Oracle's Safra Catz and Google's Andy Rubin weren't able to come to an agreement in their dispute over Java technology in Android.

Google has proposed to pay $2.8 million in damages, should the court find it infringed two Oracle patents.

The company formerly known as Silicon Graphics also targets HTC, RIM, LG and Sony in a patent infringement suit.

The acquisition could help it shore up defenses against new patent infringement lawsuits.

The long-simmering case is expected to last eight weeks.

The ailing search provider has filed a lawsuit against Facebook.

Oracle must give a clear rationale for keeping the case on track, and a stay could delay the trial for years.

Yahoo demands that Facebook should license its technologies or face action.

Microsoft alleges that Motorola is abusing its position with regard to essential patents.

Chinese company Proview said it started developing its own "iPAD" product in 1998.

But the Commission warns it will not tolerate essential patent misuse.

Struggling Eastman Kodak sees opportunity in its digital capture patents, and printing and deposition technologies.

Oracle may be sacrificing the patent charges in hopes of getting an injunction soon.

A contentious email will stay but other evidence can be excluded, a judge has ruled.

The latest batch of IBM patents include e-mail, server backup, e-commerce, advertising, mobile technologies and database tuning.

An ITC administrative law judge found that Motorola Android products infringe a Microsoft patent.

British Telecommunications claimed in a suit that Android and some other Google services infringe on six of its patents.

Full case to go to court July 30, 2012.

The dispute stems from 3M's decision to use a third-party support provider to help it run its systems.

Monday's decision by the US ITC is a setback for HTC, which bought S3 amid its own patent fight with Apple.