![Apple, Microsoft, IBM, & others team up to defend U.S. patent system](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/apple-patent.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Topic > patent law
![Apple, Microsoft, IBM, & others team up to defend U.S. patent system](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/apple-patent.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![This inventor has waited 40 years for the patent office to make a decision](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/time.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
This inventor has waited 40 years for the patent office to make a decision
![The Supreme Court has another chance to fix the software patent problem](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/supremecourt.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The Supreme Court has another chance to fix the software patent problem
![Software patents are now illegal in New Zealand](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/fuck-yeah-patent-ban.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Software patents are now illegal in New Zealand
![A $29 billion industry based on threats: It’s time for patent trolls to face the consequences](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/skyrim-troll-vr.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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A $29 billion industry based on threats: It’s time for patent trolls to face the consequences
![Understanding changes to the America Invents Act that go into effect Mar. 16](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Understanding changes to the America Invents Act that go into effect Mar. 16
![Federal judge to decide whether tech will see more or fewer patents in the future](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Federal judge to decide whether tech will see more or fewer patents in the future
![How the Apple v. Samsung trial sets the stage for a battle royale with Google](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/android-apple-google-samsung-video.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How the Apple v. Samsung trial sets the stage for a battle royale with Google
![Apple-Samsung juror: ‘I could defend this if it was my patent.’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Apple-Samsung juror: ‘I could defend this if it was my patent.’
![What’s at stake in the Apple v. Samsung verdict](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/samsung-apple.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
What’s at stake in the Apple v. Samsung verdict
![It’s time to take a hard look at the term ‘intellectual property’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
It’s time to take a hard look at the term ‘intellectual property’
![Apple, Samsung CEOs speak but fail to agree](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/apple-samsung.jpg?resize=300%2C175&strip=all)
Apple, Samsung CEOs speak but fail to agree
![Google: We are so over patents, especially in their current form](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/google-patents.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google: We are so over patents, especially in their current form
![Sh*t Judge Lucy Koh says: Our top 5 favorites](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Sh*t Judge Lucy Koh says: Our top 5 favorites
![Google vs. Apple equals WWIII: How’s that for thermonuclear, Apple?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nuclear-bomb.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google vs. Apple equals WWIII: How’s that for thermonuclear, Apple?
![Motorola-Google’s first patent suit against Apple seeks import ban of all major Apple devices](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Motorola-Google’s first patent suit against Apple seeks import ban of all major Apple devices
![Decide the outcome of Apple v. Samsung with this handy flow chart](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/verdict-o-matic-detail.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Decide the outcome of Apple v. Samsung with this handy flow chart
![80 ways Samsung tried to copy Apple (according to Samsung) [updated]](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/smoking-gun.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
80 ways Samsung tried to copy Apple (according to Samsung) [updated]
![Beleaguered Kodak strikes legal blow against Apple](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/kodak.jpeg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Beleaguered Kodak strikes legal blow against Apple
![Silicon Valley’s secret weapon for patent law raises $2M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Silicon Valley’s secret weapon for patent law raises $2M
![Apple demands $2.5 billion in damages from Samsung](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Apple demands $2.5 billion in damages from Samsung
![Motorola Mobility and Microsoft in patent licensing cat fight](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Motorola Mobility and Microsoft in patent licensing cat fight
![Judge dismisses Apple v. Motorola patent case, but may change his mind](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Judge dismisses Apple v. Motorola patent case, but may change his mind
![Patent investor Nathan Myhrvold is okay with being unpopular, damn it](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Patent investor Nathan Myhrvold is okay with being unpopular, damn it
![The gangsters of Silicon Valley](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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The gangsters of Silicon Valley
![The jury has decided Google is guilty… but was it really qualified to do so?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/android-trial.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The jury has decided Google is guilty… but was it really qualified to do so?
![Former Google CEO: We knew Sun wanted money for Android](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/android-sun-licensing.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Former Google CEO: We knew Sun wanted money for Android
![Eric Schmidt denies Google needed anyone’s permission to use Java in Android](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/eric-schmidt-testimony.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Eric Schmidt denies Google needed anyone’s permission to use Java in Android
![Rubin’s last stand: Android founder testifies again to save Android from Oracle](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/andy-rubin.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Rubin’s last stand: Android founder testifies again to save Android from Oracle
![How a 5-year-old blog post might turn the tide in Oracle v. Google Android case](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/jon-schwartz-blog-post-android-java.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
How a 5-year-old blog post might turn the tide in Oracle v. Google Android case
![Android founder testimony in Google/Oracle trial: Java APIs are copyrighted](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/android-lawsuit.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Android founder testimony in Google/Oracle trial: Java APIs are copyrighted
![How expanding Twitter’s pledge could end the patent wars](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/patent-wars.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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How expanding Twitter’s pledge could end the patent wars
![Can Twitter and Yammer fix our broken patent system?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Can Twitter and Yammer fix our broken patent system?
![Twitter takes a preemptive, common-sense stance on patents](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/twitter-patent-ipa.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Twitter takes a preemptive, common-sense stance on patents
![12 angry consumers: The Oracle/Google trial for Android now has a jury](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/google-oracle-jury.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
12 angry consumers: The Oracle/Google trial for Android now has a jury
![AOL sells most of its patents to Microsoft for $1B, goosing its stock price 43%](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
AOL sells most of its patents to Microsoft for $1B, goosing its stock price 43%
![Flickr fingered in Facebook counterclaim](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/facebook-flickr.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Flickr fingered in Facebook counterclaim
![Facebook fights fire with fire, counters Yahoo with patent suit](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Facebook fights fire with fire, counters Yahoo with patent suit
![The time for talking is over: Oracle and Google head to trial over Android](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/android.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The time for talking is over: Oracle and Google head to trial over Android
![Facebook updates investors on Yahoo and Ceglia suits in amended S-1](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)