- Mon Mar 12 5:00 PM PDT 2012 Why Yahoo's going for the Facebook 'cashectomy' just now
Unless this is part of a bigger blood feud, the sides may very well decide to split the difference and cut a deal.
- Mon Mar 12 1:41 PM PDT 2012 Yahoo sues Facebook over patents; it's war in Silicon Valley
The Web pioneer goes to the mat with a massive patent infringement lawsuit against the social network it once tried to buy.
- Mon Mar 5 10:25 PM PST 2012 Apple sued by company in patent deal with Microsoft
Patent holder in which Microsoft has a financial interest files lawsuit claiming Apple is infringing on eight patents related to wireless communications protocols.
- Tue Feb 28 7:59 AM PST 2012 Yahoo threatens Facebook with patent lawsuit
The foundering Web pioneer reportedly wants the social-networking giant to license 10 to 20 patents related to advertising and Web page personalization.
- Mon Feb 27 7:55 PM PST 2012 Yahoo picks patent fight with Facebook
The foundering Web pioneer reportedly wants the social-networking giant to license 10 to 20 patents related to advertising and Web page personalization.
- Fri Feb 10 9:40 AM PST 2012 Microsoft has tablets on its mind
week in review Software giant to release special flavor of Windows 8 for ARM chips, meanwhile iPad 3 rumors fly fast. Also: Path's privacy problem.
- Thu Feb 9 4:19 PM PST 2012 Jury strikes down Eolas' 'Interactive Web' patent
Patent-holding company claimed a host of Web giants owed it hundreds of millions in royalties for their use of online video streaming, search suggestions, and other "interactive" elements on pages.
- Thu Feb 9 7:29 AM PST 2012 Landmark lawsuits under way over who owns the Interactive Web
Michael Doyle and his company Eolas claim several prominent Web companies, including YouTube and Amazon, violate a patent it holds that dates back to 1994.
- Tue Oct 6 12:30 PM PDT 2009 BOL 1078: Smokinger gun
Viacom may have found a smoking gun in its billion-dollar case against YouTube, but on the other hand, we speculate YouTube may have a smokinger gun. Also the FTC wants you to disclose all that money you've been paid to blog about cleaning products. Or
- Tue Oct 6 10:33 AM PDT 2009 Eolas sues corporate giants over Web technology
In a bigger sequel to its years-long patent infringement case against Microsoft, Eolas has sued Apple, Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Frito-Lay, Playboy, and many others.
