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Microsoft Corp. has filed a new lawsuit against TiVo in a United States International Trade Commission court in Seattle, various reports say.
According to Reuters, the lawsuit claims that TiVo’s program time guide, schedule grid, remote interface and program delivery system infringe on patents owned by the Redmond, Washington-based company.
The new patent violation case filed by the software giant, which was first reported by Winrumor, adds to a burgeoning …

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Eastman Kodak Co. said that a judge of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has initially determined that the patent claimed by the company to have been violated by Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is invalid.
The initial determination issued by the ITC judge strikes a blow to Kodak which claims that Apple and RIM violated a mobile phone camera patent it holds.
According to Reuters, a final decision from the ITC may be expected by …

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Apple just upped the ante in its legal battle with Nokia by suing the Finnish company in London earlier this week over a patent for scrolling using a touch-screen interface.
The Cupertino-based consumer electronics giant claims that the patent Nokia holds is invalid, says Bloomberg.
CNet notes that the patent was one of the patents Nokia sued Apple for allegedly violating.
The Unofficial Apple Web Log notes that the case alleging violation of the particular patent was …