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Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Gee-Sung Choi to meet for patent settlement talks in 3 weeks
During Apple’s recent earnings conference call, CEO Tim Cook, when asked about Apple’s cash situation as it relates to the multitude of lawsuits it’s currently embroiled in, explained that he has always hated litigation and would prefer to settle legal disputes amicably rather than via the court system. At the same time, Cook explained that […]
Continue reading...Museum company sues Apple for infringing upon touchscreen patents
27. April 2012
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One need only take a look at the avalanche of lawsuits that are currently in play in the tech world to realize that the patent system is out of whack. Everyone is suing everyone, often times for patents whose validity are questionable at best. And with nearly $100 billion in the bank, Apple is a […]
Continue reading...Judge rules that lawsuit against Apple over in-app purchases can proceed
26. April 2012
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Back in February, Apple issued a warning of sorts to Capcom in the wake of complaints about the game Smurfs Village. At the time, Smurfs Village was a top grossing iPhone game that while available as a free download, offered users the ability to make in-app purchases using real money. As a result, kids, without […]
Continue reading...Apple welcomes trial over e-book price fixing allegations
24. April 2012
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The US Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple two weeks ago, alleging that Apple, along with a cohort of publishers, colluded to raise the price of e-books on Apple’s iBookstore, and in turn, adversely affect the pricing of e-books on Amazon as well. While three publishers have already settled with the US Justice […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook “hates litigation”, would prefer to settle than to battle in courts
24. April 2012
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Apple’s current legal battles with Samsung encapsulate a large number of patents, innumerable suits and countersuits, and have resulted in legal motions across 11 jurisdictions across the globe. As you may remember, Steve Jobs in his biography was quite vocal about his intent to go thermonuclear on Android, vowing to spend every last dime in […]
Continue reading...Antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Google and others over anti-poaching allegations set for June 2013 trial
23. April 2012
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Well it looks like the controversy surrounding alleged e-book price fixing won’t be the only antitrust lawsuit Apple has to deal with. Apple, along with Google, Intel, Adobe, Pixar, Intuit, and Lucasfilm, are being taken to task for agreeing to anti-poaching agreements wherein each of the aforementioned companies were precluded the recruitment of employees from […]
Continue reading...Apple and Proview engage in settlement negotiations
20. April 2012
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Apple is reportedly engaged in negotiations to resolve their ongoing dispute over the iPad trademark that has been in dispute for some time. If you recall, Apple, through a subsidiary, purchased the rights to the iPad trademark from Proview in 2009. Proview, however, asserts that the deal didn’t include the trademark rights for the Chinese […]
Continue reading...Samsung asserts 8 more patents against Apple in California
19. April 2012
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FOSS Patents writes: In February, Apple brought a new U.S. federal lawsuit against Samsung, the second of its kind in the Northern District of California. Late on Wednesday by local time, Samsung brought its answer to the complaint as well as infringement counterclaims over eight patents. Two of those patents are FRAND-pledged patents that Samsung declared […]
Continue reading...Apple and Samsung to participate in court ordered settlement negotiations
17. April 2012
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FOSS Patents reports that Apple and Samsung will soon partake in court ordered settlement negotiations here in the US ahead of their pending July court date centering on Apple’s allegation that a multitude of Samsung products infringe upon numerous Apple patents. Apple and Samsung both indicated the following to the court: “As directed by the […]
Continue reading...Apple granted permission to intervene in Lodsys lawsuits
16. April 2012
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Remember Lodsys, everyone’s favorite patent troll? In 2011, a company named Lodsys began sending out letters to a number of iOS developers claiming that their apps infringed upon Lodsys’ patents. This of course created quite a stir in the iOS developer community and, by extension, creates quite a headache for Apple. Consequently, Apple this past […]
Continue reading...Steve Berman, lead counsel for Apple lawsuit, issues statement
16. April 2012
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In light of the recently initiated lawsuit against Apple, the lead counsel that brought the suit in the first place, Steve W. Berman of Hagens Berman, issued the following statement last Wednesday. “We are pleased that the U.S. Justice Department and Attorney General Holder agreed with our analysis that Apple and some of the nation’s […]
Continue reading...Legal experts say US Justice Department doesn’t have a strong case against Apple
12. April 2012
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With the US Justice Department now moving full steam ahead in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple and an assortment of publishers, antitrust legal experts are claiming that the governments case against the publishers is much stronger than their case against Apple. CNET reports: One reason lies in the Justice Department’s 36-page complaint, which recounts how […]
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30. April 2012
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