Intellectual Ventures Motorola Mobility accused of violating its patents
Intellectual Ventures Management, LLC , which develops its powerful patent portfolio, filed a Motorola Mobility district court in Delaware, accusing the company of violating its patents. It should be noted that, according to Wikipedia, the company deals primarily with patent litigation in court, collecting royalties in its favor. Professionals from well-known universities (MIT and others) are periodically hired with the money raised for the development of certain technologies. Such activities, as well as buying up patents IV, collected about 35 thousand patents, thanks to which they were among the five largest patent holders. But the main activity of the company is not the development of products based on patented technologies, but the licensing and prosecution of those who, according to IVM LLC, violate these patents. The founder of the company and the current CEO is Nathan Mayrvold from Microsoft.
Last year, IVM secured agreements with Samsung and HTC . But it's not even that interesting. It is curious that Google, which is going to absorb MMI, is one of the investors Intellectual Ventures along with Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Verizon and others. But at the same time, Google does not sue itself. IVM LLC is not a whole company, it is somewhat relatively independent from each other groups that operate separately. Google has invested only Defendant Invention Investment Fund I, LP , while Microsoft / Apple and others have invested in other activities of IVM LLC. Thus, Motorola Mobilty will defend against 4 software patents:
one). US Patent No. 7,810,144 at file transfer between computers
2). US Patent No. 7,409,450 on “packet control-wireless point to multi-point transmission protocol / internet protocol (TCP / IP) transmission system”
3). US Patent No. 6,557,054 to " install on user station"
four). US Patent No. 6,658,464 at “user station software that controls the remote source”
As well as 2 patents for hardware:
one). US Patent No. 6,412,953 at "Illumination device and image projection apparatus of the device"
2). US Patent No. 7,120,462 to “portable computing, communication and entertainment device with central control”
Last year, IVM secured agreements with Samsung and HTC . But it's not even that interesting. It is curious that Google, which is going to absorb MMI, is one of the investors Intellectual Ventures along with Adobe, Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Verizon and others. But at the same time, Google does not sue itself. IVM LLC is not a whole company, it is somewhat relatively independent from each other groups that operate separately. Google has invested only Defendant Invention Investment Fund I, LP , while Microsoft / Apple and others have invested in other activities of IVM LLC. Thus, Motorola Mobilty will defend against 4 software patents:
one). US Patent No. 7,810,144 at file transfer between computers
2). US Patent No. 7,409,450 on “packet control-wireless point to multi-point transmission protocol / internet protocol (TCP / IP) transmission system”
3). US Patent No. 6,557,054 to " install on user station"
four). US Patent No. 6,658,464 at “user station software that controls the remote source”
As well as 2 patents for hardware:
one). US Patent No. 6,412,953 at "Illumination device and image projection apparatus of the device"
2). US Patent No. 7,120,462 to “portable computing, communication and entertainment device with central control”
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