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Apple ordered to pay VirnetX $363K daily in patent dispute

by Randy Nelson (Feb 27th, 2013)

Here's one way to force two warring companies to hash things out. A federal judge has ordered Apple to cough up more than US$360,000 daily to VirnetX until the two can come to an agreement on the former licensing four of the latter's patents. The penalties stem from a verdict delivered in ...

China to crackdown on trademarks following "iPad" issue

by Mike Wehner (Dec 24th, 2012)

Trademarks in China are a notoriously shady business, but according to Reuters, that's something the country is trying to change. Chinese authorities will begin reviewing trademark laws in hopes to prevent so-called "malicious" registrations, or attempts to glean money from established ...

EU set to charge Samsung in Apple antitrust case

by Mike Wehner (Dec 20th, 2012)

The legal battle between Apple and Samsung may be winding down, but the Korean electronics maker's courtroom troubles are far from over. As Reuters reports, Joaquin Almunia, the European Commission's Vice President of Competition Policy, has revealed that the organization will soon charge Samsung ...

Apple: We knew little of jury foreman in Samsung case

by Mike Wehner (Dec 3rd, 2012)

Following the massive $1.05 billion patent ruling against Samsung earlier this year, the company is understandably doing all it can to keep from having to hand the cash to Apple. One such effort involved a thorough investigation of the jury foreman of the case, Velvin Hogan, and an allegation ...

Apple wants to add Jelly Bean, Galaxy Note 10.1 to Samsung lawsuit

by Randy Nelson (Nov 6th, 2012)

When Apple won its patent case against Samsung back in August to the tune of a $1.05 billion payout, we knew it was just the beginning. Today in a San Jose, California courtroom, Apple asked Judge Lucy Koh to add Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and Google's Android 4.1 Jelly Bean mobile OS to ...

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 ...

Lodsys: 150 iOS developers give in to patent demands

by Mike Schramm (Oct 9th, 2012)

Lodsys filed what many are calling a "patent troll" lawsuit against a number of smaller iOS developers last year, claiming that while Apple may have licensed its in-app purchase technology patents for iOS, individual developers have not, and should be held accountable for using it. Despite ...

Court lifts the curtain on iPhone, iPad US sales numbers

by Michael Rose (Aug 10th, 2012)

In the deluge of documents, inside baseball and offbeat revelations emerging from Judge Lucy Koh's courtroom as the Apple/Samsung trial proceeds, there are some genuine gems. AllThingsD's Ina Fried points out a pair of disclosures that reveal, in finer detail than either company would like, the ...

Apple to appeal court order to publish statement about Samsung

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 20th, 2012)

Apple is not planning to simply give in to a UK judge's orders that it should acknowledge on its website that Samsung didn't copy the iPad. Apple plans to appeal the decision, and the motion will be heard in a UK court of appeals. The judge who had issued the ruling in the first place (and ...

German court dismisses Apple design claim against Motorola Xoom

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 18th, 2012)

A German court has ruled that Motorola's Xoom tablet does not infringe on Apple's patents, says an Associated Press report. In its case, Apple argued that the design of the Motorola Xoom too closely resembled the Apple iPad. A judge did not agree with Apple and ruled against this claim. It ...

Apple and Samsung sit down for mediation today

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 21st, 2012)

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Gee-Sung Choi are meeting on Monday in a San Francisco Federal court, according to a Reuters report. The meeting is mandated by the court after earlier talks, noted in the court documents, failed to produce an agreement. By bringing in the CEOs, the court ...

Apple vs. Motorola, HTC cases consolidated

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 15th, 2012)

According to Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents, Apple is now battling one less lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida. Apple was fighting two separate lawsuits in the courts, one filed by Motorola Mobility and another by HTC. Judge Robert Scola decided to merge the two lawsuits because "the ...

Apple wins discovery ruling in dispute with Samsung

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 24th, 2012)

Business Insider reports that Apple has won a round against Samsung in court. A California court ruled Monday that Samsung failed to produce documents referencing Apple's designs and features. U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal said Samsung violated multiple court orders by not doing this. ...

iPad 4G branding strategy defended by Apple in Australia

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 20th, 2012)

In an ongoing battle in Australia over the use of 4G in the iPad name, Apple's now arguing that its naming convention adheres to the standard use of the term 4G. According to a report in The Australian, Apple claims, The descriptor '4G'... conveys to consumers in Australia that the iPad ...

Apple, Motorola discuss Xoom in Düsseldorf courtroom

by Mike Schramm (Mar 28th, 2012)

Apple and Motorola finally got to face each other in a German courtroom earlier this week, according to reports from Dow Jones. In this case, they're arguing over Motorola's Xoom tablet, and Apple is saying that it's too similar to the iPad. The judge in the courtroom meeting, however, ...