Can 17,000 patents help Android win a legal Cold War?

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Are Yahoo’s patents strong enough to topple Facebook? | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/03/in-battle-against-yahoo-facebook-hindered-by-ipo-weak-patent-portfolio.ars 7 comments
Regulators to Google: You can buy Motorola, but we still don’t trust you | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/02/regulators-to-google-you-can-buy-motorola-but-we-still-dont-trust-you.ars 3 comments
The three patents Microsoft is hammering the Nook with—and why they may be invalid | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/02/the-three-patents-microsoft-is-hammering-the-nook-withand-why-they-may-be-invalid.ars 0 comments

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Google to HTC: take these patents, keep fighting Apple | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/09/google-to-htc-take-these-patents-keep-fighting-apple.ars 586 comments
Microsoft collects license fees on 50% of Android devices, tells Google to “wake up” | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/10/microsoft-collects-license-fees-on-50-of-android-devices-tells-google-to-wake-up.ars 580 comments
Official Google Blog: When patents attack Android http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/when-patents-attack-android.html 282 comments
Owning the stack: The legal war to control the smartphone platform | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/09/owning-the-stack-the-legal-war-for-control-of-the-smartphone-platform.ars 7 comments
Motorola Value Found in 18 Patents Used Against Apple: Tech - Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-22/motorola-s-value-for-google-found-in-18-patents-used-against-apple-tech.html 2 comments
Archived MSDN and TechNet Blogs | Microsoft Learn http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2011/10/23/microsoft-s-new-patent-agreement-with-compal-a-new-milestone-for-our-android-licensing-program.aspx 0 comments
Google, needing patents, buys Motorola wireless for $12.5 billion | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/08/google-to-buy-motorola-in-effort-to-defend-itself-from-patent-bullies.ars 0 comments
Barnes & Noble: Microsoft using patents to cripple Android competition | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/11/barnes-noble-microsoft-using-patents-to-cripple-android-competition.ars 0 comments
Ask Ars: Is serious patent reform on the horizon? | Ars Technica http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/ask-ars-is-serious-patent-reform-on-the-horizon.ars 0 comments