Stories about: Patent and Trademark Office

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    BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone Debuts in Australia and New Zealand 05/11/2009 14:04:00

    New 3G Smartphone Delivers High-End Features and Performance in a Compact and Highly Refined Design Sydney, Australia – Thursday, 5 November 2009 – Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today debuted the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone in Australia and New Zealand. The striking new smartphone builds on the success of the original BlackBerry Bold and offers state-of-the-art functionality and multimedia features in a new, sleek and stylish design that will appeal to users for both their business and personal needs.
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    Apple Needs To Rename the Mighty Mouse 09/10/2009 02:30:00

    Speculation that Apple will release a new mouse surfaced last week, but now those rumors are about to rev up, as the trademark for the Mighty Mouse name has been awarded to another company.
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    Facebook sued over social networking patent 23/09/2009 10:04:00

    Facebook has been sued by a software company in Baltimore that claims the social-networking site is violating a two-year-old patent.
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    Digital Gear: Battle the clutter of remotes 22/09/2009 05:48:00

    Are the number of audio and video remotes at home getting out of hand? A new set of universal remote controls introduced in the last few months could help you take back control. The remotes include different features and functionality and are targeted at different audiences at different price points. Logitech's Harmony 900 remote is the latest in the company's line of universal remotes that can switch on up to 15 entertainment devices, including the TV, by pressing one button. Yamaha launched the NeoHD audio-video receiver, which moves remote control functionality to TVs. The Wand Co. is offering a funky universal remote shaped like a magic wand. And IBM is looking to bring social-networking tools to remotes through a patent application.
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    IBM remote control lets users blog about favorite TV shows 01/09/2009 06:54:00

    Ever want to blog about that crazy episode of True Blood or how dark and twisty Meredith is on Grey's Anatomy ?
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    IBM loses patent dispute with Asus 15/07/2009 06:39:00

    The U.S. International Trade Commission Monday rejected an IBM request to review a decision that denied the company's attempts to block the import of hardware made by Asustek on patent infringement grounds.
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    Rambus pulls some infringement claims against Nvidia 09/06/2009 05:49:00

    Nvidia on Monday said that Rambus had filed motions with the U.S. International Trade Commission to terminate an investigation relating to Nvidia's alleged infringement on four patents.
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    Programmer sues Google over 'Android' 04/05/2009 08:09:00

    The owner of an obscure US software development company is suing Google and everyone else in the Open Handset Alliance over their use of the word "Android."
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    Patent reform bill meets opposition during hearing 01/05/2009 10:11:00

    Efforts in the U.S. Congress to overhaul the nation's patent system are again running into objections from inventors, pharmaceutical companies and small technology companies, which say that current legislation could destroy the value of patents.
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    Linux group investigates Microsoft patents in TomTom case 29/04/2009 05:13:00

    A Linux group is hoping to discredit three Microsoft patents that were at the heart of a recent lawsuit with GPS device maker TomTom.
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    Microsoft sued over Windows Update 25/03/2009 08:15:00

    An Israeli firm has accused Microsoft Corp. of using its technologies in key components of Windows Update, court documents show.
 
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