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This page provides links to pages from the popular press regarding patent litigation, that provide some stylized facts. I am currently considering building an economic model of 'defensive patenting' to support some of these facts in a game theoretic framework.
==Nokia and Apple=News Articles=
==Summary Articles== *18 November 2012 (BBC Future): Phone patents: An absurd battle [http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20121116-phone-patents-an-absurd-battle/1]*8 February 2012 (BBC): Apple seeks change to 'essential' patent licence rules [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16948544]*Feb 8, 2012 (FOSS): Newly-discovered Apple letter to wireless standards body proposed solution to rampant FRAND abuse [http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2012/02/newly-discovered-apple-letter-to.html]*9 November 2011 (BBC): Do the patent wars threaten innovation? [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15652385]*23 October 2011 (BBC): Mobile phone makers wage war to protect their patents [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15343549] ==Product Markets== ===Tablet Pc=== ====Samsung and Apple====*18 October 2012 (BBC): Apple loses UK tablet design appeal versus Samsung [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19989750]*24 January 2012 (BBC): Apple loses appeal over Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Dutch court [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16704461]*Jan 24, 2012 (FOSS): Dutch appeals court says Galaxy Tab 10.1 doesn't infringe Apple's design right[http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2012/01/dutch-appeals-court-says-galaxy-tab-101.html]*8 December 2011 (BBC): Samsung to sell Galaxy tablets in Australia [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16104325]*Dec 3, 2011 (FOSS): Denial of US preliminary injunction against Samsung shows low strategic value of Apple's design patents [http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/12/denial-of-us-preliminary-injunction.html#ipaddesign]*Jan 17, 2012 (FOSS): Apple attacks 15 Samsung products with new German design lawsuits: will they ever settle this part of their dispute? [http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2012/01/apple-attacks-15-samsung-products-with.html]*17 November 2011 (BBC): Samsung redesigns Galaxy Tab after Apple's sales ban [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15773944]*14 October 2011 (BBC): Apple hits Samsung in court again [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15305448]*12 October 2011 (BBC): Apple wins battle to block Samsung tablets in Australia [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15285028]*3 October 2011 (BBC): Samsung hobbles tablet to appease Apple [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15148325]*26 September 2011 (BBC): Samsung and Apple warring over patents again [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15059278]*10 August 2011 (BBC): Apple prevents Galaxy sales in EU [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14470253]*10 August 2011 (AllThingsD): Apple Sues Motorola Over Xoom Design [http://allthingsd.com/20110810/apple-sues-motorola-over-xoom-design/]*22 April 2011 (BBC): Samsung suing Apple in latest legal fight [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13171570]*August 9, 2011 (AllThingsD): Apple Blocks Sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe [http://allthingsd.com/20110809/apple-wins-injunction-against-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1-in-europe/] ====Motorola and Apple==== *Aug 10, 2011 (Foss Patents Blog): Apple is also suing Motorola in Europe over the Xoom tablet's design [http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2011/08/apple-is-also-suing-motorola-in-europe.html]*9 December 2011 (BBC) Motorola wins Apple wireless patent fight in Germany [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16112259] ===Mobile Phone=== ====Motorola and Apple==== *25 February 2012 (BBC): Apple forced to suspend push email service in Germany [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17152225]*16 February 2012 (BBC): Apple wins over Motorola in 'slide-to-unlock' ruling [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17058508] ====Samsung and Apple====*5 December 2012 (BBC): Apple v Samsung patent verdict reconsidered in court*27 August 2012 (BBC): Apple seeks to ban sale of eight Samsung phones in US [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19388633]*17 October 2011 (BBC): Samsung seeks iPhone 4S embargo in Australia and Japan [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15331272]*5 October 2011 (BBC): Samsung wants iPhone 4S banned in France and Italy [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15184461]*13 September 2011 (BBC): Samsung files patent complaint against Apple in France [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14903211]*24 August 2011 (BBC): Euro ban for Samsung Galaxy phone [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14652482] ====HTC and Apple==== *20 December 2011 (BBC): Taiwanese phone firm HTC loses Apple patent case ruling [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16258916]*22 November 2011 (BBC): US agency says Apple did not violate HTC patents [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15831619]*8 September 2011 (BBC): HTC sues Apple after Google sells tech patents [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14832762]*16 August 2011 (BBC): Taiwan's HTC sues Apple in patent infringement dispute [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14553424]*21 July 2011 (BBC): HTC is braced for Apple smartphone patent war [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14238741]*18 July 2011 (BBC): HTC to appeal against Apple patent ruling [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14181329]*21 July 2011 (BBC): HTC is braced for Apple smartphone patent war [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14238741]*12 July 2011 (BBC): Apple files patent complaint against phone maker HTC [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14117049]*12 May 2010 (BBC): Apple rival HTC urges iPhone ban [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8664016.stm] ====Nokia and Apple==== *14 June 2011 (BBC): Nokia and Apple settle patent dispute [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13759612 ]*14 June 2011(BBC): Nokia’s patent victory against Apple [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13761454]*16 December 2010 (BBC): Nokia Apple patent row escalates [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12010872]*29 September 2010 (BBC): Apple bites back at Nokia lawsuit [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11435639]*8 May 2010 (BBC): Nokia sues Apple for 'patent infringement' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8669529.stm] ====Microsoft and Motorola==== *21 December 2011 (BBC): ITC judge: Motorola Mobility infringed Microsoft patent [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16631710]*23 Oct 2011 (Microsoft): Microsoft’s New Patent Agreement with Compal: A New Milestone for Our Android Licensing Program [http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2011/10/23/microsoft-s-new-patent-agreement-with-compal-a-new-milestone-for-our-android-licensing-program.aspx]*1 October 2010 (CNet): Aiming at Android, Microsoft sues Motorola [http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20018305-56.html] ====Background On Industry Structure==== *28 October 2011 (BBC): Samsung overtakes Apple in smartphone shipments [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15489523] ===Cross Market=== ====Samsung and Apple==== *22 April 2011 (BBC): Samsung sues Apple after accusations of 'copying' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13167573] ====Motorola and Apple==== *3 February 2012 (BBC): Motorola makes Apple pull iPads and iPhones in Germany [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16871075]*9 December 2011 (BBC): Motorola wins Apple wireless patent fight in Germany [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16284020] ====Microsoft and Apple==== *12 January 2011 (BBC): Microsoft seeks to block Apple 'App Store' trademark [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12173224] ====Apple Vs. Everyone==== *26 October 2011 (BBC): Apple patents touchscreen unlock gestures [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15461732] ==Underlying Tech== ===Chip designers=== *23 September 2011 (BBC): Apple sued by Via over chips in gadgets [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15033551] ===LEDs=== *18 July 2011 (BBC): Samsung sues Osram as LED patent row escalates [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14181324] ===Streaming=== *29 July 2011 (BBC): Spotify sued over music streaming technology [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14338710] ===Imaging=== ====Kodak vs. Everyone==== *19 January 2012 (BBC): Kodak sues Samsung over image patents in latest lawsuit [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16631710]*Tuesday, January 10, 2012 (Kodak): Kodak Alleges Patent Infringement Against Apple, HTC [http://www.kodak.com/ek/US/en/Kodak_Alleges_Patent_Infringement_Against_Apple_HTC.htm]*Friday, January 13, 2012 (Kodak): Kodak Alleges Patent Infringement Against Fujifilm [http://www.kodak.com/ek/US/en/Kodak_Alleges_Patent_Infringement_Against_Fujifilm.htm] ===Software=== ====Microsoft and i4i==== *9 June 2011 (BBC): Microsoft must pay $290m for patent infringement [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13722971]*12 March 2010 (BBC): Microsoft loses appeal in Word patent case [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8563852.stm] ====Google and Oracle==== *26 Sept 2011 (Blog): Judge asks Oracle and Google for input with a view to stay-or-go decision [http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/]*21 Mar 2011 (Official Microsoft Blog): Android Patent Infringement: Licensing is the Solution [http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2011/03/21/android-patent-infringement-licensing-is-the-solution.aspx]*13 August 2010 (BBC): Google sued by Oracle over Android operating