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Patent Wars Are Building in US Auto Market

2013-11-18 19:31:12| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News

Patent filing wars have been building up over hybrid, electric vehicle (EV), and connected car technologies. The US auto market has become a competitive playing field for global automakers, technology-heavy upstarts, and major industry outsiders (such as Silicon Valley companies). Intellectual property war is similar what has engulfed smartphone industry with fights that automakers have been closely monitoring. In 2008, about 20 patents were filed quarterly in the US for hybrid or EV technologies now, automakers are filing 90 patents per quarter in that area. Connected cars and infotainment also expected to be a source of battle. Signals suggest auto industry set to become more litigious in near future. Read more about what patent wars mean for the US auto industryThe Article Patent Wars Are Building in US Auto Market appeared first on Automotive Digest.

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Bidding wars wane in housing markets on supply rise

2013-11-16 23:39:03| Real Estate - Topix.net

Mike Imgarten witnessed a frenzy of demand and a dearth of inventory during a two-month house hunt in Sacramento, Calif.

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South Park Skewers Black Friday, Console Wars

2013-11-14 23:32:40| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

"Winter is Coming" at the South Park mall as Trey Parker and Matt Stone manage to wrap a parody of "Game of Thrones" around a battle between PS4 and Xbox One loyalists.

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