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		<title>Twitter granted pull-to-refresh patent for &#8220;defensive purposes&#8221; only</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter announced today that they have been granted a patent for the popular pull-to-refresh gesture that you see in many mobile apps. However, as a part of the company&#8217;s new Innovator&#8217;s Patent Agreement, Twitter agrees only to use the patent for &#8220;defensive purposes.&#8221; Otherwise, the company will need Loren Brichter&#8217;s permission, the man who invented  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-granted-pull-to-refresh-patent-for-defensive-purposes-only-21282951/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Olympus wearable modular camera tipped</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olympus has wearable display plans of its own, a new patent reveals, effectively splitting a digital camera into two pieces &#8211; eye-worn screen and imaging unit &#8211; for more flexibility in photography. The patent, &#8220;Camera and Wearable Image Display Apparatus&#8221;, describes a monocular eye-piece display that connects wirelessly to a camera body, clicking into image  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/olympus-wearable-modular-camera-tipped-21282909/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple to add Samsung Galaxy S 4 to upcoming patent trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s well established that Apple and Samsung have been in a legal cat fight for a while now, and while things seemed to have settled down for a bit, both companies are at it again. Apple and Samsung will be going to court next year in the spring for what will be the second patent  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-to-add-samsung-galaxy-s-4-to-upcoming-patent-trial-14281937/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EU sees Motorola&#8217;s anti-Apple patent ploy as antitrust, Commission warns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 11:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Motorola abused its dominance in wireless patents when it tried to block Apple&#8217;s iPhone in Germany, the European Commission has judged, potentially paving the way to official antitrust penalties against the Google-owned smartphone firm. The EU had been investigating Motorola&#8217;s use of standards-essential GSM patents to spar with Apple in Europe, citing the company&#8217;s intention  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/eu-sees-motorolas-anti-apple-patent-ploy-as-antitrust-commission-warns-06280691/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung files for ebook page turning patent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 03:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung has filed for a patent on paging turning in ebooks, specifically on those fancy page curling/rolling effects that aim to give digital paper a realistic feel. The filing appeared at the US Patent and Trademark Office last week, and reveals a decidedly involved and thought-driven look at the art of turning digital pages. You  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-files-for-ebook-page-turning-patent-01280226/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CopyTele sues Skype in its &#8220;patent monetization&#8221; scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 17:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CopyTele, or more specifically, its Secure Web Conference Corp. division has sued Microsoft&#8217;s Skype due to patent infringement. Copytele says that Skype infringed on 2 of its patents, one regarding a &#8220;method and apparatus for securing e-mail attachments&#8221;, and the other for a &#8220;portable telecommunication security device.&#8221; However, CopyTele didn&#8217;t sue Skype because it was  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/copytele-sues-skype-in-its-patent-monetization-scheme-01280135/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple vs Samsung back in court November to re-calculate damages</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple vs. Samsung will reconvene in November to recalculate jury damages, it&#8217;s been confirmed, with Judge Lucy Koh warning both parties to expect &#8220;Groundhog&#8217;s Day&#8221; in the courtroom. Apple had been granted $1.05bn in damages from Samsung last year, after a jury found the Korean company guilty of patent infringement with fourteen of its Android  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-vs-samsung-back-in-court-november-to-re-calculate-damages-30279937/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone interruptus: Apple patents considerate calling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple a patent that would allow a phone to automatically and intelligently select the best method to contact someone given the current situation. In order to determine what the best communication method would be, the phone would use its GPS, microphone, accelerometer, etc. to determine the best  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-interruptus-apple-patents-considerate-calling-30279935/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple to challenge the VirnetX Facetime patent infringment ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple has decided that it will be challenging a ruling made last November that found it guilty of infringing on several of VirnetX&#8217;s patents. The ruling required Apple to pay VirnetX $368.2 million in damages. However, in Apple&#8217;s recent quarterly report, the company filed Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-to-challenge-the-virnetx-facetime-patent-infringment-ruling-27279607/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>US International Trade Commission sides with Apple in Motorola patent case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In late 2010, a Motorola complaint against Apple spurred what has been a long-lived legal squabble between the two companies, something Google has been on the losing end of. Earlier today, the U.S. International Trade Commission sided with Apple in a case started by Motorola over a sensor patent. Google sought to have certain varieties  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/us-international-trade-commission-sides-with-apple-in-motorola-patent-case-22278840/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon anonymous mobile payments system revealed in new patent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon is working on an