Tag Archive | "Legal"
Lodsys addresses iOS in-app purchasing patent case
Last week, a heretofore unknown company named Lodsys sent FedEx packages to a number of independent iOS developers informing them that their use of in-app purchasing infringed on valid patents they owned. The thrust of the letter was to open up licensing negotiations. And though not explicitly stated, it more or less implied – “Strike […]
Continue reading...Is Nathan Myhrovld’s Intellectual Ventures behind the iOS in-app purchase patent troll job?
Friday, May 13, 2011
By Josh Rosenthall: It’s been confirmed today that a company called Lodsys recently sent out a number of letters to independent iOS developers, including James Thompson – the developer of PCalc – and Dave Castelnuovo, creator of Pocket God , informing them that their use of in-app purchases in iOS infringes upon on this particular […]
Continue reading...Apple, The Weather Channel, and Pandora sued for location tracking
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
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By John Hiesler: With billions in the bank, Apple remains an attractive target for patent trolls and, more broadly speaking, litigious citizenry trying to sue Apple on trumped up claims in an effort to eek out some sort of cash settlement. In the latest example of said behavior, Lymaris M. Rivera Diaz filed a suit […]
Continue reading...Samsung broadens patent attack against Apple; Files suit in the US
Friday, April 29, 2011
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Apple a few weeks ago filed suit against Samsung for patent infringement, alleging that its line of Galaxy smartphones and tablets blatantly rip off the look and feel of Apple’s iOS products. Indeed, a perusal of Apple’s complaint is full of pictures that really makes one wonder if the blueprint for Samsung products were actually […]
Continue reading...Clueless duo sues Apple over consolidated.db “tracking” file
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Lord, the horrors of living in a litigious society. Okay, things could be a lot worse, but this reflexive reaction from folks to take to the courts without enough information tends to get quite tiresome. In a move that should surprise nobody, two folks filed a lawsuit against Apple this week alleging that the company […]
Continue reading...In Brief: Tim Cook on Steve Jobs and Samsung lawsuit
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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During Apple’s last earnings conference call, nary a question was asked about Steve Jobs. That was somewhat surprising given the public’s voracious appetite for even a morsel of information regarding Apple’s CEO and co-founder. During today’s earnings conference call, Jobs name did surface and was addressed by COO and interim CEO Tim Cook. Specifically, Cook […]
Continue reading...Apple asks Judge to dismiss iPod/iTunes Antitrust Litigation
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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A few weeks ago, a US judge gave the prosecution in an on-going legal case against Apple over claims that the Cupertino-based company was abusing its iTunes monopoly the go ahead to interrogate Steve Jobs. The Judge explained that Jobs has “unique, non-repetitive, firsthand knowledge about the issues” at the center of the case and […]
Continue reading...Samsung not to sit idly by in face of Apple lawsuit
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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Wow, the tech sphere is hyper-litigious these days. In the wake of Apple filing suit against Samsung for patent and trademark infringement, the South Korean-based company has vowed to respond strongly. In a statement on the matter released yesterday, the company explained. “Samsung will respond actively to this legal action taken against us through appropriate […]
Continue reading...Apple sues Samsung for patent infringement
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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In a move that in many regards seemed inevitable, Apple last week filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung, claiming that a number of their “Galaxy” line of Android based smarpthones and tablets infringe on Apple’s patents and steal Apple’s intellectual property “Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style […]
Continue reading...Apple accepts TrapCall app after 201 day review
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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After what might very well be the longest delay between an app submission and its appearance on iTunes, Apple last week finally approved the TrapCall app by Tel Tech Systems after an astounding 201 days in review. TrapCall is a nifty little utility app for the iPhone that lets users unmask phone numbers that initially […]
Continue reading...Apple wins: Judge reverses $625.5 million patent judgement previously awarded to Mirror Worlds
Monday, April 4, 2011
A federal judge today reversed a $625.5 million judgement against Apple in a patent infringement lawsuit pertaining to Apple’s Cover Flow feature. The lawsuit was filed by Mirror Worlds, a company founded by Yale professor Dave Gelertner. “Mirror Worlds may have painted an appealing picture for the jury, but it failed to lay a solid […]
Continue reading...Microsoft hires linguist Ronald Butters to attack Apple’s “app store” trademark claim
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Apple and Microsoft’s dispute over Apple’s efforts to trademark the term app store continues to get more absurd. Microsoft is of course challenging the trademark on the grounds that the phrase app store is merely a generic designation. In one of its filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office, Apple argued that generic terms can […]
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Monday, May 16, 2011
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