The legal skirmish between Apple and HTC continues as Apple today filed a new case claiming HTC to violate one more patent. The violation is due to HTC Sense UI’s Leap feature. Leap with the help of a pinch on the screen allows user to view all the home screens and quickly select the […]
Now HTC countersues Apple
After being sued by Apple over patent infringements in March, Taiwan-based HTC has for the first time sued Apple. They’ve filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) concerning five patent infringements and asked them to halt the importation and sale of the iPhone, iPad and iPod in the United States. […]
Nokia sues Apple again for patent infringement
Nokia’s patent battle with Apple continues as they’ve filed another complaint against Apple for infringing five “important Nokia patents”. Nokia’s complaint now also includes iPad 3G and the patents supposedly infringed by Apple are related to enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations that improve performance […]
HTC refutes Apple’s patent-infringing claim
It’s taken couple of weeks but HTC has responded to Apple’s iPhone patent-infringing claims. In a press release issued today, HTC disapproved Apple’s allegations and confirmed that they’ll “fully defend” themselves in the court room. HTC further said that they try to tackle competition through innovation and emphasized on their ‘technology firsts’ which are […]
HTC responds to Apple’s claims
HTC today responded to claims put forth by Apple in its lawsuit yesterday. In a statement filed Taiwan Stock Exchange, HTC has denied all infringements. The statement says “HTC is not only an innovator in mobile technology but also an owner of many patents. We take American and international patent rights protection seriously. We […]
Apple sues HTC over patent infringements
Apple has announced that they’ve filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringement of 20 Apple-owned patents. The lawsuit has been filed simultaneously with U.S. ITC and U.S. District Court and claims HTC infringing on iPhone patents related to UI, underlying architecture and hardware. Steve Jobs’ jab at HTC reads as follows: “We can sit […]
Samsung, Sharp reach agreement over LCD patent disputes
The legal battle between Sharp and Samsung that began in 2007 has finally come to an end. Sharp and Samsung have announced to bury the hatchet and move on, which in lawful parlance means settle all ongoing lawsuits and patent infringement disputes in U.S., Japan, Korea and Europe. The intrinsic financial details are still […]
Now Apple seeks a ban on Nokia imported products in US
Another chapter unfolded in the Apple-Nokia saga. Apple has now complained to the US ITC – government agency protecting unfair trade practices in US that Nokia products infringes on Apple patents and wants to ban all Finnish company’s imported products in the United States. Both the companies have been entangled in a patent infringement […]
Apple, RIM sued by Kodak over digital imaging patent
Kodak has filed lawsuits against Apple and Research in Motion (RIM) over their use of patented digital imaging technologies. Kodak has complained to the U.S. ITC to look into their claims and prevent import of devices that infringe on the said patents. In addition to that, Kodak also filed two separate lawsuits against Apple […]
Nokia files a complaint with ITC against Apple
After suing Apple in Delaware’s District Court, Nokia has knocked the doors of ITC alleging Apple to infringe “virtually all” of its patents related to mobile phones, PMPs and computers. Nokia has requested the US ITC to probe in the infringing patents, which Nokia believes are key to success for them in areas of […]