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Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung to meet today in San Francisco
Apple and Samsung have been tangled up in a legal battle that has droned on for over a year now. And while the two companies are still fighting as vigorously as ever, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung are scheduled to meet this afternoon for some good ole’ court ordered mediation where […]
Continue reading...Imports of HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE delayed pending Customs investigation resulting from ITC ruling
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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Well apparently the ITC does have some teeth. In the first tangible success from Apple’s ongoing battle with a multitude of Android manufacturers, The Verge is reporting that US Customs officials have halted shipments of the spankin’ new HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE pending an investigation into whether or not those products run […]
Continue reading...Apple wants to keep Steve Jobs deposition secret
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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The Hollywood Reporter reports: Aftermath Records, a division of Universal Music Group, is about to go to trial in a case that will determine what money is owed over digital music to producers of many hit Eminem records. Meanwhile, in another case — a class action against UMG brought by many musicians including Rob Zombie, […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Gee-Sung Choi to meet for patent settlement talks in 3 weeks
Monday, April 30, 2012
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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
Friday, April 27, 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
Thursday, April 26, 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...Antitrust lawsuit against Apple, Google and others over anti-poaching allegations set for June 2013 trial
Monday, April 23, 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
Friday, April 20, 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
Thursday, April 19, 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
Tuesday, April 17, 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
Monday, April 16, 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
Monday, April 16, 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 […]
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Monday, May 21, 2012
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