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What could happen if Apple, DoJ go to trial over e-books

by Steven Sande (Feb 13th, 2013)

As of last Friday, Apple is the last remaining defendant in the US Department of Justice e-book antitrust case. On Friday, Macmillan settled with the government, the last of the original five publishers named in the case to do so. Now Apple is standing alone against the DoJ and is expected to ...

ITC to rule on Apple's Samsung complaint August 1

by Steven Sande (Feb 6th, 2013)

Administrative Law Judge Thomas B. Pender of the International Trade Commission (ITC) has scheduled a final ruling on one of Apple's lawsuits against Samsung for August 1, 2013. The ruling in question deals with a decision made by Pender in October of 2012 finding Samsung to be in violation ...

Dutch court says Samsung Galaxy tablets don't copy iPad

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 16th, 2013)

Apple hasn't had a lot of success in proving that Samsung's products infringe on its designs, in Europe at least. Last year Apple lost a suit in the United Kingdom accusing Samsung's Galaxy Tab of infringing on its popular iPad design. As a result, the UK judge ruled that Apple had to advertise ...

Samsung loses bid to seal sales data in Apple battle

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 2nd, 2013)

Samsung has lost a bid to seal its sales data for several of its products, according to Bloomberg. Judge Lucy Koh ruled against Samsung's objection to her December 10 order that the company list the total number of certain products sold over the last several months. Which products and the exact ...

Apple adds 6 Samsung products to second US patent lawsuit

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 26th, 2012)

Late last week, Apple filed a motion to expand its California infringement lawsuit against Samsung to include the handset maker's latest mobile devices. According to FOSS Patents, Apple added the Galaxy Note II, the Galaxy S III, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, the Rugby Pro and ...

Apple bought "Lightning" trademark from Harley-Davidson

by Dave Caolo (Nov 26th, 2012)

Patently Apple reports that Apple acquired the trademark for "Lightning" from Harley-Davidson. Harley's original holding covered items you'd expect, like motorcycle parts, electrical parts, a protective helmet and turn signal parts. Interestingly, it also covered "computer game programs, eye ...

Apple banning games with "memory" in the name from App Store

by Dave Caolo (Nov 15th, 2012)

Game maker Ravensburger is reportedly putting pressure on Apple regarding iOS games with "Memory" in the title. The German game and puzzle manufacturer claims to hold a trademark on the term in over 40 countries. Ravensburger makes a popular line of games called "Memory" with international ...

Did Apple pay more than $20 million for Swiss clock design?

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 12th, 2012)

Apple's iPad has a gorgeous Swiss-inspired clock that may have cost the company millions. According to a report in the Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger, Apple paid the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) 20 million Swiss francs (US$21 million) for the rights to use the iconic clock face in iOS 6. The ...

Daily Update for November 2, 2012

by Steven Sande (Nov 2nd, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Phil Schiller to provide further testimony to Samsung Electronics

by Dave Caolo (Nov 2nd, 2012)

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, will take the stand again in the ongoing legal battle between his company and Samsung. The US District Court for the Northern District of California has ordered both Samsung and Apple to make a number of executives available ...

Apple's re-written Samsung statement has been published

by Dave Caolo (Nov 2nd, 2012)

Apple has re-written a court-ordered apology to Samsung for accusing the company of copying certain aspects of the iPad. A UK court ordered the statement to be written back in July. Apple complied earlier this week, publishing a brief note on its website, but Robin Jacob, the judge in the case, ...

Court orders Apple to rewrite 'untrue' notice about Samsung Galaxy Tab design

by Dave Caolo (Nov 1st, 2012)

UK magistrate Judge Robin Jacob is not amused with the court-ordered statement Apple published, following the Samsung Galaxy Tab design ruling. Calling the statement "a plain breach of the order" and "incorrect," Jacob has given Apple 24 hours to replace the statement, according to ...

Apple's 'blasphemous' logo under fire in Russia

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 25th, 2012)

And now for your daily dose of overreaction. Extreme Orthodox Christians in Russia have upped their complaints about Apple's iconic logo, according to CNet. This specific group of Orthodox Christians say that Apple's logo represents a "blasphemous" attack on the church since it can be seen as ...

Japanese court: Apple did not infringe on two Samsung patents

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 22nd, 2012)

Samsung and Apple are waging a legal battle in courts all over the world. Though the decisions in the US, UK and Germany garner most of the attention, other cases in other jurisdictions are also making their ways through their court systems. In Japan, two rulings favorable to Apple were handed ...

Apple's struggle to keep secret documents sealed

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 19th, 2012)

After winning big against Samsung in a US court, Apple is now on the defensive, battling against the same court to keep its financial information secret, says a report in Ars Technica. On Tuesday, the company faced a setback in this battle when US Judge Lucy Koh refused to seal documents that ...