NTP Sues Wireless Carriers Over Patents
691179
RICHMOND, Va. -- NTP Inc., the patent-owning entity that got $612 million out of a suit against BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd., has hit the nation's top four wireless carriers with similar lawsuits.
285538
A California-based software company has filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft over two patents that enable the creation of virtual private networks.
406900
Net phone company says it didn't copy Verizon's patents, but the telecommunications giant says harm has been done and its VoIP rival must pay.
259076
Cingular Wireless LLC and Verizon Wireless, the two biggest US mobile-phone services providers, have sued investigators for Hewlett-Packard Co. , alleging they used fraud to obtain billing records in a probe of boardroom leaks.
257580
NTP Inc, which won a $612.5 million  settlement from the maker of BlackBerry last year, has sued  four of the top U.S. mobile service providers for infringing  eight patents related to wireless e-mail.
313675
Alcatel has accused Microsoft of infringing seven of its U.S. patents. The patents describe how to implement fast-forward and rewind functions in digital video streams, among other things.
656336
Wireless email patent holder NTP is now after wireless carriers.
631175
(InfoWorld) - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has voted to launch an investigation into patent infringement claims against Nokia, whichÂ filed its own complaintÂ with the commission in August. The complaint against Nokia comes from InterDigital, a vendor of wireless technology products based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. InterDigital filed a complaint on Aug. 7 alleging that Nokia has infringed two of InterDigital's 3G (third-generation) wireless patents. InterDigitals' complaint accused Nokia of an unfair trade practice by importing 3G handsets into the U.S., and it asked the ITC to bar Nokia from importing products with the infringing technology. The ITC, in a news release Wednesday, said it has initiated an investigation into InterDigital's complaint. The commission will set a target date for completing the investigation within 45 days, the ITC said. "The ITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case," the commission said. Nokia, based in Finland, filed its ITC complaint Aug. 17, asking the commission to ban the import of Qualcomm chip sets that allegedly infringe on five Nokia patents. The commissionÂ banned some Qualcomm importsÂ in June, after complaints from Broadcom. A Nokia spokeswoman didn't immediately return a call seeking comment on the ITC investigation. The InterDigital patents involve algorithms for how 3G wireless signals most efficiently travel through the air, said Jack Indekeu, InterDigital's director of corporate marketing. The company has been talking with Nokia about the patent claims, he said. "We haven't moved forward," Indekeu said. "That's why we have to move in this direction." The InterDigital claims don't directly relate to the patent claims against Qualcomm, he added. "Companies that have spent the time and resources to invent technology are protecting their intellectual property," he said.
460234
Aruba Networks&#160;countersued two divisions of Motorola&#160;Wednesday, adding a new twist to a wireless LAN (local area network) patent-infringement case that affects some of the biggest vendors in the business.
454984
Symbol Technologies and Proxim Corporation said Tuesday (Sept. 14) that they have settled a patent infringement case focusing on wireless LAN (WLAN)technology.
69242
A US appeals court issued a mixed ruling this week in a patent dispute between Research in Motion (RIM), maker of the popular BlackBerry devices, and NTP.
471391
A federal appeals court affirmed that Research In Motion, which makes the popular Blackberry, has infringed on holding company NTP&#39;s patents but can continue selling its products in the United States pending a district court&#39;s decision.
728557
Wireless tech heads to court again, as Motorola subsidiaries Symbol and Wireless Valley claim patent infringement.
120816
Several wireless firms are challenging different parts of the spectrum auction rules.
149301
Nokia Corp. said Thursday it has filed patent infringement complaints against Vitelcom of Spain over Nokia&#39;s GSM and GPRS technologies.
103605
Wireless technology company  Freedom Wireless Inc. said on Friday it sued five wireless  carriers and services providers -- including Cingular Wireless  and Ericsson -- over patent infringement charges.
683456
The U.S. International Trade Commission said that QualcommÂ is infringing on one of Broadcom's patents, dealing a blow to Qualcomm in anÂ ongoing patent battleÂ between the companies.