Analysis: Apple's big enemy in smartphone wars: delay

Apple Inc has spent nearly three years fighting its rivals in a global smartphone patent war. Now, setbacks in two key U.S. court cases are laying bare why a drawn-out battle could be bad news for the ...

A group of companies that outbid Google for a bunch of patents related to mobile technology has put those patents up for sale. It's a sure sign that the patent wars in the mobile industry are finally coming to an end.

Google wants to avoid "patent wars" but realistically speaking, what else can one call the massive "race to acquire patents"?While pondering that question, please consider Google catches up in technology patent wars

SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL (Reuters) - It was the late Steve Jobs' worst nightmare.

Apple and Google, two of Silicon Valley’s top intellectual property antagonists, have a declared a ceasefire in their long-running war over patents, the companies said late Friday night.

Apple and Google, two of Silicon Valley’s top intellectual property antagonists, have a declared a ceasefire in their long-running war over patents, the companies said late Friday night.

A Japanese court Thursday rejected a claim by Samsung that Apple stole its technology, in the latest round of a global legal battle between the smartphone giants over patents.