http://www.phonearena.com/ PhoneArena.com - Cell Phone Reviews, News, Specs and Info. en-us Copyright 2001-2006 PhoneArena. All rights reserved. phonearena@phonearena.com http://www.phonearena.com/img/logo-en.gif http://www.phonearena.com/ 107 80 http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-seeks-to-add-Google-Now-and-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-to-2014-patent-trial_id43290Earlier this month, we told you how both Samsung and Apple are being limited by Judge Lucy Koh in advance of their next patent trial set to start in March 2014; Koh wants both companies to limit the number of devices in each side's infringement claim, to no more than 22. While Apple had originally left out the Samsung Galaxy S4, it did put Samsung on notice that it would probably be adding the latest Android flagship to its list...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 13:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-seeks-to-add-Google-Now-and-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-to-2014-patent-trial_id43290/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Twitter-granted-pull-to-refresh-patent-but-can-only-use-it-defensively_id43272Twitter is one of the more forward thinking companies when it comes to patents, so even though the USPTO has decided to grant the patent for "pull-to-refresh", which is used by a huge amount of mobile apps, the company has promised to only use the patent defensively. And, even if Twitter wanted to use it offensively, it can't...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 22:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Twitter-granted-pull-to-refresh-patent-but-can-only-use-it-defensively_id43272/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Say-cheese-Microsoft-seeks-patent-for-voice-control-of-smartphone-camera_id43202The USPTO has published a patent application submitted by Microsoft that would allow a smartphone camera to be run by voice commands; this would allow owners of a phone equipped with the technology to have a camera capture an image without having to press a button. The technology allows the voice command to be turned into an input...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 02:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Say-cheese-Microsoft-seeks-patent-for-voice-control-of-smartphone-camera_id43202/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-wants-to-add-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-to-2014-patent-trial_id42985Apple and Samsung each submitted a filing with the court on Monday in response to last month's request by Judge Lucy Koh for each company to narrow the focus of their claims for the 2014 patent trial between the two rivals; the sequel to last year's epic patent trial is scheduled to start next March. In the filing, both Apple and Samsung listed 22 products belonging to the other that they claim infringe on their own patents...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 04:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-wants-to-add-Samsung-Galaxy-S4-to-2014-patent-trial_id42985/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-patents-bring-a-glimpse-of-the-future-Galaxy-camera-smartphone-and-curved-screen-phone_id42818Recent Samsung patent filing reveal an interesting picture of the future - one where a Galaxy camera smartphone has an optical zoom camera…]]>NewsThu, 09 May 2013 06:43:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Samsung-patents-bring-a-glimpse-of-the-future-Galaxy-camera-smartphone-and-curved-screen-phone_id42818/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-asks-Google-to-turn-over-Android-source-code-for-its-lawsuit-against-Samsung_id42784Although its legal fight is against Samsung, Apple is demanding that Google turn over source code documents related to Android as Apple argues that all of the Samsung products involved in the court battle over unlicensed patent use, are Android powered devices; Google responded by noting that Apple made a "strategic decision" not to name Google on the complaint...]]>NewsWed, 08 May 2013 11:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-asks-Google-to-turn-over-Android-source-code-for-its-lawsuit-against-Samsung_id42784/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Federal-Appeals-Court-rules-that-Apple-has-the-right-to-appeal-dismissal_id42654Apple has been given the right by a Federal Appeals Court to appeal a case in Wisconsin in which it was suing Motorola for failing to follow FRAND guidelines and Motorola was suing Apple for using its standards-essential patents without a license; U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb had dismissed both complaints, and both sides decided to appeal for their own reasons...]]>NewsSun, 05 May 2013 04:14:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Federal-Appeals-Court-rules-that-Apple-has-the-right-to-appeal-dismissal_id42654/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Call-or-text-Apple-patent-wants-to-help-you-decide_id42624First things first: just because you see the words "Apple" and "patent" in the title shouldn't trigger blind rage. Apple works within the terrible, broken system created by the USPTO (read: don't hate the player, hate the game). Now, on to the real story... Most people say that you shouldn't sweat the small stuff, but Apple takes pride in finding a relatively small annoyance and finding a way to ease it. The newest issue the company wants to take on is that small annoyance where you're not too sure if you should call or text a friend...]