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Tag: patents

Kudelski Group and Apple settle patent litigation

Tuesday, August 2, 2016 8:59 am6 Comments

Digital security specialist Kudelski Group has entered into a comprehensive patent license…

Judge voids VirnetX’s $625.6 million Apple verdict; VirnetX shares plunge

Monday, August 1, 2016 12:02 pmMonday, August 1, 20164 Comments

A federal judge has thrown out a verdict requiring Apple Inc to pay VirnetX Holding Corp $625.6 million…

Apple hit with lawsuit claiming patent infringement over iPhone’s battery technologies

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 3:57 pm5 Comments

omaltus, LLC has filed a complaint against Apple today in an Eastern Texas district court…

Apple pays $25 million in settlement with patent troll

Saturday, July 9, 2016 6:48 pm36 Comments

Apple has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a patent infringement lawsuit brought by…

U.S. Supreme Court ruling favors Apple’s fight against patent trolls

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:25 amTuesday, June 21, 20161 Comment

The Supreme Court on Monday blessed new government procedures for challenging patents…

Apple makes excellent progress in bid to squelch $533 million verdict

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 4:55 pmWednesday, June 1, 20169 Comments

Apple Inc. has succeeded in getting two additional Smartflash LLC patents invalidated…

Apple faces sales ban of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook Air in CALTECH Wi-Fi patent lawsuit

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 3:03 pmTuesday, May 31, 201611 Comments

The California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) is gunning for Apple for allegedly violating four WiFi-related patents…

U.S. jury finds Google didn’t need Oracle license for Android’s Java code, defeating $9 billion claim; Oracle vows appeal

Thursday, May 26, 2016 6:32 pmThursday, May 26, 201616 Comments

Google won a jury verdict that kills Oracle Corp.’s claim to a $9 billion slice of the search giant’s Android phone business…

Patent troll VirnetX wants judge to block Apple’s FaceTime, iMessage services

Thursday, May 26, 2016 2:39 pm5 Comments

VirnetX on Wednesday also asked the judge presiding over the litigation to increase the damages the East Texas jury…

Apple granted patent for iPhone-based vehicle key

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 12:56 pmTuesday, May 24, 20165 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 55 newly granted patents for Apple…

Obama nominates Lucy Koh for Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco

Monday, February 29, 2016 9:27 amMonday, February 29, 201624 Comments

Lucy Koh, a federal judge in San Jose who has refereed Silicon Valley wars over patents and employment…

Apple hit with $626 million damages in VirnetX patent case

Wednesday, February 3, 2016 8:11 pm18 Comments

A jury in Texas has decided Apple must pay US$626 million for infringing four patents held by a Nevada-based patent licensing company…

Patent lawsuit targets Apple’s Siri voice recognition technology

Thursday, January 21, 2016 10:39 am8 Comments

Dot 23 Technologies, a non-practicing entity located in Texas, is looking to take Apple to trial…

Lawsuit accuses Apple of using underhanded tactics to gain access to patented heart-rate tech for Apple Watch

Tuesday, January 5, 2016 11:20 amTuesday, January 5, 20168 Comments

Biometric specialist Valencell – whose technology is licensed by iRiver, LG, Sony and others – has filed a lawsuit accusing Apple of…

Apple and Ericsson to develop 5G phones

Monday, December 21, 2015 3:30 pm6 Comments

Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson AB has inked a seven-year deal with Apple that brings…

Ericsson and Apple sign global patent license agreement, settle litigation

Monday, December 21, 2015 8:22 am8 Comments

Ericsson and Apple have agreed on a global patent license agreement between the two companies…

Apple wins patent infringement lawsuit filed by Pendrell subsidiary ContentGuard

Monday, November 23, 2015 9:55 amMonday, November 23, 20156 Comments

Apple has emerged victorious in yet another legal tussle pertaining to patent infringement..

Judge Lucy Koh orders Samsung to pay Apple $548 million for patent infringement

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 3:01 pmTuesday, September 22, 201521 Comments

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of the Northern District of California has entered a $548 million judgment for Apple…

Appellate court rules judge Lucy Koh abused right of discretion by allowing Samsung to sell phones that infringed Apple patents

Friday, September 18, 2015 10:55 amFriday, September 18, 201533 Comments

Samsung wilfully stole Apple’s ideas and copied Apple’s products…

Serial copier Samsung slapped with permanent injunction for infringing Apple patents

Thursday, September 17, 2015 3:00 pmThursday, September 17, 201516 Comments

The right to exclude competitors from using one’s property rights is important….

