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Google’s Chief Legal Officer David Drummond rails against patent attacks from Apple and co.
David Drummond, Google’s Chief Legal Officer, wrote on Google’s official blog today that companies like Oracle, Microsoft, and Apple are fighting against Android because they prefer litigation to innovation and are attempting to throttle Android’s growth. Android is on fire. More than 550,000 Android devices are activated every day, through a network of 39 manufacturers […]
Continue reading...iOS developer Mike Lee looks to start group of independent developers to take on patent trolls
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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With patent trolls like Lodsys an unfortunate reality, a new initiative spearheaded by iOS developer Mike Lee looks to combat frivolous and overwhelmingly distracting lawsuits by forming a group called the Appsterdam Legal Defense Team. Comprised of and funded by iOS developers, the group will function as a single unit to take on patent trolls […]
Continue reading...Apple seeks expedited trial in lawsuit against Samsung
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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Apple’s litigation with Samsung is truly a global affair that spans 3 continents and a multitude of countries. But if we zero in on where most of the action is taking place, we’re whisked away to the US District Court in North California where Apple and Samsung are currently engaged in a legal battle wherein […]
Continue reading...ITC agrees to investigate Apple’s claims against Samsung
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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The International Trade Commission (ITC) today agreed to investigate Apple’s claims that Samsung’s lineup of Galaxy smartphones and tablets infringe on Apple’s lineup of iOS products. The ITC press release reads: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain electronic digital media devices and components thereof. The products at […]
Continue reading...App developers in Germany barred from submitting apps to Amazon on account of Apple lawsuit
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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Apple back in May sued Amazon for trademark infringement, alleging that the “Amazon’s App Store” was too similar in name to Apple’s own iTunes app store. Amazon, not backing down, countered that the ‘app store’ designation is too generic to warrant trademark protection. Meanwhile, Microsoft, on its own accord, has challenged Apple’s ‘app store’ trademark […]
Continue reading...HTC takes Apple to court in the UK
Monday, August 1, 2011
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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
Monday, August 1, 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
Saturday, July 30, 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
Thursday, July 28, 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
Wednesday, July 27, 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
Tuesday, July 26, 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
Friday, July 22, 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 […]
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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