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 19:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Call-or-text-Apple-patent-wants-to-help-you-decide_id42624/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-files-patents-for-curved-and-non-rectangular-batteries-for-mobile-devices_id42623There has been a lot of talk recently about big changes coming to iOS. More and more, we're hearing that iOS 7 will have a new "flatter" visual design, which should be interesting given the relative stagnation of the iOS UI over the years. We don't expect a different hardware design for the iPhone 5S, but a couple of new patent filings may point towards Apple's thinking for the iPhone 6...]]>NewsFri, 03 May 2013 16:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-files-patents-for-curved-and-non-rectangular-batteries-for-mobile-devices_id42623/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-patents-smartwatch-concept-with-touch-sensitive-wristband_id42564So, it looks like Google Glass may not be the only unusual wearable gadget that the tech giant is currently working on. If this recently discovered patent is to go by, a Google-made smartwatch of some kind may be in the works as well. The device described in the application has a processor, a battery, a wireless transceiver, and a user interface to allow interaction with the wearer...]]>NewsThu, 02 May 2013 08:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-patents-smartwatch-concept-with-touch-sensitive-wristband_id42564/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-patent-for-adjustable-aperture-could-improve-the-camera-on-the-next-PureView-device_id42547Getting great pictures in daylight and in low-light from the same cellphone camera is hard to accomplish,but is something that Nokia might be getting ready to address after the company received a patent for a cellphone camera with an adjustable aperture, a technology that just might find itself on the oft-rumored Nokia Lumia EOS...]]>NewsWed, 01 May 2013 23:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-patent-for-adjustable-aperture-could-improve-the-camera-on-the-next-PureView-device_id42547/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-could-earn-8.8-billion-from-Android-licenses-by-2017_id42517Microsoft recently added Hon Hai and ZTE to the list of companies that pay the Redmond based company to use its patents to build Android devices; with the number of such devices growing rapidly, Microsoft stands to bring in to the top line. as much as $8.8 billion from its Android patents by the time 2017 rolls around...]]>NewsWed, 01 May 2013 09:54:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-could-earn-8.8-billion-from-Android-licenses-by-2017_id42517/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Analyst-says-after-failing-to-help-with-patent-cases-Google-overpaid-for-Motorola_id42471When Google purchased Motorola back in August 2011,the idea was for Google to use Motorola's gigantic portfolio of patents to protect it from the number of patent cases that were just starting to spring up; of the $12.4 billion purchase price, $5.5 billion was for patents and developed technology, but so fat the purchase of Motorola has been a fail...]]>NewsTue, 30 Apr 2013 01:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Analyst-says-after-failing-to-help-with-patent-cases-Google-overpaid-for-Motorola_id42471/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Washington-court-tells-Motorola-to-expect-millions-not-billions_id42372A federal court in Seattle Washington has ruled that Motorola should be entitled to no more than $1.8 million a year from Microsoft for the use of its standards-essential patents related to the H.264 wireless standard and the 802.11 wireless standard; Motorola had been seeking $4 billion a year in licensing fees from Redmond based Microsoft...]]>NewsThu, 25 Apr 2013 22:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Washington-court-tells-Motorola-to-expect-millions-not-billions_id42372/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Judge-Koh-asks-Apple-and-Samsung-to-each-lower-the-number-of-claims-for-2014-patent-trial_id42371With the next Samsung-Apple trial scheduled to take place at the end of March 2014, Judge Lucy Koh is asking both sides to cut back on the number of claims so that the trial can fit into the 12 days that it has been penciled in for; we expect to see the judge repeat some of the things she did in the first trial such as limit the number of expert witnesses and put as time limit on the questioning of witnesses on the stand...]]>NewsThu, 25 Apr 2013 21:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Judge-Koh-asks-Apple-and-Samsung-to-each-lower-the-number-of-claims-for-2014-patent-trial_id42371/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ZTE-signs-deal-to-use-Microsofts-Android-and-Chrome-OS-patents_id42287Similar to last week's announcement that Microsoft had licensed its Android and Chrome OS patents to Hon Hai, on Tuesday evening the Redmond based software giant said that it had licensed its "worldwide patent portfolio" to Chinese handset manufacturer ZTE and says that it has agreements with almost all major Android vendors...]]