On May 09, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…
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Note to Wall Street Journal Editor regarding Apple v. Samsung: Not all patents are the same
Standards-essential patents (SEPs), that must be used to comply with a technical standard…
Google, HTC, SAP, Red Hat and Rackspace support Samsung against Apple on sales bans
Google, HTC, SAP, Red Hat and Rackspace describe themselves as…
Samsung to appeals court: Injunction won by Apple would only ‘confuse and intimidate’ customers
Apple’s effort to win a permanent injunction in the United States against many Samsung products…
Apple granted another major Multi-Touch patent; first acquired Kodak patent revealed
43 newly granted patents for Apple Inc…
Fascinating Liquidmetal patent from Apple surfaces in Europe
iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, iWatch, Thunderbolt Display…
Judge rules Apple did not infringe on Golden Bridge patent
Apple Inc., the largest U.S. maker of smartphones, won a court ruling…
Apple patent application reveals advanced automotive access and control system
Apple’s patent filing reveals that future iPhones will be able to open your car door…
Apple wins victory against Google in U.S. ITC patent case
Apple Inc. won a victory against Google Inc. in a patent case…
Another win for Apple: German court invalidates Samsung 3G standard-essential patent
Long after office hours on Wednesday, Germany’s Bundespatentgericht
Google suffers two significant setbacks in effort to use Motorola patents against Apple
Google’s efforts to leverage Motorola’s patents against Apple have gone nowhere…
Apple licenses $10 million in patents originally created by Palm, others
Apple has reached an agreement to license intellectual property from…
Samsung infringing? Apple granted U.S. patent for proximity-based wireless data transfers between iOS devices, Macs
An Apple patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday…
Apple to make changes to VPN behavior in iOS 6.1 as result of VirnetX judgement
The change to VPN handling stems from a $368 million judgment against Apple…
U.S. patent application reveals Apple is working on ‘Street View’ mapping technology
An Apple patent application discovered on Thursday suggests that the company is…
Patent office confirms three claims of Apple’s rubber-banding patent – but not the key one
Samsung just filed a notice with Judge Koh’s court (Northern District of California) regarding the status…
Samsung: We could end up owing Apple more than $1.05 billion
When Judge Lucy Koh last month ordered a new trial to determine the proper damage award…
Foreign governments getting into profitable US ‘patent troll’ business
Patent trolls can earn millions of dollars by being a costly thorn in the side…
Intertrust Technologies Corp sues Apple claiming patent infringement
Intertrust Technologies Corp. claims that Apple Inc. is violating its patents…
THX sues Apple claiming patent infringement in iPhone, iPad and iMac speaker tech
Apple Inc. was accused by THX Ltd., founded by ‘Star Wars’ producer George Lucas…
Google quotes Steve Jobs biography in attempt to win iPhone import ban
Through its wholly-owned Motorola Mobility subsidiary…
Apple granted 37 patents covering iOS Notifications, borderless MacBook Pro display, and more
The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 37 new…
Microsoft, Samsung each attempt to patent Apple’s ‘Pinch-to-Zoom’ feature
Yesterday we covered a patent filing form Microsoft that clearly demonstrated…
Apple objects to Judge Lucy Koh’s proposed delay of second Samsung patent infringement lawsuit
Apple Inc. objected to the possibility that proceedings in a patent lawsuit…
Google Maps faces ban in Germany over patent infringement
Judge Dr. Matthias Zigann of the Munich I Regional Court just told Google…
Apple patent application details marketplace where users sell pre-owned digital content
Apple filed a patent application Thursday to create a marketplace…
UK judge declines Samsung’s job offer, invalidates three Samsung 3G standard-essential patents in Apple case
Samsung has now officially failed to prevail on 25 standard-essential patent assertions against Apple…
Nokia files amicus brief supporting Apple’s pursuit of permanent injunction against Samsung
Nokia supports Apple’s efforts to ensure that U.S. patent holders have access…
Japan finds Samsung guilty of FRAND abuse
On Thursday Apple successfully defended itself against the assertion…
iPen? Apple secretly files three dynamic smart pen patents in Europe
Every once in a while we check out various IP databases around the world…
Judge upholds $368 million patent suit verdict for VirnetX against Apple
A U.S. District Court has upheld an earlier decision by a federal jury…
In unprecedented twist, two Australian judges now hearing Apple v. Samsung case together
A two-year legal battle between smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung…
ABI Research: Apple ‘iWatch’ could prove to be revelation in wearable tech
ABI says that with a wave of new gadgets set to hit the consumer market…
Apple patent application reveals slap bracelet ‘iWatch’ with flexible touchscreen display
The device features a full-length flexible touchscreen display and conforms to a user’s body like a slap bracelet…
Apple granted patent for 3D version of OS X
Apple has been granted a patent today for their invention…
Apple granted 40 patents covering key iOS interfaces, OLED fabrication, compass calibration, and more
The USPTO officially published a series of 40 new Apple patents…
Apple thinks ‘iWork Pro’ with newly acquired patents
Apple has acquired some rather high-end enterprise-class software…
Maya-Systems Inc. sells user interface patents to Apple Inc.
Apple acquired a portion of Maya-Systems’ patents relating…
And now for the iPhone case patent wars
The smartphone patent wars have lit up courtrooms around the world…
Apple wins 48 patents covering the iPhone 5’s integrated touch display, zoom feature and electromagnetic induction
The US Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 48 newly granted patents for Apple…
Google patent application mirrors MIT student’s 2009 invention
In 2009 we posted a report that pointed to a fascinating invention…
Apple patent application reveals removable device clip with glass touchpad
The advanced clip may offer a tactile buttons or a transparent glass touchpad…
