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End of Season Apple Sale: Intellectual Property Analysis of Apple, Inc. Patent-Related Rulings

Apple has conveniently decided to pop back into the news – and just in time for the holidays! No, we’re not talking about the coverage of Apple’s less-than-stellar Black Friday/Cyber-Monday deals. (Honestly, who can blame them for wanting to save money, since they’re funding over 20 lawsuits around the world – and that’s just with Samsung.) We’re also not talking about the U.S.

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Intellectual Property Analysis of Iridium Satellite Communication Patents

This week’s Patently Obvious report focuses on U.S. Patents 5,604,920 and 5,410,728, two key patents in the technology behind the Iridium NEXT constellation of satellites. On June 22, 2010, Thales Alenia Space announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire a significant patent portfolio from Intellectual Ventures related to the Iridium satellite communication systems, the terms of which were undisclosed.

This report focuses on patents of interest which predate and are concurrent to the Iridium patents, including public-domain alternatives.

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Intellectual Property Analysis of Microsoft Corporation v. Motorola Inc.

Microsoft, a 10 year veteran of mobile operating systems has stumbled in the space due to the failure of its Kin phone, forcing a reorganization of its consumer product unit. In a bid to regain lost ground in the mobile phone arena, Microsoft has put its vast resources behind the new Windows Phone 7 operating system. On October 1, 2010, on the eve the of Windows Phone 7 release, Microsoft sued Motorola, claiming that Motorola's mobile phones infringed on nine of its patents.

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