>NewsWed, 24 Apr 2013 00:41:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/ZTE-signs-deal-to-use-Microsofts-Android-and-Chrome-OS-patents_id42287/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Patent-award-suggests-BlackBerry-Torch-style-BlackBerry-10-model-could-be-coming_id42280Could BlackBerry be readying a BlackBerry 10 handset with the Torch form factor? A patent has been awarded to the Canadian handset manufacturer for a portrait QWERTY slider looking exactly like the BlackBerry Torch model; the patent, which was filed by BlackBerry back in December 2011, includes a diagram of a phone that looks suspiciously like the BlackBerry Q10...]]>NewsTue, 23 Apr 2013 23:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Patent-award-suggests-BlackBerry-Torch-style-BlackBerry-10-model-could-be-coming_id42280/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ITC-finds-that-the-Apple-iPhone-does-not-infringe-on-Motorola-patent_id42229Chalk one up for the Apple patent squad as they scored a victory over Motorola when the ITC ruled that the Apple iPhone did not infringe on a Motorola patent for a sensor; the so-called ; the 862 patent covers a "sensor controlled user interface for portable communication device" which is the technology that prevents a phone from accidentally hanging up when it is pressed against your face...]]>NewsMon, 22 Apr 2013 21:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/ITC-finds-that-the-Apple-iPhone-does-not-infringe-on-Motorola-patent_id42229/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Netherlands-court-gives-Nokia-a-preliminary-injunction-against-the-HTC-One_id42224Nokia has received a preliminary injunction from an Amsterdam district court against HTC as technology made by ST Microelectronics precisely for Nokia has found its way onto the Taiwan based company's new flagship model, the HTC One; the patent covers the technology used for the dual-membrane microphone on the recently launched model...]]>NewsMon, 22 Apr 2013 18:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Netherlands-court-gives-Nokia-a-preliminary-injunction-against-the-HTC-One_id42224/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-and-Samsung-file-document-for-2014-patent-trial_id42156Apple and Samsung have filed a joint case management document to the to the Northern District of California court for the upcoming 2014 patent trial between Apple and Samsung; both sides disagree totally on which devices are to be included in the trial and the post-trial questions from the original court battle still need to be resolved...]]>NewsSat, 20 Apr 2013 11:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-and-Samsung-file-document-for-2014-patent-trial_id42156/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-and-Hon-Hai-agree-on-patent-licensing-deal_id41989Foxconn parent Hon Hai has agreed to enter into a patent licensing deal with Microsoft that will protect the manufacturer and allow it to use Microsoft's patents for Android and Chrome OS for devices such as smartphones, tablets and televisions; while terms of the agreement were not released, Redmond based Microsoft is expected to receive royalties...]]>NewsWed, 17 Apr 2013 01:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-and-Hon-Hai-agree-on-patent-licensing-deal_id41989/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-patents-dual-screen-slider-dont-hold-your-breath-for-a-launch_id41974HTC has patented a dual-screen slider and maybe there was a time when the Taiwan based manufacturer would have taken all the hard work they came up with in the lab and put it to good use, especially a model with a hidden screen that slides out to form one unified screen; HTC most likely would not get the developer support it would need to make this work...]]>NewsTue, 16 Apr 2013 15:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-patents-dual-screen-slider-dont-hold-your-breath-for-a-launch_id41974/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-successfully-patents-its-implementation-of-folders-and-icon-rearrangement-in-iOS_id41952The USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) has granted Apple a new patent related to the way folders and icon rearrangement work in the iOS system. This is one of those patents that we can really say that Apple deserves, since it was none other than the Cupertino company that introduced these UI methods...]]>NewsTue, 16 Apr 2013 05:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-successfully-patents-its-implementation-of-folders-and-icon-rearrangement-in-iOS_id41952/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-gets-German-court-to-invalidate-a-Samsung-3G-patent_id41787A Federal Patent Court in Germany has completely invalidated a patent that was owned by Samsung which the latter said was essential to the UMTS 3G standard; the court also invalidated Samsung's proposed amendments to the patent although the Korean manufacturer can still appeal the decision to the Federal Court of Justice...]]>NewsThu, 11 Apr 2013 10:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-gets-German-court-to-invalidate-a-Samsung-3G-patent_id41787/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-patent-reveals-company-has-been-working-on-tablet-back-in-2011_id41772A patent filing does not mean all that much in today’s world and it certainly does not necessarily indicate an upcoming product...]]