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Quest Software Trades Patent Lawsuits

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Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software has sued competitors Centrify Corp. and Likewise Software, Inc. , the firm said late Friday, claiming that the two firms infringe on one of its patents, U.S. Tags: quest software centrify patent legal lawsuit. READ MORE>>.

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Yardi, RealPage Settle Patent Litigation

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Santa Barbara-based Yardi , the developer of real estate and property management software, looks to have scored a win in a patent lawsuit against RealPage , a developer of cloud-based software for the rental housing industry. READ MORE>>.

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Patent Suit Spawned By NTI Group Buy Settled

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A patent lawsuit against educational software provider Blackboard , which was spawned by the acquisition of Sherman Oaks-based NTI Group last year, has been settled, according to Texas-based TechRadium. TechRadium said the move would allow each company to continue to provide mass notification technology and services to clients.

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Stamps.com Gains Patent

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Los Angeles-based Stamps.com , which operates an Internet-based postage service, has scored a new patent, covering the firm's cryptography systems. The patent, number 7,490,065, was granted to Craig L. The patent was granted Tuesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according to the patent filing.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

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If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. If your software or your manufacturing process is your “secret sauce,” you need to keep the work in-house. Look at internal services versus external services.

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RPost Sues Adobe, EchoSign

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Los Angeles-based RPost , a developer of electronic signature services, has filed a suit against Adobe and EchoSign for patent infringement, the firm said this morning. RPost sued Santa Barbara-based RightSignature and fellow electronic signature firm DocuSign in June over the same patents. READ MORE>>.

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PacketVideo Sues Spotify

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San Diego-based PacketVideo , the former unit of Nextwave Wireless which was acquired by NTT DOCOMO, is suing hot online music streaming service Spotify , according to a lawsuit filed in the California Southern District Court in San Diego yesterday. PacketVideo's software was used for streaing media to home consumer electronics devices.

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