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Samsung denied early access to the iPhone 5 and iPad 3
After a Judge granted Apple’s motion to see unreleased Samsung devices along with their corresponding packaging materials, Samsung filed a motion of its own requesting to see Apple’s iPhone 5 and iPad 3. Samsung’s clumsy logic was that it needed access to said products in order to compare them to their own product line and […]
Continue reading...Apple expands its complaint against Samsung
17. June 2011
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Now that Apple and Nokia have settled their deluge of litigation, Apple appears to be doubling up its efforts against Samsung. Today is when Samsung has to hand over 5 unreleased products and their packaging materials to Apple’s legal team. But Apple wants more. Apple recently updated its complaint to include a lot more of […]
Continue reading...Apple claims Samsung demand to see iPhone 5 and iPad 3 amounts to “improper harassment”
15. June 2011
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A few weeks ago, Apple scored a legal victory when a Judge granted its request that Samsung hand over to Apple attorneys 5 unreleased Samsung products as to better compare them to Apple’s own offerings. At the time, Judge Koh explained, In particular, the design and appearance of Samsung’s forthcoming products and packaging are directly […]
Continue reading...Apple signs patent licensing agreement with Nokia; Settles all litigation
14. June 2011
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Nokia yesterday announced that Apple has signed a patent licensing agreement for Nokia technologies, effectively ending all pending litigation between the two companies. Nokia’s press release reads as follows: Apple payments to Nokia settle all litigation and have positive financial impact Nokia Corporation Stock exchange release June 14, 2011 at 08:05 (CET +1) Espoo, Finland […]
Continue reading...Lodsys’ BS Patent Claims
10. June 2011
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Patrick T. Igoe of ApplePatent has an illuminating discussion on the complete BS Lodsys is trying to peddle around in its claims of patent infringement. Much like in my analysis regarding the Apple iOS developers and their apps, Lodsys appears to be either intentionally ignoring important aspects of the claim that are not met by […]
Continue reading...Apple files motion to intervene in Lodsys proceedings against iOS developers
10. June 2011
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There’s been a lot of movement on the Lodsys front this week, though it’s largely been flying under the radar thanks to WWDC. Florian Mueller of Fosspatents, however, has done a stellar job of keeping us up to speed with the latest developments – namely an action to invalidate Lodsys’ patent portfolio and Apple attempting […]
Continue reading...Videophone patent troll goes after Apple and co.
1. June 2011
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As one patent troll hopefully goes down, another one emerges. While it’s too soon to know for sure, we can only hope that Apple’s pointed response to Lodsys and its efforts to extort money from Apple will see the company wither up and die. But you cut off one head, and another emerges. Update: And […]
Continue reading...Lodsys ignores Apple, proceeds to sue iOS developers
31. May 2011
Well that was quick. Just one week after targeted iOS developers felt they were in the clear after Apple issued a strongly worded response to Lodsys over alleged claims of patent infringement, the patent troll has decided to move forward with its plans regardless. Lodsys today published a sequence of blogposts where it detailed its […]
Continue reading...SEC violated procurement law when it purchased $1 million worth of equipment from Apple
31. May 2011
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A strange story emanated from our nation’s capital last week when the Washington Post reported that the SEC violated procurement law when it purchased over $1 million in computer equipment from Apple. Not only that, but the purchased equipment malfunctioned and failed to work as advertised. Now the reason why the SEC’s actions were wrong […]
Continue reading...Samsung unfazed by Apple lawsuits, pushing ahead with tablet releases this Summer
31. May 2011
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As Apple lays the legal pressure on Samsung, the South Korean based manufacturer seems unfazed by the impending litigation waiting at its doorsteps. As a quick refresher, Apple recently sued Samsung for patent infringement claiming that it’s lineup of Galaxy smartphones and tablets “slavlishly” copy the look and fee of its iOS products. And not […]
Continue reading...Microsoft extracts $5 licensing fee per Android device from HTC
30. May 2011
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It’s no secret that Microsoft is looking to put up the good fight against Android by going after the hardware manufacturers that put it on their devices – which explains why Redmond thus far has gone after the likes of Motorola, Barnes and Noble, and HTC. HTC, however, was quick to strike a licensing deal […]
Continue reading...Samsung wants Apple to hand over the iPhone 5 and iPad 3. Seriously?!
29. May 2011
And so the plot thickens in the ongoing legal battle between Samsung in Apple. Two weeks ago, Samsung was ordered to provide the court with 5 of their unreleased products, complete with packaging, as to compare them to Apple’s own offerings. While Samsung argued that doing so would put it at a competitive disadvantage, Judge […]
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22. June 2011
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