a single patent... [07 Oct 2005]
EC probes telecoms 'patent ambush' flaw
News The European Commission is investigating Europe's main telecoms standard-setting body due to concerns that a flaw in its procedures could allow companies to carry out a 'patent ambush'. The concern we have is a lack of transparency could lead to... [16 Jun 2005]
Patents directive at the crossroads
News Florian Mueller, the campaign manager of an anti-patent website, said that the mood at a press conference following Thursday's anti-patent demonstration in Brussels was confident. The European Parliament's request for the software patent directive... [18 Feb 2005]
Patent opponents take to the streets
News On 17 February, anti-patent campaigners will march past the buildings of the main EU bodies involved in the ratification of the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive - the EU Council, the European Commission (EC) and the European Parliament (EP). [15 Feb 2005]
EC pushes for software patent law
News Anti-patent campaigners initially expected the EU Council to delay ratifying the directive for a few months due to the restart motion proposed by the EP, but the EC is urging the Council to go ahead with its original plans, appearing to ignore the... [14 Feb 2005]
Secret documents fuel AMD's feud with Intel
News Intergraph claimed that Intel selectively withheld advance information on new workstation technology following a dispute over patent claims filed by Intergraph. AMD has filed a suit against Intel in a US court, slamming its monopoly position, and... [25 Oct 2001]
Behind the Headlines: debate over business process patenting rages on
News It is not currently possible for companies to patent business processes in Europe - but the EC is considering moving towards the US model, where these patents can be awarded for 25 years. The ability of dot-com companies to patent mundane business... [17 Apr 2000]
