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HP's inkjet tech seeks to replace hypodermic needles

September 11, 2007 Technology adapted from inkjet printers could deliver medicine or vaccines much like a nicotine patch. TAGS: patch, royalty, drug, vaccine, Ireland, HP, patient, IBM Corp.

Static over RFID

September 13, 2004 A key patent holder wants royalties. If that starts a trend, adoption of the wireless tagging technology could suffer. TAGS: RFID, royalty, Intermec Technologies Corp., Symbol Technologies Inc., RFID tag, protocol, intellectual property, patent, tagging, standard, retailer, monitor

Microsoft finally yields to EU order

October 22, 2007 European Commission says agreement brings company into compliance with 2004 antitrust ruling, addresses interoperability, royalty issues. TAGS: commission, royalty, antitrust, compliance, agreement, decision, European Union, Microsoft Corp.

EU eyes royalties squeeze for Microsoft

April 5, 2007 Software giant wants too much payback for the tech it must license to rivals under an antitrust order, an EU document reportedly says. TAGS: commission, royalty, rival, European Union, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., document, analysis

FTC sets limits on Rambus royalties

February 5, 2007 Memory chipmaker ordered to cut back size of royalties on DRAM technology; Rambus plans to appeal. TAGS: Rambus Inc., JEDEC, memory chip company, royalty, SDRAM, commission, DDR SDRAM, chip company, DRAM, memory chip, order

SanDisk shrugs off Berlin court ruling in MP3 spat

December 14, 2006 Italian firm says a judge has ruled that the seizure of SanDisk MP3 players at a trade show was legal. TAGS: SanDisk Corp., Berlin, royalty, trade show, MP3 player, digital audio, MP3, Philips Electronics N.V.

The battle over The Beatles

April 25, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says acrimony over claims to the money generated by The Fab Four is more than just a long and winding road. TAGS: defendant, plaintiff, settlement, dispute, royalty, complaint, EMI Group Plc., recording, scheme, party, battle, Apple Computer

Restoring the patent balance of power

June 8, 2006 IP attorney John A. Artz says to expect reverberations from the Supreme Court's recent eBay v. MercExchange decision. TAGS: injunction, invention, patent, court, royalty, decision, threat, fee, eBay Inc.

Rambus' main man in the memory war

May 1, 2006 CEO Harold Hughes says it's no fun suing people. But the company will do so if the memory makers won't agree to pay royalties. TAGS: Rambus Inc., Hynix Semiconductor Inc., DRAM, memory maker, royalty, negotiation, court, Sony Playstation, memory, Sony PS3, CEO, U.S., Intel

Rambus wins $306 million from Hynix

April 24, 2006 In its patent infringement case, a jury backs Rambus. More legal action to follow. TAGS: Rambus Inc., Hynix Semiconductor Inc., memory maker, verdict, patent, royalty, jury, suit, Infineon Technologies AG, lawsuit, DRAM, PC company, Silicon Valley, SDRAM, memory, PC

Java hardware start-up Azul sues Sun

March 15, 2006 Start-up says Sun threatened to sue for patent infringement unless it paid steep royalties, gave Sun a company stake. TAGS: Azul Systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., Java program, patent, royalty, Java, litigation, intellectual property, agreement, start-up, server

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., patent, DVR, videoconferencing, Charter Communications Inc., royalty, EchoStar Communications Corp., PC company, Texas, cable company, Comcast Corp., JPEG, digital camera, camera, TV, video

Microsoft gives go-ahead to open-source Web services

September 13, 2006 Company won't assert patents related to 35 Web services specs--a move designed to ease developers' legal concerns. TAGS: Web service, patent, open-source software, open-source community, open source, specification, royalty, standards, Apache Software Foundation, FAQ, GPL, developer, lawyer, concern, Microsoft Corp., XML
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