The “thermonuclear war” between Apple and Samsung seems to fizzle out as both companies have confirmed to withdraw their ongoing litigations in eight countries. Both companies have been battling in court over patent infringements since 2011 and now they’ll withdraw all cases in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea and UK. Interestingly, Apple […]
Samsung enters in a cross licensing agreement with Google, Ericsson
Samsung has struck two landmark agreements – one with Google and another one with Ericsson that will allow them to use their patents and end ongoing disputes. While Samsung and Google have been friends for a long time, both companies decided to enter into a cross-licensing patent agreement that will allow both companies to use […]
Ericsson drags Micromax to court for patent infringement
Sweden’s Ericsson has sued Micromax in Delhi High Court for infringing standards-essentials patents. Ericsson claims despite for being in talks for three years, they could not reach an agreement with Micromax and are now seeking Rs. 100 crore in damages. The court in an interim order ruled Micromax to pay 1.25% to 2% of the […]
Google pulls Galaxy Nexus from Play Store in US
Judge’s decision to withhold Samsung’s request to stay the Galaxy Nexus injunction and the fact that Apple has posted the requisite $96 million bond has resulted in taking Galaxy Nexus off the shelves in the United States. Earlier today, Google pulled the Galaxy Nexus from their Play website and is expected to go off […]
Nokia sues HTC, RIM and Viewsonic in US and Germany
Nokia has filed a lawsuit against HTC, RIM and Viewsonic in United States and Germany. Nokia says these companies infringe a number of their patents related dual function antennas, power management, as well as on the software front like app stores, multitasking, navigation, conversational message display, dynamic menus, data encryption and retrieval of email […]
Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned in Germany
The lawsuit drama between Apple and Samsung reached a new level as the Dusseldorf court has banned Samsung tablet in Germany. The court upheld their previous injunction stating the Galaxy Tab 10.1 did infringe on Apple patents and copied iPad’s minimalist design. Interestingly, other manufacturers like Acer, Asus and Toshiba won’t have the same […]
HTC uses Google patents to fight against Apple
The patent war between Apple and HTC continues as the Taiwanese giant has filed a lawsuit and amended a complaint with the ITC in the United States. However, the news that makes it more interesting is that HTC is using patents that were previously owned by Google. According to Bloomberg, Google had gained ownership […]
HTC sues Apple in U.S. Court
The patent war between HTC and Apple has escalated as the Taiwanese mobile maker has sued Apple in the U.S. District Court of Delaware. HTC claims three of its patents are infringed by Apple Mac computers, iPhone and iPad. HTC wants the court to halt import and sales of the infringing products and seek […]
Sony and LG Settle Patent Infringement Dispute
Sony and LG have announced to settle their patent infringement fracas by entering into a new agreement. Both companies have reached a “memorandum of understanding” wherein both companies will withdraw their ongoing complaints and lawsuits against each other. Although the intrinsic details of the agreement are kept confidential, both companies have agreed to share […]
Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales blocked in European Union by Apple
This is a huge blow for Samsung. The German District Court has issued a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, which basically bars Samsung to sell their latest tablet in the European region except Netherlands. The injunction was awarded to Apple after the court found Samsung to infringe on Apple’s patent related to […]
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