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Visual.ly visualizes the technology patent war [Infographic]

Categories: Infographic, Legal
By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 at 7:12 PM

The current volume of patent litigation between technology companies is staggering. It seems every day there is another lawsuit, another decision or another import ban. You really can’t appreciate the tangled web of lawsuits from the individual news stories, you have to see it to believe it. Thanks to Visual.ly and its latest infographic, we now can get a glimpse of the patent transfers and patent litigation that dominate the tech world. Not surprisingly, it appears that Apple is at the center of this universe and has the most activity when you combine incoming and outgoing litigation.

[Via Visual.ly]

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Kelly Hodgkins

Kelly spent the last four years covering mobile technology at places like BGR, Gizmodo and The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Before writing, she spent a few years working with and teaching others how to use Adobe Flash and Macromedia Director. Even earlier than that, she spent several years as a Ph.D student in Microbiology. When she's not writing, she can be found fishing the lakes and hiking the mountains of Western Maine with her husband and tribe of children. You can follow her on Twitter @kellyhodgkins.

  • http://www.phoneforum.com/ Tiffany Smith

    Do LG owned any patent? I wonder why they are the only phone maker that don’t fight back.