Google acquires 217 new patents from IBM
Google recently purchased 217 patents from IBM, including 28 published patents and 188 of IBM’s granted patents. The transaction was posted in the United States …
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Apple’s sinking share in France and Germany may be fueling patent wars
Whether or not competing products do in fact infringe on Apple’s patents, Apple may have another reason to attack its rivals so aggressively in France …
Apple unlikely to win German ban on tweaked Samsung tablet
Apple is not likely to succeed in its efforts to ban Samsung’s revised flagship tablet in Germany, the judge presiding over the case said on …
Apple takes patent attacks in a new direction
Apple’s aggressive patent strategy has hit a few speed bumps lately. The Cupertino, California-based company won an injunction on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 …
HTC responds to ITC ruling, says it has a solution ready to address Apple patent violations
HTC on Monday responded to a ruling from the United States International Trade Commission that will ban the import of several HTC devices beginning April …
ITC to review decision in HTC vs. Apple patent spat
The United States International Trade Commission recently said that it would review a judge’s decision from earlier this year, which cleared Apple of violating four …
Samsung gives up on iPhone 4S patent suit in Germany
Samsung has reportedly dropped a lawsuit being tried by the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany that sought to ban sales of Apple’s iPhone 4S in …
The tablet Apple tried to stop
For all the trouble Apple’s aggressive litigation strategy has caused Samsung, the South Korea-based electronics giant has finally found a way to make the pricey …
Sales of Apple’s iPhone, iPad banned by German court [updated]
A ruling handed down on Friday by the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany could see sales of Apple’s iOS devices banned across Europe. The judgement …
Samsung scores another win as Australian tablet ban is overturned
A ban that prevented Samsung’s local subsidiaries from marketing and selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia was lifted on Friday, marking another victory …
Samsung puts $200 million aside for patent spats with Apple
Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung on Monday said that his company is ramping up its defense against Apple in 2012. Speaking to The Korea Times, Samsung’s chief …
ITC ruling clears HTC in patent case with former Apple subsidiary
The International Trade Commission has ruled that camera technology used in HTC devices does not infringe on patents registered to former Apple subsidiary FlashPoint Technology. …
Motorola wins injunction against Apple in Germany? [updated]
FOSS Patents is reporting that Motorola has won an injunction related to a patent infringement lawsuit in Germany, Europe’s largest market. According to the ruling …
Apple, Samsung eye RPO patents for new touch tech, more ammo in patent wars
Apple and Samsung are among the companies expected to take part in an upcoming sealed-bid auction of RPO’s manufacturing assets and patent portfolio, which covers …
M-CAM: Microsoft is ‘like a deranged Easter Bunny’ with Android bullying strategy
Microsoft’s alleged strategy of forcing Android partners into intellectual property licensing deals with threats of legal action is once again under fire. In a report …
Microsoft inks licensing deal with Compal, boasts of grip on Android ODMs
One week after announcing a similar deal with Quanta, Microsoft on Sunday revealed a new licensing arrangement with consumer electronics original design manufacturer Compal Electronics, …
Steve Jobs vowed to destroy Android, called the platform a ‘stolen product’
Apple co-Founder and former chief executive Steve Jobs vowed to devote his life and all of Apple’s cash to destroying Google’s Android operating system, which …
Galaxy Nexus was not designed to avoid Apple patent suits, Samsung exec says
Speaking during the AsiaD conference in Hong Kong recently, Samsung’s head of global mobile product strategy Won-Pyo Hong denied reports that the Galaxy Nexus was …
Judge says Samsung tablet infringes Apple patents, taunts Samsung attorney
United States District Judge Lucy Koh on Thursday ruled that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet does infringe on multiple Apple patents. Judge Koh failed to …
Samsung, Google accused of lying about Galaxy Nexus delay; patents said to be real reason
Samsung and Google announced last week that the companies were postponing the unveiling of Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” and the Galaxy Nexus smartphone out …
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet already targeted by patent troll
Welcome to the tablet game, Amazon. Just two weeks after taking the wraps off its Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon has already been hit with a …
Samsung seeks to block iPhone 4S sales with new patent complaints
Samsung filed two separate motions for preliminary injunctions in Paris, France and Milan, Italy on Wednesday seeking to block the sale of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 4S …
Samsung promises to turn up the heat in patent battle with Apple
A Samsung executive has gone on record in stating that the South Korea-based electronics giant plans to take a more active role in combating Apple …
Apple finds new memory suppliers for iPhone and iPad, pushing Samsung further away
As Apple and Samsung continue to battle over patents and product design, Samsung seems to be positioned to take the biggest hit. The South Korea-based …
Samsung to target upcoming iPhone 5 in next wave of patent complaints
As Apple and Samsung continue to battle incessantly over patents, a new report claims South Korea-based Samsung Electronics is preparing a new offensive that will …
Google acquires another 1,023 patents from IBM
Back in July — less than a week after Google’s general counsel Kevin Walker took to the company’s blog to launch a war of words …
Samsung files new complaint against Apple in France, says iPhone and iPad infringe patents
Samsung on Monday confirmed that it recently filed a new complaint against Apple in France, alleging that the Cupertino-based company’s iPad and iPhone devices infringe …
‘Other designs are possible’
Apple and Samsung are at odds over patents. You might have read about it. In numerous courts, in numerous states, in numerous countries on numerous …
Microsoft continues to profit off Android
While sales of Microsoft’s burgeoning Windows Phone platform lag, the company continues to find significant revenue streams elsewhere in the mobile industry. Specifically, Google’s Android partners …
Apple sings familiar tune, seeks to ban Samsung device sales in Japan
In a move that will undoubtedly shock no one, Apple has filed a new complaint against Samsung in Japan alleging that multiple Samsung devices infringe …
