patent infringement

Apple (AAPL) is being accused by Ancora Technologies of infringing on a patent related to restricting the operation of software through licensing, AppleInsider reports. The complaint filed in a U.S. District Court in the Central D

Originally, a lower court said that Microsoft did not infringe on a Uniloc patent used to prevent software piracy. The appeals court reversed the decision.

Microsoft shares are up 0.21%, or $0.06, to $28.03.

Microsoft (MSFT) shares are just higher even after a federal appeals court sided with Uniloc in a patent-infringement lawsuit against the software giant, Reuters reported.

Sony alleges that LG's mobile phones are in violation of seven Sony patents, including image capture, audio recording, band-width allocation, network management and caller ID photo use, reports SiFyNews.com.

Sony filed suit with the U.S. International Trade Commission this week, as well as with the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

Shares of Sony are trading 0.11% higher Friday morning at $35.61.

On July 27, 2010, Sony was upgraded to Overweight from Neutral at JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Sony Corp. (NYSE:SNE) sued rival LG this week for patent infringement.

In a statement dated Tuesday, the U.S. trade watchdog said Sony's complaint alleged that LG violated U.S. trade rules by importing and selling certain mobile phones and modems that infringed on Sony's patents.

Japan's Sony, which trades in ADRs under SNE in the U.S., has filed a patent-infringement complaint against LG Electronics Inc., seeking to block the South Korean electronics maker from shipping mobile phones to the U.S., the U.S.