Apple filed documents on Wednesday requesting that Samsung withdraw its request to ban the imports of Apple products in the US, just like it did in Europe. Apple stated in the document, “Samsung ignores Samsung’s own public statement admitting that its injunction withdrawals in Europe served the interests of consumers” “Simply put, Samsung’s… Read more
The US International Trade Commission’s Administrative Law Judge, Thomas Pender, has made a recommendation that he believes is the best solution for the Apple and Samsung battle. He is recommending that there should be a ban on imports and sales of Samsung products that have been found to infringe on Apple’s patents. He also wants Samsung to post a… Read more
Motorola’s previous patent infringement claims were always thrown out because Motorola decided to use standard essential patents and couldn’t win. However, their last lawsuit filed in August seemed like it’d finally be the one to win something. But strangely, Motorola just withdrew their claims out of nowhere. In their filing they stated, “There are no… Read more
The International Trade Commission has announced that it will begin a formal investigation into Motorola’s (read Google) complaint against Apple. Motorola is accusing Apple of breaching seven patents related to location based reminders, Siri, push email notifications and media playback. According the ITC website, no decision has been decided on the… Read more
HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang has confirmed that HTC will not make any plans to settle their ongoing patent lawsuit with Apple, regardless of Apple’s recent victory of Samsung. In fact, she not only reaffirmed her company’s position to forge ahead with the suit, but also ruled out plans to settle the case as well. “Samsung’s defeat does not mean that… Read more
Apple is usually the one to throw around lawsuits and such with weighty penalties attached but today, Motorola Mobility is ready to fight back. The company was recently acquired by Google and now their first legal battle as a Google owned company is taking place. Coming out of Bloomberg, it’s now being reported that Motorola has filed an official… Read more
It was all the way back in May when the ITC joined Microsoft in ruling that Motorola and their Android devices infringed on one of Microsoft’s patents, an Exchange ActiveSync patent to be specific. Either way, the ITC granted an import ban on all Motorola Android phones and tablets that would take effect in 60 days. Those 60 days are up tomorrow and now… Read more
Way back in October 2010, Apple sued Motorola for 3 patents across multiple devices, including the Droid, Droid 2 and Droid X. Their attempt is already losing, as the preliminary hearing went in favor of Motorola. This isn’t the final decision however, as all 6 of the ITC’s judges will need to review the case and draw a conclusion. In other words, the fight… Read more
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