Intellectual Property

Rackspace, Brocade take on ‘patent trolls’

Rackspace said it "drove a stake into the ground" in its fight against patent trolls

Apple: USPTO reexamination of patent in Samsung suit isn’t complete

Apple said it also has the option to appeal a decision once the reexamination by the Patent Office is completed

Medical devices, non-smoking aids among top patent growth areas

China was the world leader in patent filings last year, followed by the US, a new report says

USPTO reinstates three Apple patent claims — but not one key to $1.05B Samsung suit

The USPTO tentatively declared the 'overscroll bounce' patent invalid last year, but has now reinstated three of its 20 claims

Judge rules ReDigi music resale service infringes copyright

The Judge ruled that it was illegal to resell a pre-owned music file unless sold with the device onto which it was downloaded

Appeals court says Aereo streaming TV service doesn’t infringe

The New York service combines existing technologies that are legal, the court rules

U.S. patent office rebuffs Apple’s iPad Mini trademark request

No deal, says USPTO; 'mini' is 'merely descriptive' of the tablet's size

SAP sues to protect customers from patent suits

The vendor is seeking a declaratory judgment against patent holder Pi-Net International

U.S. Army, Target, others advertising on pirate sites

Microsoft makes good on promise, publishes list of 41K patents

Calls on other companies to get with a patent transparency program