Patents

There has been lawsuits recently filed against companies which use HTTPS protocols on their websites and through online services: (via ZDNet) CryptoPeak HTTPS patent cases settled out of court / http://www.zdnet.com/article/cryptopeak-https-patent-cases-settled-out-of-court/

Looks like the University of Wisconsin is accusing Apple of stealing their microchip technology. The patent was issued in 1998, and the Badgers filed a similar suit on Intel in 2008:

(via BBC) Apple facing huge chip patent bill after losing case / http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34524785

Verdict in on patent infringements (via WSJ) Appeals Court Affirms Samsung Infringed on Apple’s iPhone Patents / http://www.wsj.com/articles/appeals-court-affirms-samsung-infringed-on-apples-iphone-patents-1431962119?mod=WSJ_TechWSJD_NeedToKnow

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Making it easier to buy you: (via Reuters) Google launches portal to buy patents / http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/27/us-google-launch-idUSKBN0NI1M620150427

At issue is with licensing fees that undermine use and not innovations created by the firm: (via Reuters) U.S. Patent Office revokes key elements of controversial podcasting patent / http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/11/us-usa-podcasting-patent-idUSKBN0N204820150411