Posts Tagged: Mobile
Patent Trend Study Part Twelve: Mobile Phone Industry
Yesterday, we discussed patenting trends in the cleantech industry. Today, we turn to the mobile phone industry, which has matured with fewer reasons for frequent consumer upgrades …
InterDigital Acquires Technicolor Patent Portfolio for Over $150 Million
InterDigital will end up acquiring more than 21,000 global patent assets from Technicolor, more than doubling InterDigital’s current portfolio of 19,000 patent assets. This includes more than 2,500 Technicolor …
Finjan files patent infringement suit against Bitdefender as part of campaign to protect online security IP
Finjan asserts four patents in the case and alleges that Bitdefender’s marketing of antivirus, cloud and sandboxing technologies infringes upon the patents-in-suit. The case has been …
ITC opens patent infringement investigation after Qualcomm files complaint against Apple
On Tuesday, August 8th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it was opening up an investigation on claims that Cupertino, CA-based consumer electronics behemoth …
What’s the big deal: Big data in the financial services sector
Customers, myself included, are used to the customer-centric technologies experienced in other 'digitized' sectors like publishing or music - these have had to adapt to the digital …
Priceline, one of the few dot-com bubble survivors, develops travel search engine tech
Priceline has battled back from the dot-com bubble bursting to become the strongest selling stock on the S&P 500 with a market cap of about $66.8 billion. A …
ZTE and BlackBerry have largest smartphone security portfolios, but others are catching up
In the world of smartphones, it’s looking like paranoia is becoming much more profitable in recent years. Huge security breaches at major corporations around the world …
Banks struggle to keep up as cybersecurity risks increase
Regulations will likely start rolling out in the coming year starting at the state level. In May of last year, for example, the New York State Department …
Microsoft innovates in tactile touchscreens, augmented realities and video games
Microsoft pays a premium for R&D but its investment has paid off as the company currently holds one of the world’s strongest patent portfolios. Just …
Apple continues building dominant mobile patent portfolio
In terms of innovation, it’s clear that there is an almost singular focus at Apple on research and development in its long line of mobile electronic …
Despite mobile restructuring Samsung innovation continues
We’ve discussed Samsung’s recent issues in their smartphone and other mobile electronic device divisions in previous coverage of the electronics giant, which is why it’…
FTC Says AT&T Has Misled Millions of Consumers with ‘Unlimited’ Data Promises
The Federal Trade Commission filed a federal court complaint against AT&T Mobility, LLC, charging that the company has misled millions of its smartphone customers by charging …
