In light of Samsung’s guilty verdict, we’ve decided to share the entire list of devices that the jury found to be infringing upon Apple’s patents. In addition, we’ve included the actual amount the manufacturer owes in damages for each device. The amount of those damages must be adequate to compensate the patent holder for the infringement. A… Read more
Apple and Samsung may be having the lawsuit of the century right now, but that’s not the only one the two companies are fighting. Not too long ago, Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus was banned due to a Universal Search feature that infringed on Apple’s patents. Samsung quickly corrected this, but Apple’s coming for blood. In their defense, Samsung claimed that… Read more
Earlier this month, UK officials ordered Apple to post a notice on its homepage, as well as several prominent news publications, stating that Samsung didn’t copy the iPad. It seemed as though an order like this would bring these types of baseless lawsuits to an end. However, through an appeal Apple has managed to obtain a stay on the legal order… Read more
It appears Samsung is having much better luck outside of the US when it comes to its ongoing patent war against Apple. Today, the German court upheld a previous ruling that Cupertino’s patent of “list scrolling and document translation, scaling, and rotation on a touch-screen display” was not violated by Samsung. This means the Galaxy Tab 10.1N and… Read more
Google buying Motorola is pretty old news. In fact, it was this time last year that Google first announced it was happening at all! But now ,the Wall Street Journal reports that Google spent $5.5 billion of its Moto purchase on patents alone. The complete purchase was $12.4 billion, total. To break it down for you, Google’s full purchase was broken… Read more
Google, who has remained quiet in many of its partners legal troubles, has once again become involved in the courtroom. This time, it’s working with HTC to defend against Nokia. The former #1 cellphone manufacturer claims that HTC infringes on no less than 16 patents owned by the Finnish firm. HTC counters that it uses them under FRAND. Although, Nokia… Read more
It’s no secret that the US patent system is incredibly flawed and Google is trying to get the point across to Senate Judiciary Committee. In a recent letter the company is defending Motorola’s side in its most recent ITC ban, citing standards-essential patents (SEPs). While collaborative play an important part in the overall standard setting system,… Read more
Samsung already managed to put the Galaxy Nexus back on the Play Store last week, but today the company’s request for an expedited appeal against the preliminary injunction has been granted. The process will allow Samsung to submit their court brief by the 16th, giving Apple 14 days to respond. A final court date is set for August 6th, where closing… Read more
With a looming import ban from the ITC, Google’s newly acquired Motorola Mobility is now trying to play nice with Microsoft. In an attempt to squash the lawsuit, they have reportedly offered “a 33-cent tariff on each phone that uses Microsoft’s ActiveSync software, while asking for a 50 cent royalty on all Windows products that use H.264 video… Read more
Last year, HTC announced that it was looking to purchase graphics company, S3 Graphics, after it was announced that Apple’s Mac OS X infringed on two of S3′s patents. Then in November, the preliminary decision of infringement was overthrown by the ITC, and HTC stated that it would take a closer look at buying S3 Graphics. Now HTC seems to have decided… Read more
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