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HTC takes Apple to court in the UK
Following it’s recent ITC loss to Apple, HTC on July 29th filed a new lawsuit against Apple in the UK. Bloomberg was first to report the news though details regarding the nature of the lawsuit remain unknown. Apple, based in Cupertino, California, asked the ITC in March 2010 to block imports of HTC phones, alleging […]
Continue reading...Samsung agrees not to sell Android tablet in Australia
1. August 2011
Apple and Samsung are currently engaged in litigation in 9 countries and across 3 continents. Things got started this past April when Apple sued Samsung claiming that it’s line of Galaxy smartphones and tablets “slavishly” copy the look and feel of its iOS products. Here in the US, and elsewhere, Apple is pushing hard for […]
Continue reading...Apple unrelenting in its legal battle against a slew of Android-based handset manufacturers
30. July 2011
Upon introducing the iPhone in 2007, Steve Jobs famously stated: We’ve been pushing the state-of-the-art in every facet of design… We’ve been innovating like crazy for the last few years on this and we’ve filed for over 200 patents for all of the inventions in iPhone. And we intend to protect them. Over 4 years […]
Continue reading...Lodsys argues against Apple’s motion to intervene on behalf of iOS developers
28. July 2011
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Lodsys is not only moving ahead with its lawsuits against both iOS and Android developers, but is expanding the scope of its lawsuit to include big time companies such as EA and Rovio, the developers behind Angry Birds. In the simplest of terms, Lodsys asserts that a number of apps that implement in-app purchasing infringe […]
Continue reading...ITC says OS X violates 2 patents owned by HTC-owned S3
27. July 2011
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By David Goldman: Apple in early 2010 filed a number of legal actions against HTC claiming that their Android handsets employed technologies patented and owned by Apple. Apple’s HTC lawsuit, not to mention it’s ongoing suits with Samsung and Motorola, is undeniably aimed at stalling the tremendous growth of Android which, if you believe Google […]
Continue reading...HTC willing to strike patent deal with Apple
26. July 2011
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Perhaps seeing the writing on the wall after the ITC found HTC handsets to infringe on a number of Apple patents, the Taiwanese based handset manufacturer has expressed a willingness to strike up a licensing agreement with Apple. In a telephone interview with Bloomberg today, HTC’s CFO Winston Yung explained, “We have to sit down […]
Continue reading...Oracle set to depose Larry Page
22. July 2011
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We haven’t commented too much on the ongoing litigation between Oracle and Google, but suffice it to say that Google seems to be in dire straights. While it may be slightly too early to say, it appears that Google willfully infringed Java patents owned by Oracle, a fact which may ultimately force Google to pay […]
Continue reading...Samsung wants number of Apple lawyers disqualified over conflict of interest
12. July 2011
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The ongoing legal battle between Samsung and Apple continues to take interesting turns. Recently, FOSS Patents reports on a 20 page filing from Samsung that looks to have a number of Apple’s lawyers disqualified from the case on grounds that they previously represented Samsung while under previous employ. The gist of it is that Samsung […]
Continue reading...Apple’s patent portfolio manager Richard “Chip” Lutton set to leave the company
12. July 2011
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Apple may very well be in the throes of the most litigious period in company history. As Apple emerged from the brink of bankruptcy in the late 90s to become one of the leading consumer electronic companies in the world, it’s bank account ballooned into the billions and the company increasingly became the target for […]
Continue reading...Apple goes after HTC again
11. July 2011
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BGR reports: Apple on Monday filed a new patent complaint with the International Trade Commission looking to block the sale of several HTC devices it claims infringe on Apple patents, Bloomberg reports. Apple recently filed a similar complaint with the ITC looking to block the sale of several Samsung smartphones and tablets that Apple feels […]
Continue reading...Samsung files ITC complaint against Apple
29. June 2011
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The legal dispute between Samsung and Apple just got a little bit more layered. Weeks after Apple amended its initial complaint to encompass more of Samsung’s products, the Korean based company has fired back with an ITC complaint against Apple seeking an import ban on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. If the ITC agrees to […]
Continue reading...Why Samsung can’t peek at Apple’s unreleased iOS products – in a nutshell
22. June 2011
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Judge Koh explaining why Samsung isn’t entitled to see the iPhone 5 and iPad 3: Ultimately, the essence of Apple’s claims is that Samsung has copied Apple’s products. Common sense suggests that allegations of copying are necessarily directed at Apple’s existing products, to which Samsung has access and could potentially mimic, and not at Apple’s […]
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1. August 2011
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