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Apple, USPTO settle lawsuit over ‘Smart Keyboard’ trademark
Apple and the USPTO settled Apple’s lawsuit challenging the rejection of its application for a trademark covering the term “Smart Keyboard.”
USPTO finds Apple iPhone design patent invalid in court fight against Samsung
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office earlier this month found an iPhone design patent…
USPTO rejects parts of Apple’s auto-correct patent, $119 million payout by Samsung likely to be reduced
In a new twist to the second Apple vs Samsung patent trial…
USPTO refuses to register Apple’s ‘Touch ID’ trademark
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has refused to register Apple’s “Touch ID” trademark based on…
Huge win for Apple at USPTO: Key claims of rubber-banding patent confirmed
Apple has just informed Judge Lucy Koh of the United States District Court…
USPTO withdraws objection to Apple’s ‘iPad mini’ trademark application
Presumably responding to the publicity surrounding the initial decision…
USPTO denies Apple request for ‘iPad mini’ trademark
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has denied Apple’s bid to trademark…
U.S. DOJ, USPTO: Sales injunctions over standard-essential patents are inappropriate
Companies that own a key patent, such as those that ensure mobile…
USPTO tentatively – and likely temporarily – declares Apple’s ‘pinch-to-zoom’ patent invalid
Tentative rejections don’t affect the enforceability of a patent claim…
USPTO tosses some Oracle patent claims at Google’s request
The US Patent and Trademark Office gave Google a rare break…
USPTO denies Apple Multi-Touch trademark because everyone uses it
In a decision handed down by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board…
USPTO denies Google ‘Nexus One’ trademark for their Android ‘superphone’ flop
Google failed in its bid to own the ‘Nexus One’ name for its Android 2.1 smartphone…
Apple, other major tech firms again lose lawsuit challenging US patent-review policy
Apple and other major tech companies have failed to convince a California federal court that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office unlawfully…
Apple reportedly working on a 20.3-inch foldable MacBook
Apple is currently working on a 20.3-inch foldable MacBook, Wuhan-based TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says via X…
Apple’s first foldable said to be an iPad or MacBook, not an iPhone
According to a new report, Apple’s first product with a foldable display is likely to be a MacBook or an iPad instead of an iPhone, which…
Apple is reportedly speeding up development of Apple Ring wearable
Apple is reportedly speeding up development of the long-rumored Apple Ring wearable smart ring that would continuously collect…
Apple is developing foldable iPhone
Apple is building prototypes of at least two iPhones that fold widthwise like a clamshell, a person with direct knowledge of the situation…
Apple said to be prepping foldable iPad for release as soon as next year
Apple is working with suppliers to develop a foldable iPad with “small-scale production” that could begin as early as the end of 2024…
Intriguing Apple ‘digital stone’ patent for Vision Pro revealed
A new Apple patent published by the USPTO describes an intriguing Apple Vision Pro accessory, a “digital stone.”
Apple reportedly working on a 20-inch foldable MacBook or iPad
Apple is said to be “currently working on a 20-inch foldable IT product project with Samsung Display, LG Display, etc…
Forget foldable, Apple is exploring rollable displays
Foldable displays can be found in some niche phones currently, but they have issues. Perhaps that why Apple is exploring rollable displays…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Apple-Broadcom challenge to Caltech patents
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Apple and Broadcom to revive their challenges to Caltech data-transmission…
Apple, the company, looks to secure rights to the image of apples, the fruit, in Switzerland
The Fruit Union Suisse, the oldest and largest fruit farmer’s organization in Switzerland, has used a red apple with a white cross…
Court revives Apple, Google, Cisco challenge to U.S. patent-review policy
Apple, Google, Cisco, and others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity…
Apple patent reveals revolutionary foldable device
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple a patent for a foldable electronic device with touch sensors on February 14th…
Apple patents hint at Apple Watch with camera
Earlier this week, Apple was granted a patent for an Apple Watch strap that could potentially be used with a built-in camera. This is…
Apple preps foldable iPad for 2024
Apple is preparing to launch a foldable iPad with a carbon fiber kickstand in 2024, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo writes…
U.S. ITC: Apple Watches with ECG infringe AliveCor patents, but import ban on hold
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) affirmed on Thursday that Apple Watches with an electrocardiogram (ECG) function…
Apple said to launch foldable iPad in 2024
Apple has been experimenting with foldable displays for some time now and will likely launch an iPad with a folding screen in 2024…
Apple granted five U.S. patents for mixed reality headset
The USPTO on Tuesday published a series of five patents newly granted to Apple that cover various attributes of a mixed reality headset …
U.S. patent reveals Apple Watch blood pressure sensor
The USPTO on Thursday published an Apple patent application that shows the company is working on blood pressure measurement…
Apple granted U.S. patent for Touch ID on Apple Watch
Apple on Thursday was granted a U.S. patent relating to a future-generation Apple Watch with Touch ID built into the Side button…
Apple granted U.S. patent for Apple Watch with ‘built-in rotatable camera’
Future-generation Apple Watch models could allow wearers to take photos and videos from their wrists via a “built-in rotatable camera.”
Apple granted U.S. patent for a dual display iPad
The USPTO has granted Apple a patent relating to electronic devices, such as iPad, with a dual display system…
Apple granted U.S. patent for in-display Face ID and Touch ID
With iPhone 14, Apple may be planning on removing the inelegant kludge (notch) as early as next year, with in-display Face ID …
U.S. Supreme Court to rule on constitutionality of patent tribunal used by Apple
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday said they will rule on constitutionality of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tribunal used by Apple…
Apple patent reveals ‘Apple Car’ airbag system
Apple has filed a patent application (number 10,919,482) for an “airbag-based occupant safety system,” ostensibly for an “Apple Car.”
Apple working on using Apple Watch to continually measure blood pressure
A pair of newly-revealed patents show that Apple wants to make it possible for the Apple Watch to continually monitor blood pressure …
Masimo accuses Apple of delaying legal fight to gain Apple Watch market share
Medical-sensor maker Masimo Corp. claimed in a court filing late Monday that Apple is trying to delay a legal fight over allegedly stolen…
Patent troll tries to block sales of Apple Watch
Apple has been sued by an Irish company based out of Dublin, Solas OLED Ltd., claiming patent infringement in the Apple Watch…
Apple reportedly orders ‘large number’ of Samsung foldable display samples
Apple has requested that Samsung provide foldable display samples for a potential future iPhone. Samsung currently supplies OLEDs to Apple…
