Technology companies IBM and Microsoft have helped to set up a global database aimed at improving accuracy of patent information. The Open Register of Patent Ownership (OROPO), launched on 15, is a
SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft said Monday that Taiwan-based Compal Electronics has joined a growing list of gadget makers licensing its patents for use in devices powered by Google-backed Android or
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld a $14.5 million damages award in favour of Microsoft in its standard-essential patent (SEP) licensing row with Motorola. In a judgment handed
HANGZHOU, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft Corporation settled its software piracy dispute with CITIC-Kington, who agreed to purchase 3.23 million yuan (476,753 U.S. dollars) worth of software from
HMD recently acquired the PureView trademark from Microsoft which got everyone thinking that there may be a Nokia PureView smartphone on the horizon. But the company isn't satisfied just yet. It has
Microsoft has stepped up its efforts in the fight against patent trolls with an expansion to its patent protection programme, Azure IP Advantage. The Washington-based technology company announced it
Data Access Corporation filed a complaint on Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida against defendant Microsoft Corporation for trademark infringement of the DATAFLEX trademark, which both
A little-known company has filed two infringement lawsuits one each for Google and Microsoft claiming they stole intellectual property underlying their mobile devices’ mobile biometric scanning
BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU law requiring them to make it easier for users to move between competing services such as social media platforms
On 15 November, during Microsoft Ignite, its annual gathering for developers and IT professionals, Microsoft disclosed a significant expansion of its policy to protect enterprise customers from