Nokia and Blackberry-maker RIM settle over patents

Finnish mobile giant Nokia said on Friday it was withdrawing all its lawsuits against Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) after reaching an agreement on patent licensing.

Finnish mobile giant Nokia said on Friday it was withdrawing all its lawsuits against Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) after reaching an agreement on patent licensing.

A jury’s conclusion that Samsung stole the innovative technology used by Apple to create its revolutionary iPhone and iPad could mean fewer smartphone options for consumers to choose from, analysts said.
The Justice Department and 15 states sued Apple Inc. and major book publishers Wednesday, alleging a conspiracy to raise the price of electronic books they said cost American consumers more than $100 million in the past two years by adding $2 to $5 to the price of each e-book.

Twitter on Thursday turned to a US federal court in its latest effort to stop spammers targeting the worldwide one-to-many text messaging service.

A man suing for part ownership of Facebook must give lawyers for the social networking company access to every email he has exchanged since 2003, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
BUFFALO, New York — Facebook attorneys late Monday revealed evidence that they say proves a New York man fabricated a contract that he says entitles him to part ownership of the $50 billion social network. Included in an after-hours court filing is an image of a two-page contract signed by Paul Ceglia of Wellsville, New [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – A US judge on Friday blocked the latest courtroom campaign by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss to undo a deal they made to settle a squabble over who came up with the idea for Facebook. US District Judge Douglas Woodlock in Boston granted a request by Facebook that the case there be dismissed. [...]

ROCHESTER, New York — Eastman Kodak Co. on Wednesday said that it’s looking at ways to turn 1,100 patents on digital imaging into ready money, perhaps through a sale. Kodak shares rose 3 cents, or 1.3 percent, to close Wednesday at $2.34. The 131-year-old photography company’s shares are close to their lowest level in more [...]
A New York man suing Mark Zuckerberg for a stake in Facebook has changed attorneys as the multibillion-dollar social media company pushes for access to a contract and emails that form the basis of his case — documents that Zuckerberg’s attorneys call fakes.