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Newegg defeats patent troll who claims it invented the shopping cart

Newegg defeats patent troll who claims it invented the shopping cart
  • Posted January 28, 2013, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Presenting CompuServe's ancient online "mall" as an example of Precambian prior art, Newegg successfully defeated Soverain Software's supposed patent claim to what is essentially the modern day shopping cart. If Soverain had won the verdict, there's a good chance nearly…

Chinese company patents iPhone 5 design, may sue Apple

Chinese company patents iPhone 5 design, may sue Apple
  • Posted September 5, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Tired of hearing about seemingly endless patent wars being waged between multi-national companies? Me too. However, this one has an interesting twist. Giz-China is reporting that Apple's iPhone 5 may be in danger of an injunction barring sales in China…

Patent troll litigation totaled $29 billion in 2011, sidetracks innovation

Patent troll litigation totaled $29 billion in 2011, sidetracks innovation
  • Posted June 27, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • A new study from Boston University reveals that non-practicing entities, otherwise known as patent trolls, cost the US $29 billion in 2011. Monetary damages aside, the study found that the increasing number of lawsuits is curbing innovation among small and medium-sized companies.

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