>NewsThu, 11 Apr 2013 06:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-patent-reveals-company-has-been-working-on-tablet-back-in-2011_id41772/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-spends-10-million-to-license-patents-created-by-Palm-and-PalmSource_id41731Apple has paid $10 million to a Japanese IP company to license some patents that were originally created by Palm and PalmSource, which created the PalmOS PDA operating system; the patents are now owned by Japan's ACCESS known as ACCESS Systems Americas, Inc.; Micrisift licensed many of the same patents back in October 2010...]]>NewsWed, 10 Apr 2013 09:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-spends-10-million-to-license-patents-created-by-Palm-and-PalmSource_id41731/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Startup-aimed-at-killing-patent-trolls-gets-Google-on-its-side_id41657The US patent system has been getting pretty terrible reviews recently, especially from the tech community. The system seems like it is completely broken, and one of the major issues is the rise of patent trolls - companies that exist solely to gather patents in order to sue over infringement, and extort companies with settlements. Now, there's a new startup called Unified Patents Inc. that is aiming to kill patent trolls, and it has recruited a big supporter - Google...]]>NewsMon, 08 Apr 2013 21:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Startup-aimed-at-killing-patent-trolls-gets-Google-on-its-side_id41657/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ITC-Samsung-guilty-of-infringing-on-Apples-text-selection-patent_id41586The ITC ruled last week that Samsung was guilty of infringing on an Apple patent for text-selecting, but had held back the release of the verdict until Thursday to allow both firms to redact any sensitive content; and revolves around the text selection in the Android browser but also the translucent buttons in the Android photo gallery...]]>NewsFri, 05 Apr 2013 15:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/ITC-Samsung-guilty-of-infringing-on-Apples-text-selection-patent_id41586/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-applies-for-patent-on-removable-touchscreen-laptop-displays-or-How-long-until-we-see-an-iPadBook-Air_id41561Basically, there are two different ways that Apple works. Apple will either take a device market that has fallen into the doldrums, and inject it with hype and excitement (see: MP3 players, smartphones, tablets), or Apple will look at how other companies are succeeding and do something similar, but with the extra Apple "magic" (read: marketing). Yesterday, Apple applied for a patent for a removable touchscreen laptop that we don't really expect to become a device, but it does point towards an important question: How long until we see an iPadBook Air?...]]>NewsFri, 05 Apr 2013 11:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-applies-for-patent-on-removable-touchscreen-laptop-displays-or-How-long-until-we-see-an-iPadBook-Air_id41561/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/German-court-invalidates-Apples-slide-to-unlock-patent-gives-victory-to-Motorola_id41556On Thursday, Motorola was the victor in a German courtroom as Apple's slide-to-unlock patent was ruled invalid by the country's Federal Patent Court despite Apple's attempt to keep the patent alive by offering 14 amendments to the patent; the court ruled that the only change that Apple had made to prior art, a swiping gesture, didn't meet requirements of European patent law...]]>NewsThu, 04 Apr 2013 20:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/German-court-invalidates-Apples-slide-to-unlock-patent-gives-victory-to-Motorola_id41556/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-seeks-patent-on-GPS-and-weather-controlled-camera_id41436Google has filed a patent for a camera that would adjust settings based on data from GPS and weather conditions, which would allow the camera to adjust certain settings that normally are left alone like White balance, ISO; Google has promised "insanely great cameras" for future Nexus devices which just might be feature settings controlled by where you are and what the weather is like...]]>NewsMon, 01 Apr 2013 20:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-seeks-patent-on-GPS-and-weather-controlled-camera_id41436/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazons-Jeff-Bezos-files-patent-for-cloud-powered-tablets_id41432Amazon has been on a mission to offer the least expensive tablets and e-readers that it can. The Kindle Fire kicked off the trend of $200 7" tablets, and the Kindle e-reader has dropped to just $69 for the basic model. It looks like Amazon's Jeff Bezos is looking to make even less expensive tablets by shifting the processing power to the cloud, according to a newly filed patent...]]>NewsMon, 01 Apr 2013 17:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Amazons-Jeff-Bezos-files-patent-for-cloud-powered-tablets_id41432/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Second-trial-on-damages-could-lead-Apple-to-net-more-than-the-original-1.05-billion-it-was-awarded_id41380With Judge Lucy Koh vacating $450 million of the $1.05 billion that was awarded to Apple by the jury that heard the epic Apple-Samsung patent case last year, a trial will be heard with a different jury to determine just how much Apple should receive for the 14 Samsung devices that the original jury said infringed on patents belonging to Apple; Samsung wants the new trial to also open up the question of whether the 14 devices infringed on Apple patents in the first place...]]