Taiwan-based HTC confirmed that they’re willing to talk to the iPhone maker for patent infringements. HTC’s CFO Winston Yung said to Bloomberg they’re “open to having discussions” provided the terms are “fair and reasonable.” Yung also confirmed that although they’re were having an on and off discussions with Apple, no formal talks have been […]
HTC vows to fight US ITC’s initial decision in Apple case
HTC might have lost the initial determination in the ITC complaint against Apple but the Taiwanese mobile maker has vowed to “defend themselves.” The US ITC ruled that out of 10 Apple-asserted patents, HTC is infringing on 2 patents. HTC claims they have a strong case for the ITC appeal, even stating that an […]
Dolby sues RIM for infringing digital audio patents
Dolby Labs yesterday confirmed that they’re suing BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion for infringing some of its patents related to digital audio compression. Dolby has filed lawsuits in US and Germany and is seeking recovery of financial damages and injunctions to halt sales of infringed products. The lawsuit says RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook […]
Apple and Nokia settle legal disputes
After months and months (almost 20 months) of suing and countersuing, Apple and Nokia have settled their legal disputes by entering into a patent license agreement. Under this agreement, both the companies will withdraw pending patent litigations as well as complaints to the US International Trade Commission. Apple will pay Nokia a one-time fee […]
PayPal sues Google, alleges misappropriation of trade secrets
eBay-owned PayPal has sued Google over the recently announced Wallet mobile payment service. PayPal says Google misappropriated their trade secrets for its mobile payment business and blames Osama Bedier for stealing the secrets who is an ex-employee of PayPal and current employee of Google. The statement reads “Bedier is now leading Google’s efforts to […]
Samsung countersues Apple in US
Samsung today announced that they’ve filed a lawsuit against Apple in US District Court for the Northern District of California. Samsung says 10 of its patents related to communications and user interface are infringed by Apple products like iPhone, iPad and even iPod touch. On April 19, Apple sued Samsung for blatantly copying iPad […]
Samsung sues Apple over iPad and iPhone in three different countries
Bring it on, says Samsung. The Korean giant has hit back at Apple with three lawsuits over iPad and iPhone in three different countries. Samsung has filed a suit against Apple in South Korea, Japan and Germany for infringing five, two and three patents respectively. Samsung says Apple has infringed their patents related to […]
Apple exec says Samsung crossed the line but will still buy their components
During an earnings call Apple’s Chief Operating Officer confirmed that Cupertino giant will maintain a relationship with Samsung despite the lawsuit brought by them against Samsung’s Electronics division. Cook said they tried to work out the issue for some time but then decided “to rely on the courts” after Samsung “crossed the line.” However, […]
Apple sues Samsung for copying iPhone, iPad design; Samsung vows to fight back
Apple Inc. has filed a suit against Samsung Electronics saying the Korean giant’s Galaxy devices like Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab infringe on a number of the company’s patents and trademarks. Apple has blatantly accused Samsung of copying iPhone and iPad’s hardware design as well as the user interface. To prove their point further, […]
Microsoft files complaint against Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec over Android devices
Microsoft has directed legal action towards more manufacturers dealing in Android devices. The Redmond giant has now filed a complaint with the ITC against Barnes & Noble for its Nook reader and its manufacturers, Foxconn and Inventec. Microsoft says Android platform infringes number of their patents and companies using Android OS for their products […]
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