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Sonos Continues To Battle Google Over Patents

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Santa Barbara-based smart speaker manufacturer Sonos is continuing to battle Google over patents, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission this week to reject a judge's blessing of a software design change to avoid infringing on Sonos patents. Sonos called the Google changes "half-baked" and "trivial".

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DivX Sues Netflix, Hulu Over Patents

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DivX , the streaming video software developer which was started in San Diego, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Netflix and Hulu , accusing the firms of usings its video streaming intellectual property. The two patent infringement lawsuits are DIVX, LLC v.

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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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FindTheBest.com Wins Patent Battle, Continues With War On Patent Trolls

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Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online comparison and research site headed by Kevin O''Connor, scored a legal win Friday, saying that a judge has invalidated a software patent owned by Lumen View Technology, LLC, which is in the midst of a patent battle with the company. READ MORE>>.

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Tinder Sues Bumble Over Patents

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Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder 's parent company, Match Group , has sued Tinder competitor Bumble in the Texas Western District Court oer patent infringement, alleging that Bumble is virtually identical to Tinder. it is suing Bumble over both patent infringement and stealing trade secrets.

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iRise Gets Patent

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El Segundo-based iRise , the developer of software visualization tools for the enterprise, said today that it has been awarded a third, U.S. The firm said the patent is number 7,788,647, and was awarded on August 31st. The firm said the patent is number 7,788,647, and was awarded on August 31st. According to the U.S.

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Covario Scores SEO Patent

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San Diego-based Covario , the search engine optimization and search engine marketing software firm headed by Russ Mann, revealed this week that it has secured its first patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The firm said the patent covers technology used in its SEO Audit Score System. According to the U.S.

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