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European injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is lifted everywhere but Germany
A German court ruled last week issued an injunction preventing Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 throughout all of Europe – except for the Netherlands. The rationale behind the decision wasn’t centered on a patent dispute, but rather on Apple’s claim that Samsung’s tablet design was too close to Apple’s iPad design. On Tuesday, […]
Continue reading...The drama continues as HTC sues Apple over 3 patents
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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Can you remember a more litigious period in tech history? We sure can’t, and things sure got a lot more interesting when Google announced yesterday its plans to acquire Motorola Mobility, no doubt fueled by its desire to shore up its anemic patent portfolio and to better defend its Android OS. On another Android related […]
Continue reading...Internal Google emails reveal brazen attitude regarding Java licensing and Android
Saturday, August 13, 2011
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If you haven’t been paying attention to every Android-related lawsuit, who can blame you? With upwards of 50 separate cases currently in play, it’s decidedly challenging, if not impossible, to keep tabs on every single case. But one of the more important cases is Oracle’s suit against Google for including copyrightable java code in Android […]
Continue reading...Samsung less than honest regarding public relations
Friday, August 12, 2011
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In the wake of Apple’s successful motions for injunctions, Samsung’s PR department has been less than forthright about various events. We saw this first following Apple’s successful injunction in Australia and now we’re seeing it again in Germany. Earlier this week, a German court granted Apple’s motion for an injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 […]
Continue reading...Samsung responds to EU Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction
Thursday, August 11, 2011
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Samsung suffered a huge setback earlier this week when a German district court enacted an injunction barring Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 anywhere in Europe. The lone exception is the Netherlands where Apple is currently trying to achieve a similar result. In short, and effective immediately, Samsung cannot sell any tablets and must […]
Continue reading...After winning injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, Apple files suit in Germany against Motorola over Xoom tablet
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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Apple yesterday was on the receiving end of a favorable judgement from the district court of Dusseldorf, Germany when it ruled that Samsung was barred from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet anywhere in Europe, save for the Netherlands. Further, for each discovered violation, Samsung will have to either pony up $350,000 or have its […]
Continue reading...Gizmodo and Jason Chen off the hook in lost iPhone 4 investigation
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
When Gizmodo ran photos of Apple’s iPhone 4 months before Apple even officially acknowledged it existed, the blogosphere exploded with excitement. How did Gizmodo get their hands on an unreleased product from a company that prides itself on secrecy? In short, the Gizmodo scoop was nothing short of astounding. But when details leaked explaining how […]
Continue reading...Samsung barred from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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Some bad news for Samsung today as a German court granted Apple a preliminary injunction preventing Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the entire European Union save for the Netherlands. FOSS Patents reports: Apple asked the Landgericht (district court) of Düsseldorf, Germany, to order an injunction under which Samsung is threatened with fines […]
Continue reading...ITC agrees to look into Apple’s second complaint against HTC
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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Apple continues to put the screws on Android as the International Trade Commission (ITC) announced yesterday that they have agreed to investigate yet another one of Apple’s complaints against HTC for allegedly using Apple’s patented technology in their Android-based handsets. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain portable […]
Continue reading...Apple files reply brief to Lodsys’ motion seeking to bar Apple from intervening in iOS lawsuits
Monday, August 8, 2011
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Apple today filed its reply brief to Lodsys’ motion arguing that Apple should not be allowed to intervene in Lodsys’ ongoing litigation against an ever growing number of iOS developers who allegedly infringe a Lodsys owned patent. Florian Mueller generously posted Apple’s brief up on Scribd if you wanna take a look at it in […]
Continue reading...Apple sued over fast booting patent originally owned by LG
Monday, August 8, 2011
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Apple’s legal team are undoubtedly a gainfully employed and busy group of folks. Indeed, it seems that not a week goes by that Apple isn’t either on the receiving or offensive end of a new lawsuit. Most recently, a Florida-based company that goes by Operating Systems Solutions, LLC sued Apple claiming that OS X violates […]
Continue reading...Apple files lawsuit targeting fake Apple Stores
Monday, August 8, 2011
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Quick question: What do you see in the photo above? An Apple employee helping out a curious customer? Sure, it might look that way, but the photo above is actually from one of those famed counterfeit Apple retail stores in China. Yep, whereas Apple used to have a problem with people producing iPhone knockoffs, Apple […]
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
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