anonymous mobile payments system, a new patent filing has revealed, using a Western Union style process of temporary identifiers which allows transactions without handing over your name, email address, or other personal details. The PayPal alternative uses an intermediary payments provider with which each individual in the deal is registered,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-anonymous-mobile-payments-system-revealed-in-new-patent-17278137/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>German court invalidates Apple&#8217;s slide-to-unlock patent</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A German court has ruled that all claims for Apple&#8217;s slide-to-unlock patent have been found to be invalid. The ruling was made in Germany&#8217;s federal patent court, Bundespatentgericht, and is a big win for Motorola and Samsung, both companies who were affected by the patent. Apple has, in the past, used the patent in order  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/german-court-invalidates-apples-slide-to-unlock-patent-06276735/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ITC judge says Samsung infringes on Apple&#8217;s text-selection patent</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/itc-judge-says-samsung-infringes-on-apples-text-selection-patent-06276727/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An ITC judge believes that Samsung has infringed on a key part of one of Apple&#8217;s patents. Judge Thomas Pender stated that he found Samsung&#8217;s text-selection feature to be infringing on the patent, a feature that is both part of the Internet Browser in Samsung&#8217;s devices, as well as the translucent buttons in Samsung&#8217;s photo  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/itc-judge-says-samsung-infringes-on-apples-text-selection-patent-06276727/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple patent suggests convertible MacBooks on the way</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting new patent has made its way through the US patent office, and it suggests that Apple is looking into convertible MacBooks of sorts, showing off the technology in a recent patent application. However, this particular type of convertible laptop with a removable display would boast wireless display technology. The patent is titled &#8220;Wireless  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-patent-suggests-convertible-macbooks-on-the-way-04276593/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>USPTO invalidates Apple&#8217;s &#8220;Bounce-Back&#8221; patent once again</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/uspto-invalidates-apples-bounce-back-patent-once-again-03276367/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Patent and Trademark Office has once again invalidated Apple&#8217;s &#8220;bounce-back&#8221; patent. The patent, labeled patent # 7,469,381, was one of Apple&#8217;s major patents in its lawsuit against Samsung. It provides the &#8220;bounce-back&#8221; feature that bounces the screen back upward if the user scrolls past the end of a page/document. The patent also  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/uspto-invalidates-apples-bounce-back-patent-once-again-03276367/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ZTE wins in court against Huawei</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/zte-wins-in-court-against-huawei-01275939/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smartphone makers ZTE Corporation and Huawei Technologies have been embroiled in a patent lawsuit in France. Huawei had filed a lawsuit against ZTE alleging infringement on patents having to do with data cards. The case is being heard in Paris District Court and the decision was handed down on March 28. The French court rejected  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/zte-wins-in-court-against-huawei-01275939/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 5S event tipped for June 20 while Apple patent suggests ceramics</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-5s-event-tipped-for-june-20-while-apple-patent-suggests-ceramics-29275832/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take today&#8217;s latest iPhone news with a grain of salt, folks, but it looks like Apple&#8217;s next iPhone could be announced on June 20, and be released a couple weeks later sometime in early July. This isn&#8217;t an odd time frame for Apple, however, as they&#8217;ve made announcements in June in the past. This would  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-5s-event-tipped-for-june-20-while-apple-patent-suggests-ceramics-29275832/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple patents wrap-around AMOLED display</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-patents-wrap-around-amoled-display-28275638/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Apple&#8217;s industrial designers and inventors have found their way back into the USPTO with a patent filing for a wrap-around display. This means that you&#8217;ll have a device that&#8217;s got a display that&#8217;s wrapping around its sides rather than just sitting on the front &#8211; AMOLED in technology, too. You&#8217;ll have brightness and  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-patents-wrap-around-amoled-display-28275638/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple in court over Siri patent infringment claim</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-in-court-over-siri-patent-infringment-claim-27275539/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple is dealing with another problem in China and this time it involves its personal assistant program, Siri. A couple of weeks back, Apple had faced criticism by the television program China&#8217;s Central Television over issues people had with the company&#8217;s warranty policy. Now Apple is now dealing with the patent infringement claims made by Shanghai&#8217;s  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-in-court-over-siri-patent-infringment-claim-27275539/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cisco ordered to pay $70 million jury verdict</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/cisco-ordered-to-pay-70-million-jury-verdict-25275154/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco is the world&#8217;s largest maker of networking equipment. The company has been embroiled in a lawsuit with a patent licensing company called XpertUniverse. The case has been heard in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware and has to do not