>NewsSun, 31 Mar 2013 02:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Second-trial-on-damages-could-lead-Apple-to-net-more-than-the-original-1.05-billion-it-was-awarded_id41380/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/iPad-mini-trademark-rejected-by-US-Patent-Office_id41370A review by the US Patent and Trademark Office denied Apple’s application to trademark the iPad mini...]]>NewsSat, 30 Mar 2013 17:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/iPad-mini-trademark-rejected-by-US-Patent-Office_id41370/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-gets-patent-for-advanced-display-settings-based-on-battery-life_id41356This patent is a pretty cool one, because it's finally something that's at least a little bit different. It's not just a patent for something that we've all seen, but rather Google has been granted a patent for advanced display settings based on battery life. And, "advanced" is the key word here, because we're not just talking about brightness...]]>NewsSat, 30 Mar 2013 12:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-gets-patent-for-advanced-display-settings-based-on-battery-life_id41356/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-puts-just-10-patents-under-the-Open-Patent-Non-Assertion-Pledge_id41318This isn't the first time that Google has promised not to use its patent portfolio offensively, but to only use it in defense against lawsuits, but it is the first time that Google has announced it would be part of the official Open Patent Non-Assertion (OPN) Pledge. The OPN Pledge states that Google won't use these patents offensively specifically against open-source software. The only trouble is that there are just 10 patents that Google has put in the pledge...]]>NewsThu, 28 Mar 2013 17:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Google-puts-just-10-patents-under-the-Open-Patent-Non-Assertion-Pledge_id41318/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-files-patent-application-for-an-Apple-iPhone-with-wrap-around-AMOLED-display_id41311Apple has filed an application with the USPTO for a patent on an Apple iPhone with a wrap-around glass display; the title for the application is "Electronic device with wrap around display," which allows the most screen space to be used, while other parts of the patent application deal with facial recognition and multiple layers for 3D imaging...]]>NewsThu, 28 Mar 2013 13:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-files-patent-application-for-an-Apple-iPhone-with-wrap-around-AMOLED-display_id41311/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-says-Judge-Kohs-revised-damages-figure-is-85-million-off_id41287Just as the month started, Apple got the bad news that Judge Lucy Koh was vacating $450 million of the $1.05 billion that the jury awarded to Apple last year at the conclusion of the epic patent trial between Apple and Samsung; but Apple says that two of the devices that Koh threw out the damages amount on should have remained part of the original $1 billion verdict...]]>NewsWed, 27 Mar 2013 23:52:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-says-Judge-Kohs-revised-damages-figure-is-85-million-off_id41287/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Chinese-company-claims-Apple-infringed-on-its-patent-with-Siri_id41278Zhizhen Technology Company in Shanghai patented voice recognition software called Xiao i Robot back in 2004, well before Siri Inc. was founded in 2007; Zhizhen and Apple are battling in court in the country with the plaintiff saying that once Apple's infringement is confirmed by the court, it will ask Apple to stop manufacturing and selling products that infringe on its patents...]]>NewsWed, 27 Mar 2013 11:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Chinese-company-claims-Apple-infringed-on-its-patent-with-Siri_id41278/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Judges-ruling-on-patent-interpretation-could-lead-to-a-ban-on-Android-tethering_id41185Finnish handset manufacturer Nokia has received a favorable interpretation of a patent from the ITC that could lead down the road to a ban on the ability of Android phones to use the tethering feature; the ITC ruling would seem to make it impossible for HTC and Google to successfully defend the charge of infringement of the patent owned by Nokia...]]>NewsSun, 24 Mar 2013 15:19:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Judges-ruling-on-patent-interpretation-could-lead-to-a-ban-on-Android-tethering_id41185/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-sued-by-Nokia-over-remote-activation-of-a-device-using-SMS_id41166Three days after Nokia won an injunction from HTC over a power saving patent, Nokia sued HTC again (in the same court Mannheim Regional Court in German) over a patent for system that allows you to send SMS messages to a wireless device that would activate or deactivate certain features; HTC is trying to use a narrow definition of the word "network" to win the case...]]>NewsSat, 23 Mar 2013 17:04:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-sued-by-Nokia-over-remote-activation-of-a-device-using-SMS_id41166/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-patent-protects-your-phone-from-butterfingers_id41164Apple has just received a patent for a “Protective Mechanism for an Electronic Device,” which it had filed back in September 2011; the patent is for a mechanism that changes the center of mass in an electronic device to protect important parts from getting damaged in case of a fall as a sensor communicates with the processor to let it know if the device is falling, how fast it is falling and how close to the ground it is...]]