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IPR – The weakness of essential Part III

          The clipping of Samsung’s wings by the EU clearly shows the problems associated with prosecuting standard essential IPR. Samsung announced yesterday (Dec 18th 2012) that...

Apple vs. Samsung – Korea equalises.

          Finally, Samsung’s council has pulled its finger out, producing a result worthy of its reputation. It has all been downhill for Apple since its decisive...

IPR Clubs – Pals in a pickle

          The crazy dash to own patents to protect ones business has meant that the prices paid for patents these days have reached crazy levels. One...

Apple vs. Samsung. – Cycle mechanics.

          Apple’s legal strategy became clearer on Friday as it moved to include the Samsung Galaxy SIII and the Samsung Galaxy Note II in its legal...

Apple vs. HTC – Someone blinked.

          One of the skirmishes is over. Apple and HTC have signed a 10 year license deal dismissing all outstanding patent litigation. As usual no details...

ARM, MIPS and IMG – Reducing RISC

          With ARM becoming an ever more dominant force in the world of microprocessors, the fate of its erstwhile competitor MIPS has long been uncertain. That...

IPR – The power of precedent.

          The punch-up over standard essential patents continues. This time the focus has moved to the Western District of Wisconsin where Motorola and Apple are slugging...

Google – Engineering disease

          Many have derided Google for its mishap in releasing its Q3 results early but it seems to me that real mistake has been the $12.5bn...

Ecosystems II – The wrong tree

          Eric Schmidt (Chairman Google) made an appearance at the AllThingsD conference and completely dissed Microsoft as a potential competitor in the coming ecosystem war. His...

IPR – The weakness of essential (part II).

          Apple and Samsung have been at it hammer and tongs and the war shows no sign of abating but Apple’s derisory offer to Samsung to...