Nokia files patent suit against Qualcomm
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| Oyj, the world's top mobile phone maker, filed a patent counter-suit
| against Qualcomm Inc in a Texas court seeking
| damages and an injunction against the U.S. chip maker.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070611/bs_nm/nokia_qualcomm_texas_dc
Paperwork instead of innovation. Hilarity ensures.
Related:
Patent creators say Microsoft lied to get better deal on DVR patents
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| Microsoft is facing a patent lawsuit over its failed Ultimate TV DVR
| system. The lawsuit, filed by joint venture company Intellivision
| (no relation to the Mattel console), accuses the company of making
| fraudulent and misleading claims in order to acquire intellectual
| property without having to make royalty payments.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070604-patent-creators-say-microsoft-lied-to-get-better-deal-on-dvr-patents.html
http://tinyurl.com/2bpmv7
New business model: Reverse Patent Trolling
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| Want an eight-figure check in time for Christmas shopping? Sure you
| do. Microsoft's vague patent threats against Linux create an
| opportunity to do a nifty variation on the patent trolling business model.
|
| [...]
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| Naturally, Microsoft, in order to win, needs to keep the actual
| list of patents secret.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/community/?q=node/605
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