only with the failed partnership, but patent infringement as well. Cisco has been ordered to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/cisco-ordered-to-pay-70-million-jury-verdict-25275154/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Apple patent protects your iPhone from drops</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/new-apple-patent-protects-your-iphone-from-drops-23275083/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple has just been granted a patent for a &#8220;Protective Mechanism for an Electronic Device&#8221;. The patent, which was originally filed in September of 2011, is for a mechanism that will alter the center of mass of an electronic device (in this case an iPhone) in order to protect it, or at least its vital  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/new-apple-patent-protects-your-iphone-from-drops-23275083/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Xbox doesn&#8217;t infringe Motorola patent says judge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A US International Trade Commission Judge has sided with Microsoft in what has been a long legal battle over whether the company infringed on Motorola patents. This concerns the last of what was several patents that were originally claimed, four of which were found back in April to be infringing. After the ruling, the Commission  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/xbox-doesnt-infringe-motorola-patent-says-judge-22275063/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Intertrust sues Apple for patent infringement</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/intertrust-sues-apple-for-patent-infringement-20274811/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like this time around, Apple is the one getting lawsuits filed against them. A company called Intertrust, owned by big names,Sony and Philips, has claimed that Apple has infringed on its security and content protection patents. Apple is accused of violating 12 patents centered around security, as well as software that prevents piracy  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/intertrust-sues-apple-for-patent-infringement-20274811/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter receives patent on itself after years of waiting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a good day for Twitter, which just received a patent on itself from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent describes the Twitter service, covering such things as sent messages that aren&#8217;t destined to a recipient. The patent request was filed back in 2007, and lists Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/twitter-receives-patent-on-itself-after-years-of-waiting-19274691/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>LG accuses Samsung of infringing on eye-tracking patent on GALAXY S 4</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/lg-accuses-samsung-of-infringing-on-eye-tracking-patent-on-galaxy-s-4-19274576/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tango between Samsung and LG is starting back up again. LG is accusing Samsung of infringing on one of its eye-tracking patents. Specifically, the dispute deals with Samsung&#8217;s &#8220;Smart Pause&#8221; on the GALAXY S 4 and &#8220;Smart Video&#8221; on the Optimus G Pro, both of which automatically pause video when your eyes stray away  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lg-accuses-samsung-of-infringing-on-eye-tracking-patent-on-galaxy-s-4-19274576/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia hits HTC with German power saving patent injunction [Update: HTC statement]</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia has been granted a patent injunction against HTC in Germany this week that has to do with power saving technology. The injunction was handed down by Judge Dr. Holger Kircher presiding over the Mannheim Regional Court. Kircher and the panel of judges he presides over found that HTC infringes Nokia&#8217;s patent number EP0673175. The  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-hits-htc-with-german-power-saving-patent-injunction-19274548/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple sued by THX over patent infringement</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/apple-sued-by-thx-over-patent-infringement-16274329/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another day, another patent lawsuit. This time it is THX initiating the legal warfare, and Apple is in its sights. According to George Lucas-founded THX, Apple is guilty of infringing upon one of its patents via the iMac, iPad, and iPhone. The complaint was filed on Friday in California, with THX stating that Apple&#8217;s actions  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-sued-by-thx-over-patent-infringement-16274329/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple files for Smart Cover inductive charging patent for iPad</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s new Smart Cover for the iPad has a lot of potential, and it seems the company thinks so as well. Case in point: Apple just applied for a patent that would see the Smart Cover being used as a wireless charger to charge up the iPad when the Smart Cover is closed. Both the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-files-for-smart-cover-inductive-charging-patent-for-ipad-14273924/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>USPTO grants Google facial recognition unlock technology patent</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/uspto-grants-google-facial-recognition-unlock-technology-patent-12273534/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Google a patent for its facial recognition unlock technology, which consumers have seen used as a security option to Android users. Those running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and/or a Nexus will likely be familiar with the feature, for which Google can now boast a full  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/uspto-grants-google-facial-recognition-unlock-technology-patent-12273534/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple asks to appeal patent-infringement case against Google</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 21:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Apple is looking to stir up some old issues with Google. Apple has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington to reinstate the patent-infringement claims it had filed against Google&#8217;s Motorola Mobility unit. Apple stated that Google, and several companies, infringed