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A couple of years back, Immersion sued Sony for $91 million for infringing on their patents when they made their Dual Shock controllers for the PlayStation 2. The company claimed that Sony was using patented force-feedback technologies without paying royalties. After a long, drawn out battle, the two companies have finally reached a settlement.
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Apple and Cisco have been duking it out over the last few months over who rightfully possessed the right to use the moniker “iPhone.”
Tonight, the companies have jointly announced an agreement which will allow both companies to use the iPhone name on their own products.
No financial details were revealed, but all that we…

Apple and Creative Technology, Ltd. today announced a broad settlement ending all legal disputes between the two companies.
Apple will pay $100 million to license Creative’s patent in all Apple products. Apple can recoup a portion of its payment if Creative is successful in licensing this patent to others. In addition, the companies announced that Creative has…