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Microsoft wins U-turn in $388m lawsuit
News A federal court on Tuesday reversed an earlier ruling that Microsoft's product activation technology infringed on a patent held by Uniloc, overturning a $388m verdict in the case. The victory in the Uniloc case comes as... [30 Sep 2009]
Judge upholds Microsoft infringement of date-picker patent
News The trial court found that the "date-picker" calendar tool in Microsoft Outlook, and similar features in Microsoft Money and Windows Mobile, infringe on what the court refers to as the "Day patent". A... [14 Sep 2009]
Free Software Trial Finds VMware Problems and Optimizes the Data Center
White Paper Inexpensive and easy-to-use, the patent-pending VKernel Capacity Analyzer delivers proactive resource monitoring and predictive capacity analysis capabilities that enhance VMware vCenter (VirtualCenter). [02 Sep 2009]
'You can't sell Word' ruling: Microsoft files formal appeal
News In patent cases, even more than most, the trial judge's role as a gatekeeper is crucial," Microsoft argued in its appeal. Microsoft filed its formal appeal late on Tuesday of a patent... [27 Aug 2009]
Microsoft makes 'emergency' appeal to halt Word injunction
News A judge last week issued an injunction that would force Microsoft to stop selling versions of Word with a custom XML function that a jury found infringes on a patent held by Canadian software maker i4i. [19 Aug 2009]
Free Software Trial Enables Chargeback and Cost Visibility for VMware
White Paper VKernel Chargeback, a unique and patent-pending solution, delivers an affordable and simple-to-use tool that gives users immediate cost visibility of their VMware ESX data center "who is using what resources and how... [17 Jul 2009]
Free Software Trial Allows Capacity Planning for VMware
White Paper The patent-pending VKernel Modeler enables you to quickly simulate and validate hundreds of real-world "what if" scenarios in an interactive sandbox before going live in your production environment. In virtual server... [17 Jul 2009]
Nokia, Qualcomm settle patent dispute
News The agreement was announced after a court judge delayed the opening of a trial on patent commitments and fees. Nokia, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, and chipmaker Qualcomm announced... [24 Jul 2008]
Vonage and Verizon settle patent spat
News It ordered a new trial on a patent infringement finding, dealing with a less significant feature to Vonage's service but the settlement also covers that patent, so court action is... [26 Oct 2007]
Vonage loses bulk of Verizon patent appeal
News After months of battle, Vonage has lost the bulk of its appeal in the Verizon Communications patent infringement case. By contrast, US Patent 6,359,880, which is the patent the appeals... [27 Sep 2007]
Brampton Factor: Bringing tech to the developing world
Comment Details of the invention have to be lodged in a public registry and patent laws often rescind the rights of patents that are not 'worked'. Rival hardware schemes by Intel and Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child... [17 Jul 2007]
Vonage refused a retrial in Verizon patent suit
News A US appeals court has denied Vonage's request for a retrial of a patent case it lost against Verizon Communications earlier this year. We believe our appeal is strong, and are pleased the court has given us the option... [04 May 2007]
Verizon to Vonage: 'Patently no cause for retrial'
News On those grounds, Vonage asked the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to toss out a $58m patent infringement verdict against it and order a new trial. Instead, Vonage only argued that the jury... [03 May 2007]
Vonage appeals for retrial in Verizon patent spat
News One day after the high court released a unanimous opinion widely viewed as one of the most sweeping changes to patent law in years, the struggling internet phone company asked the US Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit... [02 May 2007]
Vonage loses CEO, cuts spending
News A change in their strategy is a slight positive for the company given the patent case and their continued losses. By that point, the appeals court will likely have redefined the parameters of the case, forcing Vonage and... [13 Apr 2007]
