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European Commission to investigate Samsung’s abuse of RAND patents
Well it seems that Samsung’s strategy of suing Apple for allegedly infringing RAND patents is coming back to bite them in the ass. Foss Patents reports: The European Commission just announced that it has “opened a formal investigation to assess whether Samsung Electronics has abusively, and in contravention of a commitment it gave to the European Telecommunications […]
Continue reading...German Court rejects one of Samsung’s asserted 3G patents
25. January 2012
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It’s hard to keep up with all of the legal entanglements Samsung and Apple are currently embroiled in. The two companies have legal proceedings in-play across 4 continents and in over 10 countries. One of the busiest jurisdictions with respect to Apple and Samsung’s ongoing legal dispute is Germany where Apple achieved some success in […]
Continue reading...Apple sues Samsung in Germany over “slide to unlock” feature in Galaxy Nexus
22. January 2012
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Apple’s certainly keeping its lawyers busy. The Cupertino-based company filed yet another lawsuit against Samsung in Germany last week. This time around, Apple alleges that Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone infringes upon Apple’s “slide to unlock” feature which first debuted on the original iPhone back in 2007. The feature was officially granted patent protection in the […]
Continue reading...Apple files new lawsuits against Samsung in Germany
18. January 2012
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It looks like Apple’s ongoing legal feud with Samsung is going to get worse before it gets better. Apple and Samsung are already embroiled in patent litigation across the globe, and as the battle for smartphone marketshare becomes fiercer, so too do the legal battles. Apple this week filed separate lawsuits against Samsung in Germany […]
Continue reading...ITC preliminary ruling says Motorola doesn’t infringe upon Apple’s patents
16. January 2012
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The ITC last Friday issued a preliminary ruling regarding Apple’s allegations that certain Motorola products infringe upon 3 of Apple’s patents. On this date, the ALJ issued an initial determination on violation of Section 337 and recommended determination on remedy and bond in the above-referenced investigation. It is held that no violation of section 337 of […]
Continue reading...Best letter ever written to a Lawyer
13. January 2012
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Now this may very well be one of the best responses to a legal threat we’ve ever seen. The backdrop: The San Antonio, Texas based Freetail Brewing Co. received a cease and desist letter from the Steelhead Brewing Co. (based out of Eugene, Oregon) demanding that they stop using “Hopasaurus Rex” as a name for […]
Continue reading...Apple and Elan Microelectronics settle multitouch lawsuit
10. January 2012
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In April 2009, a Taiwan-based company called Elan Microelectronics sued Apple alleging that the iPhone, iPod Touch, and MacBook all made use of touchscreen technology that infringed upon their patents. The lawsuit was the culmination of a failed licensing negotiation that first started in 2007. Now, more than two years later, Apple and Elan Microelectronics […]
Continue reading...Apple issues legal threat to manufacturer of 12-inch Steve Jobs action figure
5. January 2012
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Chinese manufacturer In Icon recently created a 12-inch Steve Jobs action figure that looks incredibly similar to Jobs himself. With no detail overlooked, the figurine showcases Jobs in his iconic black turtleneck, Levi blue jeans, circular glasses, and New Balance sneakers. It also comes with two Apples (one of which has a bite taken out […]
Continue reading...Apple injunction against Samsung Galaxy 10.1N in Germany doesn’t look promising
22. December 2011
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Bloomberg reports on a German court ruling which held that Apple will not likely achieve a ban on the Samsung Galaxy 10.1N tablet, a modified version of the Galaxy Tab that was released after Samsung’s original 10.1 Galaxy Tab device was banned in Germany for infringing upon the design of the iPad. The Dusseldorf court […]
Continue reading...HTC responds to ITC import ban
20. December 2011
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The ITC yesterday ruled that HTC’s Android based smartphones infringe upon one of the claims in Apple #5,946,647 patent which centers on analyzing and linking data structures. Put simply, the patent embodies scenarios when one application parses a string and can then communicate that information over to another application. One example we cited yesterday was […]
Continue reading...Apple wins ITC import ban against HTC’s Android smartphones
19. December 2011
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After a few legal setbacks over the past couple weeks, the most glaring being Judge Lucy Koh’s rejection of Apple’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Samsuing, Apple today was finally on the receiving end of a significant legal decision. The International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled today that HTC’s Android-based smartphones infringe upon two claims in […]
Continue reading...German Court rules Apple iOS devices infringe Motorola FRAND patents
12. December 2011
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After getting off to a promising start, Apple’s recent efforts to legally dismantle and throttle the momentum of Android are proving unsuccessful. Hot on the heels of a US Judge denying Apple’s motion for a preliminary injunction against Samsung, Apple suffered a setback in Germany where a Court ruled there that Apple’s 3G capable iOS […]
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31. January 2012
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