Tag: Patent Dispute
by Adam Koueider, 3 weeks ago
Google and Motorola have endured another blow in their assault on mobile competitors. Last week, a German court denied Motorola an injunction over a push notification patent against Microsoft. Now the ITC has thrown out the…
by Chris Smith, 1 month ago
Apple’s famous “slide-to-unlock” patent has been invalidated by a German court earlier this week, which is good news for Samsung and Motorola (Google), both engaged in patent-based legal wars with the iPhone maker in the…
by Robert Triggs, 1 month ago
In a show of good faith towards the open source community, Google has just announced its Open Patent Non-Assertion (OPN) Pledge. Included in this agreement is the company’s promise not to sue developers, distributors, or…
by Chris Smith, 2 months ago
After initially asking Apple’s and Samsung’s lawyers whether it would be a good idea to suspend a second Apple vs Samsung in the U.S. until the first one is resolved, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh…
by Nate Swanner, 3 months ago
In the ongoing saga of Apple versus Samsung, it seems there could be a solution to this mess earlier than expected. We are all aware of the $1 billion verdict in Apple’s favor, and the…
by David Gonzales, 3 months ago
A U.S. appeals court has just issued a rather brief order basically telling Apple to take a hike after it tried to request a revival of last year’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus sales ban as part…
by Chris Smith, 4 months ago
A few weeks ago HTC and Apple surprised the tech-loving crowds by announcing an unexpected settlement that put an end to the legal quarrel between the two, a fight that was largely won by the…
by Chris Smith, 4 months ago
Earlier today we told you that Samsung faces a fine of up to $15 billion in Europe where the European Commission is investigating its standard essential patent use against Apple in several lawsuits in the…
by Chris Smith, 4 months ago
A few days ago we learned that Samsung has withdrawn its FRAND patent-based cases against Apple in Europe, but also that the European commission will still investigate the company’s use of standard essential 3G patents…
by Chris Smith, 4 months ago
Earlier this week, Samsung made a somewhat surprising announcement that it will stop its legal actions against Apple in European countries including Germany UK, France, Italy and the Netherlands, which were all based on fair,…
by Chris Smith, 4 months ago
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is reexamining another Apple patent – the third one by our count – and this time around we’re looking at the “pinch to zoom” patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,844,915),…
by Chris Smith, 5 months ago
Apple has obtained another victory against Google-owned Motorola, as an ITC judge found in a preliminary ruling that the iPhone maker is not violating a Motorola proximity sensor patent (U.S. Patent No. 6,246,862). According to…
by Robert Triggs, 5 months ago
There’s been an interesting development in the long running legal battle between Apple and Samsung. Today Samsung announced that it is dropping its request for European injunctions against Apple products. The South Korean company originally…
by Robert Triggs, 5 months ago
If you’re not already sick of the never-ending smartphone patent wars then here’s some more lawsuit shenanigans for you to sink your teeth in to. Samsung has filed against sevens patents owned by rival company…
