U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts backed calls for the federal courts’ policy making body to review rules that have led to a…
Tag: patent trolls
Jawbone patent troll sues Apple, Google over ear buds, phones, and smart home devices
Patents originally owned by the bankrupt Silicon Valley darling Jawbone are at the center of new lawsuits seeking royalties from Apple and…
Apple threatens to exit UK market over $7 billion patent dispute
Apple has threatened to exit the UK marker over a $7 billion (£5billion) judgement for a patent troll. Apple’s legal team warned that the…
Apple withdraws from antitrust lawsuit vs. Fortress Investment Group
Apple has withdraw from an antitrust lawsuit versus hedge fund Fortress Investment Group, which is accused of using its wide-ranging patent…
Apple, BMW, and other companies call on EU to take action on patent trolls
Apple, Microsoft and BMW, together with a wide group of other technology companies and carmakers, called on the EU to take action against patent trolls…
Apple, Intel file antitrust case vs SoftBank-owned firm over serial nuisance patent lawsuits
Intel and Apple allege that Fortress and firms it either owned or whose patent portfolios it effectively controlled…
Lawsuit takes aim at Apple’s cellular devices
The complaint alleges that all LTE-enabled Apple products, including various iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch models, infringe…
Apple plans to close all retail stores in Eastern District of Texas in fight against patent trolls
Apple plans to close both of its retail stores within the Eastern District of Texas…
Apple slapped with patent suit over Siri’s natural language abilities
Non-practicing entity Portal Communications on Thursday filed suit against Apple for alleged infringement…
Judge Denise Cote deals patent trolls a potentially fatal blow
For years, patent trolls have been the best evidence that pure evil exists…
U.S. Supreme Court ruling favors Apple’s fight against patent trolls
The Supreme Court on Monday blessed new government procedures for challenging patents…
Apple sued over iPhones making calls, sending email
A company that seemingly does nothing but license patents or, if necessary, sue other companies…
Apple CEO Tim Cook meets with U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch in Washington D.C.
Apple CEO Tim Cook visited at least one Capitol Hill lawmaker…
Apple, HP slam patent troll Linex Technologies with $3.6 million each in attorney fees
Northern District of California Court Judge Claudia Wilken has ruled…
Apple the #1 target of patent trolls
In a filing with the Supreme Court, Apple said that for every case that reaches court…
Apple, Microsoft, IBM, others team to slow down U.S. congressional patent reform
Major U.S. companies including Apple, the world’s most valuable, have formed a lobbying group…
Apple, Google watch closely as US Supreme Court weighs curbing patent trolls
The U.S. Supreme Court considered making it easier for companies…
Apple, Google press U.S. Supreme Court to curb patent trolls
Apple Inc. and Google Inc., saying they’re tired of being slapped with frivolous patent suits…
New York State joins U.S. Congress, tech companies like Apple in war against patent trolls
The list of those waging battle with so-called patent trolls…
U.S. House panel passes bill targeting ‘patent trolls’
A U.S. congressional panel on Wednesday approved a bill…
Apple Inc. a top target for patent trolls
An unfortunate byproduct of being an iconic consumer electronics company…
Florian Müller: It’s time for Google to stop its trollish enforcement of a bogus patent against Apple in Germany
Google was the first litigant in the ongoing wave of smartphone…
Why Obama’s patent actions will harm U.S. tech industry
Yesterday, the Obama administration rolled out a sweeping set of executive actions…
Obama executive orders take aim at patent trolls, encourage high tech patents
With well over $100 billion in the bank, it’s no great surprise that Apple…
Foreign governments getting into profitable US ‘patent troll’ business
Patent trolls can earn millions of dollars by being a costly thorn in the side…
Patent trolls have the smartphone industry in a state of emergency
Patent trolls cost U.S. software and hardware companies US$29 billion in 2011…
Apple sued over new iPad with LTE, accused of infringing 4G patents
The company claims to have conceived, built, and patented critical equipment…
