Lawyers are filling up their deep pockets with all these constant lawsuits about patents. The lawsuits have been non-stop between large tech companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft and Samsung. Last year, 107,792 patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. What does that mean for social media?


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Microsoft, the world largest software maker, has accused Motorola of using technology derived from Microsoft’s inventions in Android-based smartphones. Microsoft has requested the International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington to halt the imports of certain Motorola phones due to infringement of seven of its patents.

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Last night I was talking with a VP who works at HP on the former Palm team. He told me they have 2,000 patents for webOS, smart phones, and TouchPad. Now remember, Google paid $12.5 billion for Motorola Mobile, mostly to get their hands on the 17,000 patents that Motorla held. Now, if you just [...]

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This week's episode of OMG/JK is a bit top-heavy. There simply wasn't a ton of news this week beyond the one giant fight that broke out between Google and Microsoft over the patent issue. Channeling that spirit, Jason and I get into an argument about the argument.

Is Google right? Is Microsoft right? Do they both look like huge asses?

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