Patents News
U.K. court rules that Apple did not infringe on Samsung patents 07 Mar 2013, 23:17 17
Samsung know what it feels like to lose to Apple in the court of low; once again, Apple beat Samsung...
Nokia files "friend of the court" brief on behalf of Apple 06 Mar 2013, 14:18 89
Nokia has filed an amicus brief on behalf of Apple in the latter's appeal of Judge Lucy Koh's refusal...
New Apple patent allows users to control a device by squeezing the case 05 Mar 2013, 13:33 40
A new patent awarded to Apple on Tuesday allows the user of a mobile device to squeeze the casing to...
Judge Lucy Koh cuts jury award by $450 million, orders second damages trial in Apple v. Samsung 01 Mar 2013, 15:30 97
Judge Lucy Koh has just entered an order that cuts $450 million from the $1,05 billion that the jury...
Apple files patent for magnetic Apple iPad stand 01 Mar 2013, 07:25 23
The USPTO released a patent application filed by Apple, which basically details how the magnets that...
Judge: Apple must pay VirnetX $330,000 a day until a licensing deal is reached 27 Feb 2013, 19:36 35
A Federal Court Judge has rejected Apple's demands to lower or throwout a previous damage award imposed...
Apple patent wants to automate your iPhone with "situational awareness" 27 Feb 2013, 14:29 25
This is not the first time that we've seen functionality like this planned for a smartphone, and it certainly...
Samsung and LG to discuss OLED dispute in March, may cross-license 26 Feb 2013, 23:06 4
The battle between Samsung and LG over OLED technology patents has been winding down recently, and it...
Patent reveals Google Glass Part 2 with a binocular display 24 Feb 2013, 20:49 13
The second phase of Google Glass is going to have displays for each eyes, according to a patent filed...
For the new trial, Judge Koh orders Samsung and Apple to narrow their claims 22 Feb 2013, 00:16 16
Just as she did in the first patent infringement trial between Samsung and Apple last year, Judge Lucy...
Google Glass patent application is very detailed, but broad 21 Feb 2013, 20:44 10
Word has it that Google has been talking to eyewear designer Warby Parker to help bring some fashion...
ITC to look again at Apple's patent infringement win over Motorola 20 Feb 2013, 22:13 16
The ITC announced on its web site Wednesday that it is going to review a ruling by Judge Thomas Pender...
Samsung and LG both withdraw injunction requests, decide to talk 19 Feb 2013, 23:31 13
Maybe its because they are both based in South Korea or maybe it is just because Samsung and LG are both...
HTC devices held at customs in Germany over alleged 3G patent infringement 18 Feb 2013, 05:38 4
During a 3G patent damages trial held in Mannheim on Friday afternoon, HTC told the court that some of...
President Obama says patent reform has gone "about halfway to where we need to go", doesn't comment on unlocking phones 14 Feb 2013, 23:59 10
President Obama held another Google+ Hangout today and answered questions on a number of topics, and...
Next Apple versus Samsung trial, set for 2014, could be delayed or canceled 14 Feb 2013, 21:16 18
Judge Lucy Koh, who was lucky enough to draw the first Samsung vs. Apple patent battle and who is scheduled...
Say Cheese! Apple patent application lets the camera select the best shot 14 Feb 2013, 07:02 44
Apple has filed an application for a patent on a digital camera technology that would allow the camera...
Google countersues BT on patent claims 13 Feb 2013, 20:46 12
Google has always said that it only intends to use its patent portfolio and the portfolio it acquired...
Apple seeks patent for method to unlock your phone by identifying contacts' faces 11 Feb 2013, 21:05 36
The gang at Cupertino has come up with a unique way to unlock your phone and it is so different that...
Apple patents new method for unlocking iOS devices 11 Feb 2013, 04:31 29
If the good old PIN codes or passwords don't feel good enough anymore, then probably a new method for...
- 1. HTC M4 brings One style, sensibility downmarket
- 2. Motorola X Phone pics surface: these are real folks! And, we've got more info on codename: Ghost
- 3. Is your Samsung Galaxy S4 overheating?
- 4. Apple iPhone 6 concept features edge to edge display on 4.5 inch screen
- 5. Is your Samsung Galaxy S4 screen giving you the scrolling blur and purple/pink inversion treatment? You are not alone
- 6. iOS 7 concept shows that change is good
- 7. Google I/O 2013 is coming, but what will it bring?
- 8. Good sales of HTC One lead to a second month of sequential growth for HTC
Tim Cook said 'No' to suing Samsung but Steve Jobs said 'Yes' 10 Feb 2013, 12:15 69
According to unnamed sources, Tim Cook was against suing Samsung but was overruled by Steve Jobs who...
Judge cuts 13 of Motorola Mobility's patent claims against Microsoft 07 Feb 2013, 20:08 7
It was a great day in court for Redmond based Microsoft as Judge James L. Robart granted Microsoft's...
BlackBerry seeks patent on hidden QWERTY 07 Feb 2013, 13:46 10
While most handsets with hidden QWERTYs hide the keyboard using a slider, BlackBerry has applied for...
Amazon might soon allow users to sell purchased digital content 06 Feb 2013, 06:53 2
On January 29, 2013, Amazon was granted a patent peculiar enough to raise some eyebrows. The online retailer...
