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BrightEdge and Searchmetrics settle patent infringement lawsuit

After a 4-year patent infringement lawsuit brought by BrightEdge against competitor Searchmetrics, the two have settled their differences....

Barry Schwartz | Jul 24, 2018 at 8:44 am ET

Searchmetrics wins important victory in patent infringement lawsuit

Federal judge invalidates five patents SEO platform provider Brightedge claimed in lawsuit against competitor...

Michelle Robbins | Jan 23, 2018 at 6:04 pm ET

Searchmetrics Files “IPRs” To Invalidate BrightEdge SEO Patents In Lawsuit

Roughly a year ago, several BrightEdge SEO-related patents were granted. The company almost immediately turned around and sued Searchmetrics for...

Greg Sterling | Nov 18, 2014 at 11:20 am ET

 

BrightEdge Uses SEO Patents As “Sword,” Sues Searchmetrics

Oh no they didn’t: BrightEdge has sued rival Searchmetrics using multiple SEO patents, which were granted last year. The concern being...

Greg Sterling | Mar 5, 2014 at 3:48 pm ET

German Design Firm Claims Willful Patent Infringement Over Google Earth

A German design firm is claiming that Google and Google Earth have infringed its patent (USRE44550 E1) and is seeking triple damages under the...

Greg Sterling | Feb 26, 2014 at 1:44 am ET

Google May Be Forced To Pay $1 Billion To Patent Troll

A New York-based “patent troll” called Vringo, through its subsidiary I/P engine, successfully sued Google, Microsoft, AOL and...

Greg Sterling | Jan 29, 2014 at 9:43 am ET

Google, Android Makers Sued By Apple “Rockstar” Consortium Over Search, AdWords

Roughly two years ago Google and a consortium of companies competitively bid for the vast patent portfolio of bankrupt Canadian Company Nortel...

Greg Sterling | Nov 1, 2013 at 11:19 am ET

Google Maps Might Be Banned In Germany Over Patent Infringement

Google Maps may be banned in Germany as the result of a patent infringement lawsuit underway at a regional court in Germany. As FOSS Patents...

Matt McGee | Mar 7, 2013 at 7:21 pm ET

Microsoft Sued By Company That Won Patent Lawsuit Against Google In 2012

New York-based Vringo has sued Microsoft over two patents that pertain to the ranking and placement of ads in search results. The patents were...

Greg Sterling | Feb 1, 2013 at 10:04 am ET

FTC Playing Antitrust Poker With Google And Looking For A Way To Save Face

Last week there was a report that “four out of five FTC commissioners” favored going forward with an antitrust case against Google....

Greg Sterling | Oct 18, 2012 at 11:51 am ET

Google’s Patent Screed Emerges As PR Blunder

Google’s mostly ill-conceived patent screed from yesterday has opened the floodgates of discussion about Google’s (Android’s)...

Greg Sterling | Aug 4, 2011 at 11:52 am ET

Google Lashes Out Against Apple, Microsoft Patent “Conspiracy”

Google’s Chief Legal Officer David Drummond has lashed out at rivals Apple, Microsoft, Oracle and unnamed others for waging what he says...

Greg Sterling | Aug 3, 2011 at 5:58 pm ET

Legal Woes Mount For Google: “Locationgate,” Skyhook Suit And FTC-Search Probe

Following the revelation last week that the iPhone stored user location data a consumer class action was filed. This kind of...

Greg Sterling | May 2, 2011 at 8:17 am ET

Priceline.com Founder Sues Google Over Offers Service

Although Google Offers hasn’t formally launched yet, the service is already facing its first lawsuit. Walker Digital, a private R&D...

Matt McGee | Apr 22, 2011 at 5:37 pm ET

Google Loses Patent Case Over Linux Servers

The FOSS Patents blog reported that Google lost an important patent case on their Linux server kernels they have been using throughout the...

Barry Schwartz | Apr 21, 2011 at 3:43 pm ET

Google Bids Nearly $1 Billion For Nortel Patent Portfolio

Google has bid $900 million (according to the Wall Street Journal) for an extensive patent portfolio owned by the now-bankrupt Canadian company...

Greg Sterling | Apr 4, 2011 at 12:12 pm ET

Facebook Patents Social Search (Courtsey Of Friendster)

Has Facebook patented social search? It appears so, according to a patent awarded earlier this year by the USPTO. The patent, written the same...

Greg Sterling | Mar 16, 2011 at 9:27 am ET

Google, Microsoft Cooperate To Invalidate Broad Online Mapping Patent

It’s reasonable to say that the world of technology patents is screwed up and headed for some major reform. One area in which this is very...

Greg Sterling | Mar 4, 2011 at 10:54 am ET

Paul Allen Refiles Patent Suit Against Google, Facebook, Yahoo & Others

As expected, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has re-filed his patent infringement lawsuit against some of the biggest companies on the web. The...

Matt McGee | Dec 29, 2010 at 12:59 am ET

Judge Grants Google’s & AOL’s Motion To Dismiss Paul Allen Lawsuit

A district court judge in Seattle has granted motions filed by Google and AOL to dismiss a Paul Allen patent infringement lawsuit against those...

Matt McGee | Dec 11, 2010 at 11:58 pm ET
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