on its touch-screen patents. Apple said  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-asks-to-appeal-patent-infringement-case-against-google-09273183/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google patents rear-touch controls 6 years after Apple</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/google-patents-rear-touch-controls-6-years-after-apple-09273179/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Sin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A patent application has just revealed that Google is going to be implementing rear-touch controls for its future Android smartphones. The patent is similar to a patent filed by Apple in 2006, which it planned on using to implement the rear-touch feature in its future iPads. However, it&#8217;s been 7 years since Apple was granted  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-patents-rear-touch-controls-6-years-after-apple-09273179/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Maps could be banned in Germany due to Microsoft patent lawsuit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has hit Google with a lawsuit over the latter company&#8217;s use of one of its European patents &#8211; EP0845124. Thus far, reports state that Google is on the losing end of the spat, and although the ramifications may not be this severe, its Maps service could be banned in Germany as a result. This  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-maps-could-be-banned-in-germany-due-to-microsoft-patent-lawsuit-07273027/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung denies any involvement in UK judge recruitment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, we reported that Samsung allegedly hired the UK judge that forced Apple to publicly apologize over patent infringement that it committed against the Korean-based company, saying that the judge, Sir Robin Jacob, could help the company out with its lawsuit with Ericsson due to his patent expertise. However, Samsung has denied that they  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-denies-any-involvement-in-uk-judge-recruitment-28271941/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple iWatch wristband patent shows the future of slap bracelets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s iWatch has been making the rounds lately, and we&#8217;ve seen our fair share of mockups and possible ideas going behind the rumored smartwatch. Today, for instance, a new patent filing suggests Apple is working on a slap bracelet of the future, complete with a small AMOLED flexible display. It comes straight out of Apple&#8217;s  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-iwatch-wristband-patent-shows-the-future-of-slap-bracelets-21270510/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allegations of 3G patent infringement leaves HTC devices stuck in German customs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HTC is currently fighting a patent infringement battle in a courtroom in Mannheim, Germany. On Friday the legal team for HTC told the judge presiding over the court that some of its shipments into Germany were being held by customs officers at Frankfurt-Hahn airport. HTC says that the shipments were held by customs officer after  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/allegations-of-3g-patent-infringement-leads-htc-devices-stuck-in-german-customs-18269685/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google countersues BT amid &#8220;patent troll enabler&#8221; claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google has sued BT, alleging the UK telecoms company has infringed on four of its patents, with cases filed in both the UK and US amid accusations that BT has been &#8220;arming patent trolls&#8221; to take on Android. The litigation follows BT&#8217;s own lawsuit against Google back in December 2011, the BBC reports, where the comms provider  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/google-countersues-bt-amid-patent-troll-enabler-claims-14269340/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sony PlayStation EyePad could bring 3D control to the PS4</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sony is experimenting with a tablet-style PlayStation controller, codenamed the EyePad, which would allow dynamic 3D motion control and virtual buttons for gaming and other purposes, according to a 2012 patent filing. The application, spotted by Gamechup, for &#8220;Input device, system and method,&#8221; describes a &#8220;panel, tablet or slab-like device&#8221; that would build upon the motion-tracking abilities  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-playstation-eyepad-could-bring-3d-control-to-the-ps4-14269333/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon patent hints at used ebook marketplace</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ebooks are pretty fantastic. Granted, there&#8217;s nothing better than reading an actual, physical book, but being able to squeeze a handful of books on an reader or tablet is a good deal. However, the problem with ebooks is the same problem with digital gaming distribution services, where you can sell your copy once you&#8217;re done  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-patent-hints-at-used-ebook-marketplace-08268618/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>13 Motorola patents against Microsoft invalidated</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what is a large blow to Google, a federal judge has invalidated 13 Motorola patent claims against Microsoft in what has been an on-going legal spat between the two companies. The claims concern a total of three patents that deal with a video codec standard, with Microsoft having had requested their invalidation based on  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/13-motorola-patents-against-microsoft-invalidated-07268559/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Apple patent suggests solar-powered iPhone on the way</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it: battery life in smartphones is pretty awful, with only a few devices that are actually worthy of a battery-life crown. However, what if smartphones were powered by solar cells? That would basically change how we use devices, and we would essentially not have to worry about battery life anymore. A new patent  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/new-apple-patent-suggests-solar-powered-iphone-on-the-way-06268338/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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