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IBM's patent record continues
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For the
fourteenth consecutive year IBM has won the most number of
US patents in the year 2006 by securing 3,621 patents.
Thrilled with its consistent success, IBM has announced
that an 'Investors Forum' will be developed and hosted by
it. The Investors Forum is a platform where ideas on the
patent system as viewed by smaller enterprises can be
shared and debated.A number of individuals and small and
mid-sized companies have agreed to participate in the
forum.
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Lawsuit over Bluetooth patents
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Washington Research Foundation has
sued Nokia, Samsung and Panasonic for infringement of its
Bluetooth patents. The Research Foundation alleges that
the Bluetooth equipped handsets of the companies infringes
six patents of the Washington University and claims for a
permanent injunction restraining the companies from
further manufacturing Bluetooth equippped devices. The
Washington Research Foundation had earlier granted a
licence for Bluetooth chipsets to Broadcom.
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Eastman Kodak and Sony cross-license
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The long
standing patent dispute over digital camera inventions
between Eastman Kodak and Sony has come to an end through a
cross-license.. The companies have entered into a
cross-licensing deal giving the companies access to each
other's patents. The terms and conditions of the
cross-license have not been disclosed.
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