advertisement
Content from CNET tagged with

patent [x] , Texas [x]

News Stories

Showing 1-14 of 14 results found

Graphics patent suit fires back at Microsoft

April 22, 2005 Forgent claims software behemoth infringed on patent for technology behind JPEG, one week after Redmond filed its own suit. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., patent, lawsuit, JPEG, suit, Texas, Microsoft Corp.

TiVo scores patent win against EchoStar

April 13, 2006 Victory could lead to increased licensing revenues for the struggling DVR maker. TAGS: EchoStar Communications Corp., TiVo Inc., DVR, patent, DVR company, jury, DirecTV, Texas

BlackBerry maker countersues Visto

May 5, 2006 RIM asks judge to declare three patents invalid, reasserts that it hasn't infringed on e-mail system inventions. TAGS: Visto Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., Seven Networks Inc., patent, RIM BlackBerry, Texas, suit, court, e-mail

Patents for dynamic Web pages to get another look

January 29, 2007 Patent Office will revisit two patents that critics say might imperil any site that employs a search feature or generates custom Web pages from user input. TAGS: patent, critic, suit, firm, Oracle Corp., Web page, search technology, Texas

Forgent sues cable companies over DVR patent

July 14, 2005 Defendants include Cable One, Charter Communications, Comcast, TimeWarner and EchoStar, with more likely. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., DVR, patent, Charter Communications Inc., videoconferencing, EchoStar Communications Corp., royalty, cable company, Comcast Corp., Texas, PC company, digital camera, JPEG, camera, TV, U.S.

Trade agency to investigate chipmaker Microtune

April 3, 2003 The U.S. International Trade Commission is looking into allegations that the chipmaker infringed on patents owned by rival Broadcom. TAGS: Microtune, Broadcom Corp., patent, allegation, chip company, lawsuit, Texas, agency, radio

RIM inks deal for JPEG patent

October 27, 2005 One-time perpetual license covers all of RIM's BlackBerry devices and its BlackBerry Connect messaging service. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., patent, RIM BlackBerry, JPEG, messaging, Texas, digital camera, camera, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat sued over JBoss technology

June 30, 2006 Company gets hit by a patent lawsuit related to JBoss, just weeks after completing its purchase of the open-source software company. TAGS: JBoss, Red Hat Inc., RDBMS, open-source software company, object-oriented, patent, open-source software, complaint, Texas, open source, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., database, software company

Patent suits target game industry

November 17, 2004 American Video Graphics wields its patent arsenal against who's who of computer game world, from Dell to Microsoft to Nintendo. TAGS: computer game, patent, suit, attorney, Texas, 3D, Nintendo Co. Ltd., method, Microsoft Corp., HP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft wins suit over antipiracy patent

March 27, 2006 Federal appeals court rejects a Texas lawyer's claim that his patent covers Microsoft's product activation program. TAGS: product activation, patent, antipiracy, Houston, Texas, lawyer, attorney, Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc.

Graphics patent suit targets Dell, others

April 23, 2004 Forgent Networks targets 31 computer and electronics vendors, seeking damages related to its claim to technology underlying the widespread JPEG file format. TAGS: Forgent Networks Inc., JPEG, suit, patent, claim, electronics company, litigation, electronics, digital image, Apple Computer, Texas, digital camera, software company, camera

Texas Instruments claims win in Qualcomm dispute

July 1, 2004 The Texas chipmaker says that it will likely be allowed to continue manufacturing products that rely on Qualcomm patents. TAGS: Qualcomm Inc., Texas Instruments Inc., handset maker, pact, discount, patent, court, agreement, manufacturing, claim, CDMA, handset, Texas, representative, cell phone

Lawyer insists Microsoft infringed antipiracy patent

March 9, 2006 Texas attorney with patent on antipiracy system appeals ruling that said company's product activation program didn't infringe. TAGS: product activation, antipiracy, Houston, patent, invention, lawyer, attorney, Texas, Intel, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Wi-Fi standards face patent threat

November 21, 2006 A patent ruling in favor of an Australian government agency could mean equipment makers will have to pay up. TAGS: Buffalo Technology, Wi-Fi, patent, consumer electronics, standards, Texas, Intel, music player, handset, vice president
Sponsored matches for "Texas"