Lawsuit centres on wireless controller systems.

Solar cells could be inserted under the iPod screen to power you music. It's only a patent, but we're already dreaming of iPods that never run out of charge.

A company named i4i wins a legal battle over patent covering a document formatting system.

A new Patent filed by IBM may finally give geeks their ultimate wish: a superhero-styled costume that can actually dodge bullets.

30 major consumer electronics firms under the spotlight.

Klausner Technologies demands $360m for 'visual voicemail' system.

Software will store details of damage inflicted on Apple devices, including heat or water, into digital memory.

Apple is apparantly working on a 'remote device wand' that works in a similar way to the popular Wii remote, using gyros and accelerometers to influence applications on screen.

Leigh Dyer has found holes in Steve Ballmer's pledge to work together with open source developers.

Negroponte not worried by patent suit.

UK man gets broken iPod for invention.

Orinda Intellectual Properties USA claims patent infringement

Doctor Who fans will notice something chillingly familiar with a new patent that has come out from Apple.

A patent for a new iPhone interface uncovers what appears to be a dedicated video-calling cam

Cross-licensing agreement covers broad range of consumer products.

Strumming its pain with the finger.

A series of key Microsoft patents are reportedly on the verge of being sold to an open-source advocacy group..