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Smartphone and tablet makers have charged patent infringement. But it could all end in a truce, analysts say.

Shares of Research in Motion are at a yearly low. But they could recover with new Blackberry products. Or attract a bidder.

In a world of never-ending battle for preserving intellectual property, technology giants Microsoft and Apple are hitting out at Google.

Google Inc, fresh from losing a bid to buy thousands of patents from bankrupt Nortel, lashed out at its biggest rivals on Wednesday and accused them of banding together to block the Internet giant in the red-hot smartphone arena.

Google Inc, fresh from losing a bid to buy thousands of patents from bankrupt Nortel, lashed out at its biggest rivals on Wednesday and accused them of banding together to block the Internet giant in the red- hot smartphone arena.

The fierce patent war unfolding in the technology sector just got muddier as Google finally fired a salvo in a missive posted on its blog, calling patent lapping efforts by companies like Microsoft, Oracle and Apple as an attempt to sabotage Android's march.

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Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) appears to be shrugging off its image of a victim of vicious tech patent warfare and making up its mind on engaging the senseless situation from a pedestal of power.

Google, the Internet leader in search, confirmed on Friday that it has bought more than 1,000 technology patents from IBM.

Google, the giant search engine company, has confirmed on Friday that it has purchased more than 1,000 technology patents from IBM (International Business Machines Corp).

After losing the bidding war over Nortel Networks patents, Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has purchased more than 1,000 technology patents from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM).

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has acquired more than 1,000 technology patents from International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), after it lost the bidding war over more than 6,000 patent filings from Nortel Networks.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) issued its quarterly 10Q which stated that the company's contribution to the recently announced Nortel patent win will be $2.6 billion, once the deal closes.

InterDigital Inc has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Nokia Corp, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp accusing the cellphone makers of infringing seven InterDigital technology patents.

Google failed to win a bid on 6,000 wireless technology patents held by bankrupt Canadian telecom group Nortel Networks Corp.

Nortel sells its 6,000 patents to a consortium of companies, none of which include Google.

A consortium consisting of Apple Inc. (AAPL), EMC Corp. (EMC), Ericsson, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), Research In Motion (RIM) and Sony Corp. (SNE) paid $4.5 billion for the patent portfolio of Bankrupt Canadian telecom group Nortel Networks Corp.

The US Federal Trade Commission confirmed on Thursday that it has accepted Apple’s plea to participate in the bidding for the assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks corp.

Google has put in a $900 million bid for Nortel Networks' patent portfolio, which could make it a real player in mobile technology and forestall lawsuits over its smartphone line.

Nortel is accusing Genband of trying to push down the price of its internet protocol and application solutions business.