This all presents a classic case of market-theory arbitrage, says Florian Mueller, an expert in IP litigation and the person behind the FOSS patents blog.

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You can read a copy of the complaint (in German) here via the FOSS Patents blog, complete with photos comparing the two devices side by side.

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It was taking this "unusual step" because it believed Google was trying to get VP8 adopted over other, better, alternatives, a Nokia representative told the Foss Patents blog.

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According to the Foss Patents blog, which tracks such matters, this is the nineteenth announced patent licence deal Microsoft has secured since 2010 from companies whose products use Google's mobile and laptop operating systems.

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Florian Mueller, a German-based analyst in IP law who writes the FOSS Patents blog, thinks the court will probably keep the Galaxy Tab ban in place for Germany, but not for the rest of the E.

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According to Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents, after Samsung asked to add the latest iPads, iPhones and iPod touches to its list of claims and the court approved the addition of the iPhone 5, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 10.1, Apple is trying to put six more devices on the list.

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In a post on The New Zealand Harald, Commerce Minister Craig Foss said that following industry consultation he had decided to remove the patentability of software from the Patents Bill, which is currently before Parliament.

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