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U.S. Solicitor General urges Supreme Court not to hear Apple-Caltech patent case
The U.S. solicitor general on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject an appeal by Apple and Broadcom stemming from their…
Appeals court rules Corellium made fair use of Apple’s iOS
Apple on Monday failed to convince a U.S. appeals court that Corellium infringed its copyrights by simulating its iOS operating system to…
Apple fights $2 billion UK lawsuit for ‘throttling’ millions of iPhones
Apple on Tuesday urged a London tribunal to block a $2 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of “throttling” millions of iPhones…
Judge declares mistrial in Apple-Masimo smartwatch lawsuit
A U.S. judge declared a mistrial in a trade secrets lawsuit between Apple and Masimo after jurors could not agree on a verdict. The case…
Judge cuts Apple’s damages exposure as Masimo trade secrets case goes to jury
Apple would have to pay a maximum of $1.85 billion if it’s found liable of illegally profiting from Masimo’s blood-oxygen monitoring tech…
Class action plaintiffs pressure NFL to reveal why Sunday Ticket deal with Apple disintegrated
The NFL sold the rights for its “Sunday Ticket” out-of-market games package to Google’s YouTube, for $2.1 billion annually, but Apple was…
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft for stealing
Twitter CEO Elon Musk threatened Microsoft with a potential lawsuit on Wednesday, claiming the software giant used his company’s data…
Masimo and Apple face off in patent trial; Tim Cook may testify
Tuesday, a federal jury in central California will hear noninvasive patient monitoring company Masimo’s claims that Apple stole trade secrets…
Apple Music trademark application blocked by U.S. appeals court
Apple lost a bid to register part of a federal trademark for “Apple Music” on Tuesday after a U.S. appeals court ruled for a jazz musician…
Apple wins U.S. appeal over patents in $502 million VirnetX verdict
Apple on Thursday won a U.S. appeals court decision to uphold a patent tribunal’s ruling that that imperils a $502 million verdict for…
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 wins as U.S. appeals court affirms decision to toss $308.5 million jury verdict
A U.S. appeals court on Friday affirmed a decision to toss a $308.5 million jury verdict against Apple for allegedly infringing a patent…
U.S. Supreme Court asks for Solicitor General’s views on Apple/Caltech patent dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for the U.S. Solicitor General’s views on Apple and Broadcom’s bid to revive their challenges…
U.S. judge rules Apple Watch infringes on Masimo’s pulse oximeter patent
A U.S. judge ruled that Apple had infringed on one of Masimo Corp’s pulse oximeter patents by importing and selling certain Apple Watches…
Apple sued by ex-patent attorney alleging discrimination, harassment
A former Apple patent attorney claims she was unlawfully fired by the Mac maker after complaining about discrimination and harassment…
Lawsuit claims Apple Watch sensor is racist
A new lawsuit against Apple alleges that the blood oxygen sensor on the Apple Watch is racially biased against people with dark skin tones…
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…
French court fines Apple $1.06 million over App Store practices
The Paris Commercial Court on Monday fined iPhone maker Apple just over 1 million euros ($1.06 million) for allegedly imposing abusive…
FTC orders Fortnite-maker Epic Games to Pay $520 million for violating children’s privacy
The Federal Trade Commission has secured agreements requiring Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, to pay a total of $520 million in relief over…
Apple sued by two women alleging AirTag facilitates stalking
Apple has been sued by two women who allege that the company’s AirTag devices have made it easier for stalkers to track victims…
Apple will pay up to $395 to people in $50 million MacBook butterfly keyboard settlement
A court has granted preliminary approval to a $50 million settlement concluding the MacBook “butterfly” keyboard class-action lawsuit…
Court approves Apple’s $50 million settlement over MacBook ‘butterfly’ keyboard
A court has granted preliminary approval to a $50 million settlement concluding the MacBook “butterfly” keyboard class-action lawsuit…
Italian court accepts Apple’s appeal against watchdog fine, rejects Google’s
An Italian administrative court on Friday accepted Apple’s appeal against a decision by Italy’s antitrust authority to fine the group, but…
Apple sues Masimo for allegedly copying the Apple Watch
Apple has filed a lawsuit against medical tech company Masimo in a Delaware federal court. Apple alleges that the Masimo’s W1 watch copies…
Italian court scraps antitrust fine on Apple and Amazon for alleged collusion
An Italian court scrapped a fine imposed by the country’s antitrust authority on Apple and Amazon for alleged collusion, a court document…
U.S. antitrust bill on brink of defeat
Legislation pushed by some in the U.S. Congress claiming to rein in the nation’s biggest internet companies is on the brink of defeat…
Judge approves Apple’s $30.5 million settlement over employee bag checks
Apple shortchanged some 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for time spent in “bag checks” after their shifts…
Clock running out on U.S. Congress’ antitrust bill targeting Big Tech
In a setback for supporters in the U.S. House and Senate who had been pushing for a vote before the midterm elections, Congress is set…
Judge likens Apple, Ericsson to unfaithful fiancées in patent case
A Texas federal judge scolded both Apple and Ericsson over their actions ahead of a trial in a 5G patent licensing dispute set for December…
U.S. Big Tech antitrust legislation flounders as Schumer expresses doubts
Antitrust legislation aimed at “Big Tech” companies appears stymied after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group…
Tech antitrust bill seeks to regulate Big Tech, change the Internet
U.S. lawmakers are eyeing votes prior to the midterm elections in November on antitrust legislation (named by supporters…
Apple, Koss settle wireless-headphone patent legal fight
Apple and headphone maker Koss have agreed to a deal over patents the day before the case was set to go to trial…
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally lobbying U.S. Congress to stop antitrust bills
Apple CEO Tim Cook is reportedly personally lobbying U.S. Congressmen and women in an effort to stop antitrust bills targeting Apple…
Apple to pay $50 million settlement over MacBook butterfly keyboard lawsuit
For $50 million, Apple has settled a lawsuit which alleged that issues with the company’s infamous butterfly keyboard could result in…
Affinity Credit Union lawsuit accuses Apple of antitrust violations over Apple Pay
Apple on Monday was hit with a lawsuit in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the company of abusing its Apple Pay …
Taiwan accuses Chinese Apple supplier of stealing trade secrets, charges 14 people
Prosecutors in Taiwan on Friday accused a Chinese Apple supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Apple’s bid to revive Qualcomm patent challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple’s bid to revive an effort to nullify two Qualcomm patents despite the global…
Apple reiterates that long-held employee benefits cover out-of-state travel for abortion
Apple employees can use their company benefits to travel out-of-state for abortions, the company confirmed on Friday. The benefit has been…
Apple sued for £750 million in UK for secretly ‘throttling’ iPhones in 2017
Apple has been hit with a multimillion-pound lawsuit over a secret decision the company made that “throttled” the speed of older iPhones…
Judge dismisses proposed lawsuit against Apple over Meltdown, Spectre security flaws
A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit which claimed that Apple defrauded customers by selling iPhones…
U.S. Senate likely to pass bill to bar Apple, Google, other tech firms from favoring themselves in searches
Lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in Apple…
