ALVISO, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 24, 2012) - TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) announced today that it has settled its pending patent litigation with Verizon Communications Inc. and that the companies have entered into a mutual patent licensing arrangement.

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Apple Inc. won a victory against Google Inc. in a patent case before a U.S. trade agency, which upheld findings by one of the agency's judges.

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Panelists representing Google, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, online retailer Newegg, electronics manufacturer Voxx and Home Automation, Inc. shared horror stories of defending against frivolous patent infringement lawsuits.

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Generics maker Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. has agreed to suspend litigation over a compound patent for Eisai Co.

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Microsoft and Facebook declined to discuss the patents, which represent the lion's share of the patent portfolio the software giant agreed to buy earlier this month from AOL Inc.

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While big tech companies like Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. typically grab the headlines in patent-infringement cases, Ms. Endress's situation illustrates a less visible trend: Intellectual-property claims against tech startups are rising.

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