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Filed under: Cellphones

No, this isn’t some horrific dream stuck on repeat. The legal quarrels between Nokia and Qualcomm are actually still ongoing, and while a US International Trade Commission judge has indeed issued an initial determination that favors Nokia, you can bet your bottom dollar that Qualcomm will be “petitioning the commission for a review.” Nevertheless, judge Paul Luckern reportedly “found no infringement or violation by Nokia of the three asserted Qualcomm patents,” which consequently led Nokia’s CFO to proclaim that this was simply “another failed attempt by Qualcomm to mislead both Nokia and the telecommunications industry.” Of course, we wouldn’t recommend striking this battle off as complete — after all, the determination now has to be forwarded on to the full commission for review, and it’s not slated to dole out a final call until April.

[Via Yahoo / Reuters]

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Source: Darren Murph

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Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

It looks like Mediostream is the latest company headed to Texas to fight against alleged violations of its patents, in this case by none other than Apple, Acer, Dell, and Gateway. According to The Inquirer, Mediostream says those companies infringed on patent number 7,009,655-B2, which was issued to the company on March 7, 2006 and describes a “method and system for direct recording of video information onto a disk medium.” While Mediostream doesn’t seem to have a whole lot to say on the matter at the moment, it did say that it “has been damaged by the infringement and will continue to be damaged unless enjoined by this court,” adding that it is seeking “damages, interest, attorney fees and other reliefs deemed just and proper by the court.”

[Via The Inquirer]

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Source: Donald Melanson

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Filed under: Robots

It looks like Robot FX has run into a bigger obstacle than it’s bargained for, with the company now facing not one but two lawsuits from iRobot over alleged patent infringement. Apparently, iRobot thinks that Robot FX’s “Negotiator” robot is a little too similar to iRobot’s popular Packbot, and it’s asking for a permanent injunction to prevent Robot FX from selling any more of the bots, along with the usual damages. Adding further to the intrigue is the fact that Robot FX was founded by a former iRobot employee, who is specifically named in the second lawsuit claiming misappropriation and misuse of confidential information relating to the Packbot. Sadly, it seems that the whole matter will have to be settled in court, and not in a winner-take-all robot death match as we would have hoped.

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Filed under: Displays, HDTV

As if the cutthroat price wars in the LCD space weren’t demanding enough, Samsung is now being forced to attend to a lawsuit that Sharp just filed over LCD patent infringement. Reportedly, Sharp is seeking “compensation as well as the prohibition of sales of products that it alleges infringe five of its LCD patents, including one that relates to technology used to enhance display quality.” The products in question include Samsung televisions and monitors as well as mobile handsets that feature Samsung’s LCD modules. Unsurprisingly, Samsung refused to comment on pending litigation, but a Sharp spokeswoman went so far as to say that it had “been in talks with Samsung, but it appeared difficult to solve the matter through negotiations,” which apparently led to a lawsuit being filed. So much for talking things out, eh?

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