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AT&T told to pay $27.5 million after losing patent infringement case
AT&T has been ordered to pay Two-Way Media LLC $27.5 million after a jury in a U.S. District Court in San Diego determined its U-verse service used technology that infringed on two Two-Way Media patents covering online audio and video streaming.
Ericsson in bullish mood as Samsung hits back in patents spat
Ericsson remained unfazed by the latest salvo fired by Samsung Electronics in the dispute between the two network manufacturers over patents, saying it was still confident it would win the legal battle.
Google sues BT over patents for QoS and VoIP calling
Google on Wednesday filed a lawsuit charging that BT infringed on four of its patents, contradicting its previous stance that suing other companies over patents is an "attack on innovation."
Ericsson boosts Unwired Planet with wireless patent sale
Unwired Planet, formerly Openwave Systems, purchased a portfolio of nearly 2,000 patents from Ericsson, including intellectual property relating to 2G, 3G and LTE technologies.
AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink embroiled in ADSL patent fight with Brandywine
AT&T, Verizon and CenturyLink--three of the largest U.S. incumbent telcos--are in the midst of a patent war with Brandywine Communications Technologies, a patent holding company.
Mallinson: No signs of collateral damage in smartphone patent wars
No market is more successful, and yet also based on standards-essential patents and other patented technologies, than that for these smart devices. You'll find no evidence of stifled innovation or market blocking in smart devices under the Christmas tree this year.
5 nightmares that keep telecom executives up at night
What are some of the most nerve-wracking industry issues that telcos and wireline service providers face? Here are five top nail-biters.
Apple loses German patent ruling against Samsung, Motorola
Apple suffered a patent litigation setback in a German court, which ruled that Samsung Electronics and Motorola Mobility had not infringed on technology related to touchscreen functions.
Appeals court tells Verizon to pay up in ActiveVideo patent infringement case
A federal appeals court has reiterated a lower court's decision that Verizon should pay about $260 million to interactive TV vendor ActiveVideo Networks for infringing on its interactive TV and video-on-demand patents with its FiOS TV service. The court also said that the telco must pay future royalties to ActiveVideo as well.
Verizon may have to pay ActiveVideo $260M for patent infringement
ActiveVideo said it expects to receive $260 million in damages from Verizon, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court's ruling that found that the telco had violated ActiveVideo's patents involving interactive TV and video on demand technology with its FiOS TV service.