Reuters: Apple to lose the rights to the iPhone name in Brazil 06 Feb 2013, 00:22 24
Brazilian consumer electronics maker Gradiente Eletronica SA might have just won the corporate version...
Apple receives design patents for slide-to-unlock and original Apple iPhone design 05 Feb 2013, 20:01 47
Apple received a pair of design patents on Tuesday, one for the slide-to-unlock bar found on the bottom...
Apple patent hints at solar charging integrated in the touchscreen 05 Feb 2013, 09:13 48
Apple is notorious with patenting everything it might or might not use in the future, after one unpleasant...
LG's and Samsung's Display divisions will sort out their differences outside court 04 Feb 2013, 05:49 16
LG and Samsung, or rather their respective Display divisions, have been exchanging kicks and punches...
Apple is unable to get the sales ban on the Samsung GALAXY Nexus put back into effect 31 Jan 2013, 21:43 24
Apple has been denied a chance to have its argument in favor of a sales ban on the Samsung GALAXY Nexus,...
Infograph highlights Apple's litigious ways 31 Jan 2013, 10:55 31
Ever since Apple released the Apple iPhone, it has been fiercely protective of its patents which is why...
Judge Koh rejects Apple's request to triple damages, says Samsung's infringement not willful 30 Jan 2013, 00:22 53
Ruling on some of the post-trial motions from the heavyweight patent battle between Samsung and Apple,...
Apple and Google argue over which appeals court should hear their FRAND case 26 Jan 2013, 02:41 13
Apple and Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility are arguing again, this time over which appeals court should...
Ruling against Samsung to be reviewed by ITC 24 Jan 2013, 01:37 6
A ruling made in December by the ITC against Samsung found that the Korean manufacturer had infringed...
Patent shows potential controls for Google Glass 22 Jan 2013, 18:37 7
We were just thinking about how the Google Glass UI might be set up, because it is the key to the entire...
Apple files Apple iPad design with China's Patent and Trademark Office 20 Jan 2013, 01:21 29
On Friday, Apple filed two designs of the Apple iPad with China's Patent and Trademark Office in an attempt...
Judge allows Apple and Samsung to add each other's newly made devices to be part of 2014 trial 16 Jan 2013, 22:13 22
A judge has allowed both Samsung and Apple to add newly released devices and remove one from both sides...
Dutch court finds rounded corners on Samsung tablets don't infringe on Apple's design 16 Jan 2013, 10:55 31
A court in the Hague ruled in favor of Samsung in a case involving the rounded corners of the Samsung's...
Apple and Amazon ordered by judge to settle their trademark issues before the case goes to trial 16 Jan 2013, 01:47 7
While a judge has already thrown out Apple's claim of false advertising against Amazon for using the...
Samsung asks court to let it continue to sell the Samsung GALAXY Nexus 14 Jan 2013, 17:04 27
Apple would love to get a sales ban against the Samsung GALAXY Nexus before the next patent trial between...
Firm that sued Apple, Google And RIM purchased more than 2,000 patents from Ericsson 11 Jan 2013, 22:51 12
Unwired Planet has some legal battles going on against Apple, Google and RIM which are three pretty big...
Patent continuation shows that Apple is working on location-based app for emergency information 10 Jan 2013, 15:41 20
A patent continuation reveals that Apple is working on a location-based app that would give Apple iPhone...
Patents granted to Google rose 170% in 2012 10 Jan 2013, 11:34 11
Google's intellectual property portfolio increased last year as the number of patents granted to the...
Google drops two patent claims against Microsoft 09 Jan 2013, 01:10 8
On Tuesday, following last week's agreement with the FTC, Google dropped two patent claims against Microsoft;...
Justice Department and USPTO weigh in on using SEP patents to win sales bans 08 Jan 2013, 20:15 7
The U.S. Department of Justice and the USPTO made a joint-policy statement on Tuesday saying that standards-essential...
Apple asks the full Court of Appeals to reverse the decision not to ban the Samsung GALAXY Nexus 07 Jan 2013, 17:04 38
Apple has filed with the full Federal Circuit Court of Appeals to reexamine a previous ruling made in...
Apple to appeal dismissal of FRAND litigation against Motorola 04 Jan 2013, 23:37 35
Looking to re-start its litigation against Motorola over FRAND patents, Apple has filed an appeal over...
Apple seeks patent for its “Notification Center” in iOS 04 Jan 2013, 03:15 82
We know what you are thinking, Android had this type of thing running years before it was even a twinkle...
Apple says Samsung should withdraw its U.S. legal claims as it did in Europe 02 Jan 2013, 20:59 36
Apple filed a response with the U.S. ITC accusing Samsung of filing to withdraw its requests for sales...
Amazon gets court to dismiss Apple's claim of false advertising 02 Jan 2013, 17:02 18
A U.S. District Judge in Oakland, California granted Amazon's request to toss out Apple's claim that...
Samsung will have to reveal sales data in Apple patent lawsuit 02 Jan 2013, 03:17 5
Samsung will have to reveal sales data in its patent lawsuit with Apple as the Koreans lost a bid to...
