Microsoft says Android infringes on its patents, licenses HTC
The lawyers up in Redmond seem to have been woken from their slumber with the sudden realization that -- oh look! -- Google's Android OS infringes on Microsoft's boatload of software patents. How specifically it does so is not identified, but Microsoft believes that elements from both the user interface and the underlying operating system are in violation of its rights. This is very much in keeping with the Windows maker's crusade to assert patent claims over Linux , which in the past has garnished it with cross-licensing deals with Amazon and Xandros , as well as a settlement from TomTom .
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Samsung acquires ‘Android’ trademark for mobile hardware sales in Korea
As it turns out, Korea operates two separate trademark systems for hardware and software.
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