Apple: Samsung knew it was ripping us off and did it anyway
The tech industry’s version of a soap opera that networks just won’t cancel has been the gift that keeps on giving lately. Samsung (005930) rejected …
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Apple wants $2.5B in damages from Samsung, complains Samsung’s patent demands are crazy
Apple (AAPL) and Samsung (005930) are tangled in patent battles across the globe that seem like they might never end. This week, the tiresome tussles …
Sorry, Motorola: Google only loves you for your patents
Google’s (GOOG) love for Motorola is only as deep as its patent portfolio. Per the Wall Street Journal, Google recently filed documents with the Securities …
Samsung: Apple wouldn’t have sold a single iPhone without stealing our tech
Another day, another Apple (AAPL) vs. Samsung (005930) trial. The two consumer electronics companies are preparing to do battle in San Jose, California next week, …
Apple tells Samsung its technology is nearly worthless
An analysis of Apple’s (AAPL) settlement offer to Samsung (005930) reveals just how much Apple thinks Samsung’s technology is worth. FOSS Patents patent expert Florian …
Another one bites the dust: Apple wins European ban on Galaxy Tab 7.7
Sales of Samsung’s (005930) Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet have been banned in Europe following a ruling handed down by the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court on Tuesday …
Australian judge is just as sick of Apple and Samsung’s patent war as we are
Apparently we’re not alone in having grown tired of the ongoing smartphone patent wars. An American judge recently gave Apple and Samsung an earful and now, according …
Apple forced by judge to run newspaper ads stating Samsung does not copy iPad
In an interesting twist, a U.K. judge on Wednesday ordered Apple (AAPL) to admit publicly that Samsung’s (005930KS) tablet designs do not copy the iPad. …
U.S. ban on 18 Motorola smartphones and tablets starts tomorrow
The United States International Trade Commission in May ordered an import ban on various Motorola Mobility Android devices for infringing upon Microsoft’s patent covering the creation …
Apple is going after retailers for selling banned Samsung products
The patent dispute between Apple and Samsung has turned in the iPhone-maker’s favor over the past couple of weeks. After the Cupertino-based company successfully halted …
Samsung dodges U.K. sales ban, Galaxy Tab 10.1 ‘not as cool’ as iPad
U.K. Judge Colin Birss has ruled that Samsung can continue selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the region because the Android tablet is “not as cool” …
Galaxy Nexus ban temporarily lifted
A sales ban ordered on Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the United States has been temporarily lifted, Bloomberg reports. Samsung’s request of a stay on …
Samsung loses appeal in Apple patent case, Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban upheld
Samsung’s appeal to stay a ban recently ordered on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android-powered tablet has been rejected. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal …
Judge in Apple patent case says patent system is a mess
Judge Richard Posner, last seen dismissing an Apple-Motorola patent dispute with prejudice, has added some more thoughts to the current state of the patent system …
A Chinese company you’ve never heard of says it invented Siri first
There’s been a lot of angst recently over America’s trade deficit with China, but it seems the United States has finally found something that it …
U.K. Judge clears HTC phones of infringing on Apple patents
U.K. Judge Christopher Floyd ruled on Wednesday that HTC’s phones do not infringe on Apple’s patents, Bloomberg reports. The patents, which include Apple’s well known …
Samsung Galaxy Nexus pulled from Google store following ban; software patch coming
Samsung is celebrating Independence Day this year by working vigorously with Google to issue a software patch that will allow sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphone to …
Nokia could be a litigation nightmare for Google’s Asian Android partners
Nokia’s ace in the patent wars is the breadth of its portfolio. Nokia was central in developing GSM, GPRS, EDGE, W-CDMA, HSPA, LTE and Wi-Fi …
Samsung appeals Galaxy Nexus ban in Apple patent case
U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh on Friday evening ruled Apple would likely be able to prove at trial that Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus infringes on four …
Apple wins injunction on U.S. Galaxy Nexus sales
Apple has been granted a preliminary injunction banning sales of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone in the United States. U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh …
Apple wins sales ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet
Sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet have been banned in the United States by U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh. “Although Samsung has a …
Patent trolls cost companies $29 billion in 2011
Patent trolls — that is, entities that purchase patents in bulk and sue other companies for infringement despite not making any products of their own — …
Google tries to block U.S. shipments of Apple’s iPhone and iPad over 3G patents [updated]
Google is seeking to block U.S. imports of Apple’s iPhone and iPad over 3G patents held by Motorola Mobility, Bloomberg is reporting. UPDATE: Bloomberg is …
Apple denied Galaxy S III sales ban in US
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California on Monday ended Apple’s hopes of stopping the upcoming launch of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III …
British libel reforms push ISPs to out Internet trolls
Anonymous trolls in the United Kingdom may have to think twice before calling someone a “n00b” or “teh sux0r” online. That’s because the U.K. House …
HTC can’t sue Apple with patents it doesn’t own, judge says
Administrative Law Judge Thomas Pender has told HTC that it can’t actually sue Apple using patents owned by another company. Per Florian Mueller at FOSS …
HTC insists Apple is in the wrong
HTC on Wednesday evening responded to a new complaint filed by Apple that looks to ban all new HTC smartphones and tablets from being imported …
Samsung accuses Apple's expert witnesses of being 'iSheep' in patent trial
Samsung has accused Apple of calling expert witnesses that exhibit “slavish adoration” to the company during an ongoing patent trial between the two consumer electronics …
Samsung seeks cross-licensing deal as talks to end Apple patent war commence
Samsung’s mobile boss JK Shin on Sunday confirmed to reporters that the South Korea-based consumer electronics giant is making new efforts to end its patent …
RIM reportedly considers patent trolling to boost business
As Research In Motion continues to explore any and all options that might help carry it through the next two quarters until it finally launches …
