Apple obtains over 200 Freescale Semiconductor hardware patents
Apple has recorded the receipt of over 200 patents and patent pending applications from Freescale Semiconductor, most of which pertain to computer hardware and wireless devices.
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Daniel Eran Dilger
Apple granted patent for dock connector with USB 3.0, Thunderbolt
A patent recently granted to Apple reveals that the company is looking into a modified dock connector compatible with newer high-speed communication standards, such as USB 3.0 and a "dual-lane DisplayPort," or Thunderbolt, connector.
Josh Ong
Kodak loses imaging patent claim against Apple, RIM
A patent infringement case filed by Eastman Kodak against Apple and RIM has been ruled to be invalid by a US International Trade Commission judge.
Novell patent pool filing by Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, EMC withdrawn
A plan created by Microsoft, Apple, Oracle, and EMC to create a consortium to acquire hundreds of Novell patents has been withdrawn after complaints from open source advocates, leaving the fate of the nearly half billion dollars' worth of patents uncertain.
