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German Court Rejects Apple Bid to Ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 09, 2012
A regional court says that Samsung's redesigned tablet does not infringe on Apple's design rights.
Tags: patent lawsuit, Apple, Samsung
Dutch Court Denies Apple's Bid to Ban Samsung Galaxy Tab
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 24, 2012
Apple faces another setback in its ongoing patent war with Samsung.
Tags: patent lawsuit, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Apple
ITC: Motorola Does Not Violate Apple Patents
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 16, 2012
Apple loses a battle in the ongoing mobile patent wars.
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Apple Pays $5 Million to Settle Patent Case
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 05, 2012
Apple and Elan Microelectronics Corp have settled their dispute out of court and have struck a cross-licensing deal.
Tags: mobile, patent lawsuit, multitouch, Apple
Oracle Suffers USPTO Java Patent Rejection in Google Android Case
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 27, 2011
Google wins a partial victory when the patent office rejects one of the patents at issue in the Android-Java case.
Tags: Google, Oracle, patent lawsuit
Samsung Scores Victory Against Apple in Germany
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 23, 2011
A German judge says the new version of the Galaxy Tab no longer infringes on Apple's iPad design.
Tags: Samsung, patent lawsuit, Apple
BT Sues Google over Android
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 19, 2011
British Telecom says that Google's Android products, including Google Maps, Google Music and location-based advertising, infringe on six of its patents.
Tags: Android, patent lawsuit, Google
Samsung Expands Patent Fight with Apple in Germany
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 19, 2011
One of the complaints in the lawsuit concerns the use of emoticons. :-(
Tags: Samsung, Apple, patent lawsuit
ITC Delays Apple/HTC Patent Ruling Again
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 14, 2011
HTC will have to wait until Monday to find out if its smartphones will be banned from sale in the U.S.
Tags: HTC, ITC, Apple, patent lawsuit
Motorola Wins German iPhone, iPad Injunction
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 09, 2011
For now, Apple can't sell any of its iPhones or iPads, except the iPhone 4S, in Germany.
Tags: patent lawsuit
Australian Court Rules Samsung Can Sell Galaxy
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 09, 2011
Apple loses the Australian battle in its ongoing patent war with Samsung.
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US Trade Commission Delays Decision on HTC
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 06, 2011
HTC's smartphones could face a U.S. ban beginning next week.
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Oracle-Google Patent Trial Put Off to 2012
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 27, 2011
The judge says the long trial will likely be a "hardship" for jurors.
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HTC Takes a Hit in Patent Case
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 18, 2011
The International Trade Commission rules that Apple's products don't violate HTC's patents.
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Samsung Loses Dutch Bid to Ban Apple Products
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 14, 2011
The court also rejected Apple's counter-claims in the ongoing international patent battle between the two companies.
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Apple Rejects Samsung Tablet Settlement Proposal
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 04, 2011
Apple still wants a ban on Australian sales of Galaxy tablets and smartphones.
Tags: patent lawsuit
T-Mobile Lines Up Against Apple in Samsung Lawsuit
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 29, 2011
In a court filing, T-Mobile said that its business would be harmed by a U.S. ban on sales of Samsung's products.
Tags: patent lawsuit
Samsung, Microsoft Reach Cross-Licensing Deal
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 28, 2011
Samsung has agreed to pay Microsoft royalties for Android-based devices; the deal could have big implications for Google.
Tags: licensing, patent lawsuit
Samsung Files Suits Against Apple in Netherlands
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 23, 2011
The ongoing legal battle between the two companies isn't slowing down.
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Study: Patent Trolls Have Cost Innovators Half a Trillion Dollars
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 20, 2011
In the past four years, publicly traded companies have lost an average of $83 billion per year to "non-practicing entities."
Tags: patent lawsuit
America Invents Act Signed into Law
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 16, 2011
Patent law is revised, but is it a good thing for tech's biggest patent holder?
Tags: patents, IBM, patent lawsuit
Two Larrys to Go Head-to-Head in Google-Oracle Case
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 12, 2011
Larry Page and Larry Ellison must sit down together and try to work out a deal.
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Google Hands HTC Patents to Use Against Apple
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 08, 2011
Last week, HTC purchased nine patents from Google; this week, HTC sued Apple for violating those patents.
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Apple Wins Ban on Some Samsung Smartphone Sales
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 24, 2011
An injunction prevents the sale of some Galaxy smartphones in The Netherlands and several other European countries beginning October 13.
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Apple Again Cites Inaccurate Evidence in Samsung Patent Case
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 19, 2011
It appears that the company has also submitted misleading photos of the iPhone 3G and Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone.
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Taiwan's HTC Sues Apple over Patents
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 16, 2011
The suit seeks to halt the sale of iPads, iPhones, Mac computers and other Apple devices in the U.S.
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Is Apple's Case Against Samsung Based on Shaky Evidence?
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 16, 2011
Photos submitted as evidence in the Apple-Samsung patent dispute appear to have been doctored.
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Samsung Surprised by Apple's German Patent Win
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 11, 2011
A German court has issued an injunction preventing Samsung from selling its Galaxy Tab tablet PC in most of Europe.
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Apple Sued Over Speedy Mac OS X Startup
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 08, 2011
Operating Systems Solutions says OS X violates its patent on quickly booting an operating system.
Tags: patent lawsuit
HTC Says Willing to Negotiate With Apple on Patent Dispute
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 26, 2011
The International Trade Commission has recently made rulings in favor of both companies.
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Apple Files Patent Complaint Against HTC
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 13, 2011
If the ITC finds in Apple's favor, it could ban the import of the Droid and the Flyer to the U.S.
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Big Players Take Sides in Microsoft Patent Suit
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 22, 2011
Microsoft's lawyers will have a unique experience in mid-April -- when they argue about the future of patent law to the U.S. Supreme Court in the i4i case.
Tags: i4i, patent lawsuit, Microsoft, XML, Patent Reform
Microsoft Appeals Patent Verdict to Supreme Court
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published August 31, 2010
It's taken a year to get this far, but after a patent infringement suit went against Microsoft, the company has been gradually escalating its arguments to higher and higher courts. Will the Supreme Court take the case?
Tags: patent lawsuit, Microsoft, i4i, XML, patent infringement
i4i Patent Ruled Valid - U.S. Supreme Court Next?
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published July 28, 2010
The patent office issued an official statement that tiny i4i's custom XML patent is valid. Microsoft has until the end of next month to appeal to a higher power.
Tags: Microsoft, XML, patent infringement, patent lawsuit, i4i
Microsoft Sued Again After Infringement Verdict
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 20, 2010
Just a day after losing an infringement suit regarding its use of virtual private networking patents that belong to holding company VirnetX of Scotts Valley, Calif., Microsoft gets sued again about the same patents, only this time the infringing products include Windows 7.
Tags: Microsoft, patent lawsuit, patent, VirnetX, lawsuits
Microsoft Loses Another Patent Lawsuit
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 17, 2010
Microsoft says it will ask the judge to reconsider his ruling and the jury's hundred million dollar damages award, but in the meantime, maybe Microsoft should consider opening a legal office in East Texas.
Tags: Microsoft, lawsuit, patent lawsuit, i4i, VirnetX
Microsoft Dealt Another Setback in i4i Patent Case
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 12, 2010
In latest setback in patent case, appeals court reiterates that Microsoft's infringement was "willful," while both sides wait to see if the court will agree to hear Microsoft's en banc appeal.
Tags: Microsoft, lawsuits, XML, patent lawsuit, i4i