>NewsSat, 23 Mar 2013 15:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-patent-protects-your-phone-from-butterfingers_id41164/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-found-not-to-have-infringed-on-Motorola-patent-by-ITC-judge_id41144ITC Judge David Shaw ruled that Microsoft's Xbox did not infringe on a Motorola patent and the decision by Judge David Shaw is now subject to review by the six-member commission; Judge Shaw made the ruling over technology that allows the Xbox to communicate with accessories and that decision now is reviewed by the six-member commission...]]>NewsFri, 22 Mar 2013 20:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Microsoft-found-not-to-have-infringed-on-Motorola-patent-by-ITC-judge_id41144/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-being-sued-by-software-security-firm-over-patent-infringement_id41076There are some companies out there that are yet to take part in all the legal action that has been going on for years in the tech industry. In this latest episode, Software security firm Intertrust Technologies is suing Apple for infringing on its patents in the area of security...]]>NewsThu, 21 Mar 2013 07:17:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-being-sued-by-software-security-firm-over-patent-infringement_id41076/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-to-examine-its-2009-eye-tracking-patents-for-infringement-by-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S-4_id41014LG is reportedly planning to examine whether the subsequent Samsung patents on the matter don't infringe on its portfolio, which Samsung, naturally, is said to deny with a passion. There are plenty of other overlaps in our opinion, like the Dual recording mode from the G Pro that we saw materializing as Dual video during the announcement of the Galaxy S 4 last week, so the story is bound to get better...]]>NewsTue, 19 Mar 2013 08:08:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-to-examine-its-2009-eye-tracking-patents-for-infringement-by-the-Samsung-Galaxy-S-4_id41014/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Starting-today-the-USPTO-is-a-first-to-file-system_id40942One of the more troublesome aspects of patent law is worrying about if something that you want to patent may have existed before you filed the patent, but starting today, that will no longer be a worry, because from here on, the US is moving to a "first to file" system, rather than the old "first to invent" system, which was much more difficult to defend...]]>NewsSat, 16 Mar 2013 14:40:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Starting-today-the-USPTO-is-a-first-to-file-system_id40942/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/THX-says-to-patents-I-am-your-father-and-sues-Apple-for-infringing-on-them_id40928THX, the audio company started by George Lucas, is suing Apple for infringing on a patent awarded to THX in 2008 for a speaker unit that can boost the output of sound; Apple allegedly infringed on the patent with the Apple iPhone, Apple iPad and other products and THX is seeking compensation for royalties and damages and is requesting a sales ban on the devices that infringed on the patents.]]>NewsSat, 16 Mar 2013 01:16:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/THX-says-to-patents-I-am-your-father-and-sues-Apple-for-infringing-on-them_id40928/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/ITC-delays-final-decision-on-Samsungs-claim-against-Apple-seeks-public-input-on-iPhone-and-iPad-import-ban_id40821The ITC has once again decided to postpone making a decision the target date for its decision on Samsung's complaint against rival Apple, seeking public input as to the possibility of an import ban on the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad; for the patent at issue, the '348, Samsung is seeking a 2.4% royalty rate while Apple will argue that the patent should be licensed under FRAND rules...]]>NewsThu, 14 Mar 2013 03:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/ITC-delays-final-decision-on-Samsungs-claim-against-Apple-seeks-public-input-on-iPhone-and-iPad-import-ban_id40821/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-seeks-to-re-instate-patent-infringement-claim-against-Motorola-Mobility_id40668Apple has asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington to re-instate its patent infringement case against Google's Motorola Mobility subsidiary, claiming that Google and other companies had infringed on Apple's touchscreen patents; Apple says that it was the "Magic Touch Screen" that made the Apple iPhone and Apple iPad a success...]]>NewsSat, 09 Mar 2013 19:49:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-seeks-to-re-instate-patent-infringement-claim-against-Motorola-Mobility_id40668/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Judge-Koh-allows-Apple-v.-Samsung-II-the-thriller-with-the-manila-folders_id40660Despite wondering out loud if justice was best served by waiting for Samsung's appellate course over the first trial to reach its conclusion, Judge Lucy Koh agreed that the Apple v. Samsung trial set for 2014 can proceed; the issues are different this time, with much of the suit revolving around the infamous '604 Siri patent...]]>NewsFri, 08 Mar 2013 22:55:00 -0600http://www.phonearena.com/news/Judge-Koh-allows-Apple-v.-Samsung-II-the-thriller-with-the-manila-folders_id40660/commentsPhone Arena