By Todd Haselton |
Apple has yet again defeated Samsung in a patent suit related to bounce-back scrolling in Samsung’s Android handsets. A court in the Netherlands recently handed Apple the victory but, unlike in other areas, the court didn’t issue an injunction against Samsung’s tablets and smartphones. Instead,…
By Todd Haselton |
A trial will begin today in which Alcatel-Lucent is accusing both LG and Apple of infringing on several of its patents. Just like the trial between Apple and Samsung, a jury will make the final decision on whether Apple and LG are indeed guilty of…
By Todd Haselton |
HTC recently settled a patent lawsuit with Apple and, meanwhile, Samsung says it wants to continue to fight against the iPhone maker. Reuters notes, however, that the Apple/HTC licensing deal didn’t reveal to the public whether or not HTC is licensing all of Apple’s patents in question,…
By Todd Haselton |
VirtnetX just won $368.2 million in damages from Apple after a jury ruled that the iPhone maker infringed on four of VirnetX’s patents. The VPN company isn’t done yet, though. It announced Thursday that it has filed a brand new lawsuit against Apple alleging that…
By Todd Haselton |
A federal jury recently ruled that Apple owes a firm named VirnetX $368.2 million for patent infringement. The Texas-based jury found that Apple’s FaceTime technology, which allows iOS and Mac users to chat using their FaceTime cameras, infringed on four patents related to how people…
By Todd Haselton |
A federal judge has dismissed a patent lawsuit Apple leveraged against Google’s Motorola Mobility, Reuters said on Monday. Apple originally claimed that Motorola Mobility, now owned by Google, had unfair terms for licensing its patents. This isn’t the first time the two firms have been locked…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple recently settled a trademark dispute with Proview in China, which was trying to prevent the Cupertino-based company from selling any device under the “iPad” moniker. Now, the company is facing a similar situation in Mexico where a judge has ruled that Apple is infringing…
By Brandon Russell |
Samsung wants revenge against Apple. According to the Korea Times, the company is reportedly preparing to punch Apple in its most sensitive of areas: the iPhone 5. If the device does wind up landing with LTE, Samsung will reportedly strike hard by filing an injunction…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back with an all new show where he rants and raves about the latest tech topics. On this week’s episode, Jon discusses the aftermath of the trial of the tech titans, specifically the lawsuit between Apple and Samsung. Samsung ended up having…
By Brandon Russell |
Samsung may have been knocked to the mat by last Friday’s verdict, but its regaining its balance, and unsurprisingly fighting back. Like a determined boxer that just won’t stay down, Samsung on Tuesday triumphantly shouted that it would defend the sale of its smartphones by…
By Brandon Russell |
It’s been four days since Apple brought a vengeful firestorm down upon Samsung, meaning now’s as good a time as any to start hearing jury explanations for how the decision was made. Fanboyism? Samsung haters? Surprisingly, nobody on the jury owned an iPhone — at…
By Brandon Russell |
After many weeks of testimony and countless looks behind the iron curtain, the jury overseeing technology’s biggest ever lawsuit reached a verdict on Friday. The enormously complex case, according to The Verge, needed “some 700 individual decisions” to align in order for the jury to…
By Sean P. Aune |
Who has time to follow all of the Apple Vs. Samsung court shenanigans? This is the age of the Internet, can’t someone just sum it up for you in a handy infographic? Yes, they can. The folks over at Joy of Tech decided to have…
By Brandon Russell |
Samsung on Thursday attempted to turn the tables on Apple by saying the Cupertino company owes the Galaxy S III maker $421.8 million for infringement. Apple has already stated its case, and believes Samsung is responsible for paying out $2.5 billion for blatant copying. Those…
By Todd Haselton |
A little bit of hilarity here to spark up your Thursday: Judge Lucy Koh, who is presiding over the Apple vs. Samsung trial in California, got a little bit heated today after Apple’s legal team gave her a 75-page briefing and suggested it had 22…
By Todd Haselton |
Like Apple and Samsung, Oracle and Google have been fighting in court against one another. Judge William Aslup ruled in May that Google was guilty of infringing on Oracle’s patents. Later, a jury ruled that Google actually didn’t infringe on the patents. The case proceedings…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung and Apple are battling it out in a heated trial right now and, thanks to the necessities of revealing evidence, we’ve been treated to a juicy timeline of Apple’s early iPad and iPhone designs. Now, we get to take a look at yet another…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung said on Tuesday afternoon that it feels it has been prevented from telling the jury its full argument during its court arguments against Apple. As a result, it released several slides and a statement to the media, which has frustrated Judge Lucy Koh. Apple…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple believes Samsung owes it $2.525 billion in damages as a result of its global legal battles with Samsung. The company has been fighting Samsung in various countries, including the United States, Germany, Australia, Japan and the member states of the European Union, among others.…
By Todd Haselton |
This surely must hurt: a German court recently ruled that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet should not be sold by Samsung’s local subsidiaries in the entirety of the European Union, which includes 27 member states. An earlier ruling issued an injunction against the tablet in Germany. The…
By Todd Haselton |
Kodak has lost a patent suit against Apple and Research In Motion. Kodak originally filed a lawsuit against both Apple and RIM in 2010 when the company claimed that the two firms infringed on a patent related to how a user reviews photos snapped by…
By Brandon Russell |
Samsung’s request for an expedited Galaxy Nexus hearing was accepted by the U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday. The Galaxy S III maker has until July 16 to file its court brief, which will begin the process. Meanwhile, Apple has until July 30 to respond…
By Todd Haselton |
Chinese firm Zhizhen Network Technology recently filed a lawsuit against Apple that accuses the firm of infringing on its patented technology. Zhizhen believes, specifically, that Siri is infringing on the company’s 2004 patent related to “a type of instant messaging chat bot system,” Marbridge Consulting said Thursday.…
By Killian Bell |
After a U.S. judge granted a pre-trial ban on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus this week, Google may soon have another lawsuit to tackle over another Nexus device. The company’s new Nexus 7 has come under fire from Nokia, which claims that the $199 slate is…
