The European Union is to investigate claims that Samsung is abusing its position as owner of patents for essential 3G technology

Intel's spend on RealNetworks' video software and 190-plus patents will enable the company to grow on-chip capabilities

Patent battle continues as Motorola claim Apple infringed on six patents

A Dutch Court rules that the design of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is sufficiently different from Apple's iPad

Kodak has filed for chapeter 11 bankrupcy protection but vows to come out fighting in the end

LG Electronics has become the latest tech company to wave the white flag and sign up to Microsoft's patent-licensing for Android

IBM has had a record year for patent grants and once again tops the league with 6,180 US patents in 2011, the first company to achieve over 6,000 in a year

The Oracle v Google patent infringement trial is set for March and the judge has ruled out several contentions but not the Lindholm email

Google is on the patent hunt once again, this time snapping up another 217 patents from IBM

Oracle has suffered an embarrassing setback in its patent fight over Java against Google's Android