system [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10961705] ====Everyone Vs. Amazon==== *27 October 2011 (BBC): Amazon reveals its patent lawsuits are on the rise [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15482508] ====Other==== *19 December 2011 (BBC): BT sues Google over Android 'patent infringements' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16243414]*22 April 2011 (BBC): Google fined $5m over Linux patent row [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13168296] ===Blu-Ray=== *11 March 2011 (BBC): Sony gets PS3 import ban lifted [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12702767]*1 March 2011 (BBC): PS3 imports banned in patent row [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12607370] ==Small Inventors / Startups== *7 April 2011 (BBC): Apple wins $625m Mirror Worlds patents appeal [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12991401]*21 December 2010 (BBC): Kodak's patent spat threatens photo web sites [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12050694]*5 October 2010 (BBC): Apple faces $600m damages claim [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11475331] ==Patent Trolls== ===Lodsys=== *9 September 2011 (BBC): Patents: Can the giants protect the minnows? [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14858056]*26 August 2011 (BBC): Patent war hits small app developers [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14682700]*22 July 2011 (BBC): Are patents good for you? [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14254744]*22 July 2011 (BBC): Angry Birds maker Rovio sued over app patents [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14245047] ===NTP=== *9 July 2010 (BBC): Smartphone firms face patent row [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10583227] ===Interval Licensing=== (Note: More of an invention lab, than a troll perhaps)*13 December 2010 (BBC): Microsoft's Paul Allen sees lawsuit thrown out [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11986186]*27 August 2010 (BBC): Paul Allen sues tech giants over 'patent violations' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11117587] ===Intellectual Ventures===*7 October 2011 (BBC): Motorola sued over patents used in Android phones [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15212599] ===Ipcom=== 7 December 2011 (BBC): German HTC retailers are threatened with patent lawsuit [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16073137] ===The FRAND Defense=== *24 October 2011 (BBC): Can mobile phone innovation survive the patent trolls? [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15433188] ==Buying Patents== *4 January 2012 (BBC): Google adds IBM patents as it looks to future [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16409081]*12 September 2011 (BBC): Patents firm Murgitroyd ponders acquisitions [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-14880934]*16 August 2011 (BBC): Google deal boosts shares in Asian phone makers [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14539241]*15 August 2011 (BBC): What Google wants from Motorola [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14532984]*4 August 2011 (BBC): Google hits out at rivals over 'bogus patents' [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14401826]*4 July 2011 (BBC): Maths powers Google auction strategy [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14016511]*1 July 2011 (BBC): Apple and Microsoft group buys Nortel patents [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13986877]*5 April 2011 (BBC): Texas Instruments to buy National Semiconductor [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12969523]*August 4th, 2011 (TechCrunch): Why Did Google Blog About Patents Today? Because The Nortel Loss Was Just The Beginning. [http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/04/googles-patent-problem/]*4/04/2011 (Official Google Blog): Patents and Innovation [http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/patents-and-innovation.html]*Fri Jul 1, Nokia 2011 (Reuters): Dealtalk: Google bid "pi" for Nortel patents and lost [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/02/us-dealtalk-nortel-google-idUSTRE76104L20110702] ==Other== *9 February 2012 (BBC): Microsoft and Cisco back Apple settle 's essential patents call [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16960676]*23 January 2011 (BBC): Staying innovative after being left for dead [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12252599]*20 June 2000 (BBC): BT claims patent disputeon web links [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/798475.stm] =Patents= I plan to try to track down the patents in question, such as:*The Mirror Worlds Patent: EP 2059868 [http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/description?CC=EP&NR=2059868A2&KC=A2&FT=D&date=20090520&DB=&locale=en_EP] =Market Share= *http://www.comscore.com/Products/Audience_Analytics/MobiLens*http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2012/11/comScore_Reports_October_2012_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share=References= {{reflist}}
