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Did Apple and Google really spend more on patents than R&D? Yes – but it’s not all it seems
There’s been a meme doing the rounds based on the New York Times’ story on “the iEconomy” which claims that in 2011, both Google and Apple spent more on patent protection than R&D. This, on the face of it, looks … Continue reading
That’s some leaky firewall, Mr Rubin
Andy Rubin on the “firewall” between Motorola and Google. Rubin said he was “painfully aware” of concerns, but stressed that Google has “literally built a firewall” between the Android team and Motorola. “I don’t even know anything about their products, … Continue reading
My, how Google’s attitude has changed
Google, five months ago: “A smartphone might involve as many as 250,000 (largely questionable) patent claims, and our competitors want to impose a “tax” for these dubious patents that makes Android devices more expensive for consumers. They want to make it harder … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Apple, Google
Tagged Android, Apple, Google, intellectual property, law, Patent
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Apple reassures FutureTap: “We’re not making a patent claim on your work”
Remember the story about how Apple was stealing a third-party app developer’s work and patenting it? At the time, I explained in a long post that the patent was nothing to do with FutureTap’s excellent WhereTo? application. And, after consulting … Continue reading
Posted in Apple
Tagged Apple, FutureTap, intellectual property, law, Ortwin Gentz, Patent
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Has Gizmodo broken the law with its iPhone story?
I am not a lawyer. But I do play one on the weekends. More importantly, over the years I’ve become intimately familiar with the law as it affects journalists on both sides of the pond. I’ve covered cases like the … Continue reading
Adobe set to sue Apple?
Steven J. Vaughn-Nichols: “Apples iron-bound determination to keep Adobe Flash out of any iWhatever device is about to blow up in Apples face. Sources close to Adobe tell me that Adobe will be suing Apple within a few weeks.” If … Continue reading
Good news on copyright, but bad news on protection for sources
Some great news from Brussels on the attempt to extend copyright terms, again: “Copyright term extension was dealt another serious blow last week when COREPER, the European Committee representing EU member states and the Council of Ministers, voted against the … Continue reading
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Tagged copyright, EU, European Court of Human Rights, European Parliament, European Union, law
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Some thoughts on the Psystar/Apple case
Ahh, Psystar. We hardly knew you. And now, finally, Apple wants you dead: "’Apple licenses the use of its Macintosh operating system software for use only on Apple-labeled hardware,’ the Mac maker says in the suit (click here for PDF) … Continue reading
