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Apple all but confirms existence of tablet with cease and desist letter to Gawker
Apple today all but confirmed the existence of a tablet when it sent a cease and desist letter to Gawker demanding it that it immediately stop running a contest whereby it would pay tipsers huge sums of cash for tangible and verifiable information about Apple rumored tablet device. For example, Valleywag, a Gawker web property, has a standing […]
Continue reading...Apple snatches 16 domains names from domain squatter
Friday, January 8, 2010
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TechCrunch reports that Apple recently obtained, via a court order, 16 domain names from a domain squatter who used url’s relating to Apple products to drive traffic to websites that sold competing products Specifically, Daniel Bijan, a Los Angeles-based “mega producer, singer, and entrepreneur,” owned 16 domains that Apple wanted. Apple filed a complain to […]
Continue reading...Nokia files another broad lawsuit against Apple over patent infringement
Monday, January 4, 2010
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The legal battle between Nokia and Apple just got bumped up another notch with Nokia recently filing a second lawsuit in federal court alleging that a wide range of Apple products infringe on several of Nokia’s implementation patents. Specifically, Nokia alleges that the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod Classic, iPod Nano, iPod Touch, iMac, MacBook, MacBook […]
Continue reading...Apple prevails in iPod hearing loss case
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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Well, you can finally chalk one up to the Courts for dismissing what can only be described as a frivolous and moronic lawsuit. Back in 2006, a Louisiana man sued Apple alleging that the iPod was responsible for his hearing loss. The suit specifically mentioned that the volume on the iPod can be raised to […]
Continue reading...Nokia: Every Apple product infringes on our patents
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Nokia on Tuesday responded to Apple’s countersuit by filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging Apple has been infringing on Nokia’s patents in “virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers” sold. In its complaint, Nokia specifically references seven patents relating to a varying number of technologies, including but […]
Continue reading...Psystar still doesn’t get it, as they enter the T-shirt business
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Poor old and reliable Psystar. They just don’t know when to say when, and either out of stupidity or bad advice from their legal counsel, they continue to posture up in an attempt to take on Apple. Not too long ago, Judge Alsup issued a broad permanent injunction which not only precludes Psystar from selling […]
Continue reading...Judge dismisses class action lawsuit over faulty iMac screens
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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A federal judge recently dismissed a class-action lawsuit which sought damages from Apple for allegedly not disclosing manufacturing defects pertaining to G5 iMac screens to customers. The lawsuit specifically stated that vertical lines would often appear on iMac screens after the warranty had expired, leaving many consumers without adequate recourse. The lawsuit stated that Apple was well […]
Continue reading...Despite ruling, Psystar will continue legal battle against Apple
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Well, it looks like we spoke too soon. Psystar, showing a clear disregard for any semblance of rationality, will solider on and continue to fight the good fight against Apple. Yesterday afternoon, however, a number of factors suggested otherwise. First, Psystar’s website had been down for over 24 hours, hinting that changes were afoot for […]
Continue reading...Psystar is dead. Judge grants Apple’s motion for sweeping permanent injunction
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
After months of contentious litigation, Judge Alsup today granted Apple’s request for a permanent injunction and ruled that the injunction encompasses not only Snow Leopard, but Psystar’s Rebel EFI software as well. As a quick reminder, Rebel EFI is a piece of downloadable software available on Psystar’s website that allows users to install OS X […]
Continue reading...Apple countersues Nokia for patent infringement
Friday, December 11, 2009
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Well this is certainly getting interesting. In late October you’ll recall that Nokia sued Apple for infringing on a number of patents pertaining to technologies that help make devices compatible with wireless LAN standards and GSM and UMTS networks. Nokia argues that Apple’s iPhone has been infringing on their patents since it was first released in […]
Continue reading...Apple files motion arguing why injunction against Psystar should include Rebel EFI
Thursday, December 10, 2009
The past few weeks have not been kind to Psystar. First, Judge Alsup issued a decisive ruling which essentially invalidated Psystar’s entire business model. And shortly thereafter, Psystar was ordered to pay nearly $2.7 million in damages to Apple for their infringing behavior. But in a pathetic attempt to keep up the legal shenanigans with […]
Continue reading...Israeli high-tech firm drops perplexing patent lawsuit on Apple over live streaming technology
Thursday, December 3, 2009
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Just days after the upper echelon at Apple personally intervened to let the live streaming iPhone app Knocking Live Video into the app store, an Israeli high-tech firm called Emblaze Mobile has informed Apple that the app infringes on one of its media streaming patents in the US. As we reported this past Tuesday, Knocking […]
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Thursday, January 14, 2010
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