Samsung to petition Supreme Court to hear appeal in iPhone patent infringement case

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 7:54 pmThursday, August 20, 201516 Comments

After being denied an en banc rehearing with the U.S. Court of Appeals…

Analyst: Apple’s 12.9-inch ‘iPad Pro’ to offer optional Force Touch compatible stylus

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 4:03 pmWednesday, August 19, 201514 Comments

Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro will go in to production within weeks and that the stylus will be able to…

Samsung denied rehearing in appeal over Apple iPhone patent infringement

Friday, August 14, 2015 9:43 amFriday, August 14, 201516 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co. was rebuffed in its request for reconsideration…

Apple patent application reveals smart stylus with texture sensing capabilities, 3D image generation, and more

Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:56 amThursday, July 30, 20152 Comments

A stylus with texture capture, advanced haptic feedback and more importantly an inertial measurement unit…

Google, Facebook, Dell, HP, others take Samsung’s side in Apple patent fight

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 9:04 amTuesday, July 21, 201543 Comments

A group of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies including Google…

Apple advances their future iPen with a continuous handwriting UI and processor system

Thursday, July 9, 2015 9:55 amThursday, July 9, 20157 Comments

Over the years Apple has had some massive projects supported by a huge body of patents…

Judge voids $533 million verdict against Apple

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 9:02 amWednesday, July 8, 20154 Comments

The judge ruled Tuesday that the earlier damages were set aside and vacated…

Warning: Apple’s mythical iPad Pro may replace your enterprise PCs

Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:01 pmThursday, May 14, 201521 Comments

The stage seems increasingly well staged for the enterprise-focused productivity tablet…

Apple granted patent for Liquidmetal screws that could be used in Apple Car

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 12:01 pm7 Comments

Another Liquidmetal based patent covering the making of superior strength and fitting screws…

Ericsson extends patent suits against Apple to Europe

Friday, May 8, 2015 8:55 amFriday, May 8, 20156 Comments

“Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has filed lawsuits in…

Samsung may help Apple escape a $533 million verdict

Monday, April 6, 2015 8:25 amMonday, April 6, 20154 Comments

Samsung Electronics Co. may end up saving arch nemesis Apple Inc…

Apple invents inductive charging interfaces for mobile devices

Thursday, April 2, 2015 4:26 pmThursday, April 2, 201510 Comments

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals…

With U.S. ITC probe, Ericsson’s long-shot bid to ban iPhone and iPad sales moves ahead

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 3:26 pm6 Comments

In its formal complaint, Ericsson accused Apple of violating section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930…

U.S. jury: Apple did not infringe wireless tech patents

Tuesday, March 17, 2015 9:00 amTuesday, March 17, 20159 Comments

A federal jury in Texas on Monday said Apple Inc did not infringe…

How mighty Apple lost $533 million to an 8th-grade dropout patent troll

Friday, February 27, 2015 5:01 pmFriday, February 27, 201530 Comments

Earlier this week Apple Inc. was ordered to pay $532.9 million

On heels of $532.9 million verdict, Apple hit with second lawsuit from Smartflash

Friday, February 27, 2015 3:28 pmFriday, February 27, 20154 Comments

Fresh off a $532.9 million jury win against Apple Inc., a Texas company is again suing…

Ericsson sues Apple for patent infringement; seeks to ban iPhone sales in U.S.

Friday, February 27, 2015 8:50 amFriday, February 27, 201514 Comments

The Swedish telecom equipment supplier said Apple had declined a licensing deal…

Apple plays the odds for overturning rocket docket’s $533 million verdict

Thursday, February 26, 2015 1:57 pmFriday, February 27, 20158 Comments

This award won’t hold up…

Rocket docket jury orders Apple ordered to pay $532.9 million in patent trial; Apple to appeal

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 8:30 amWednesday, February 25, 201512 Comments

Smartflash makes no products, has no employees, creates no jobs, has no U.S. presence, and is exploiting our patent system…

Analyst: Apple likely to launch simple stylus with 12.9-inch iPad Pro; advanced 3D stylus due later

Sunday, January 18, 2015 11:12 amSunday, January 18, 201514 Comments

Apple is likely to launch a hardware stylus to enhance the user experience…

Ericsson files complaint against Apple over tech license payments

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 5:06 pmWednesday, January 14, 20151 Comment

Swedish telecom equipment supplier Ericsson filed a complaint against Apple…

Apple sues Ericsson over LTE wireless telecom patents

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 8:34 amWednesday, January 14, 20157 Comments

Apple sued Ericsson alleging that the Swedish company’s LTE wireless tech…

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