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WSJ: Apple seeks injunction to block sales of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus

by Michael Rose (Feb 12th, 2012)

Apple is asking for a preliminary injunction to block US sales of the Galaxy Nexus, according to the Wall Street Journal. The current suit, filed in San Jose's federal district court on Wednesday of this past week, accuses Samsung's phone of infringing on four Apple patents. The patents in question ...

Motorola after an injunction against iPhone 4S, iCloud

by Chris Rawson (Jan 25th, 2012)

Motorola has filed a new patent suit against Apple and now seeks an injunction against both the iPhone 4S and iCloud. FOSS Patents notes that the terms of Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola stipulate that Motorola can't initiate new intellectual property suits without Google's approval; ...

Apple denied initial request to ban Galaxy products in the US

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 5th, 2011)

Late last week, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh denied Apple's request for a preliminary injunction against Samsung. Apple accused Samsung of patent and trademark infringements and asked the court to ban the sales of the Galaxy Tab and other Galaxy smartphones. Judge Koh did suggest she believes ...

Samsung and Apple patent skirmishes heat up

by Steven Sande (Nov 30th, 2011)

Another day, another patent skirmish with Samsung. The battles are heating up on two fronts, with news of a possible Samsung victory in Australia and Apple unleashing a legal salvo against the Korean foe in Germany. On the Western front, an Australian federal court lifted a preliminary ...

Australian iPhone 4S injunction hearing set for March

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 15th, 2011)

Last month, Samsung filed for an injunction that would ban the sale of the iPhone 4S in Australia. Samsung filed this injunction based on three patents it holds for WCDMA and HSPA connectivity. Rather than push for an immediate temporary injunction that would affect the holiday quarter, Samsung ...

Samsung appeals Australian Galaxy Tab injunction

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 27th, 2011)

On Thursday, Samsung began the appeal process that could overturn an injunction preventing it from selling the Galaxy Tab in Australia. Samsung lawyer Neil Young argued that Justice Annabelle Bennett "made errors of law in her approach" and based her injunction decision on "irrelevant ...

Samsung seeks iPhone 4S sales ban in Japan, Australia

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 17th, 2011)

After facing setbacks in Germany and Australia, Samsung is striking back at Apple by filing an injunction request for the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 4 and the iPad in Japan. Samsung filed the injunction based on one patent the company holds for HSPA connectivity and three it holds for UI design. ...

Samsung reportedly offers Apple deal to end dispute

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 30th, 2011)

The Wall Street Journal claims Samsung has offered a deal to Apple that would let the tablet maker sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia. Terms of the deal were not released, but it supposedly will "comfort" Apple. Other details suggest it won't stop the litigation, but will temporarily avoid ...

Daily Update for September 27, 2011

by Steven Sande (Sep 27th, 2011)

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, which is perfect for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the ...

Verizon says Apple's injunction against Samsung will harm consumers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 27th, 2011)

Apple is currently seeking an injunction that would the ban the sale of select Samsung devices in the US. Verizon has stood against Apple and publicly supported Samsung with its statement that an injunction against Samsung "will harm Verizon Wireless and US consumers." The wireless carrier ...

Court prevents Galaxy Tab 7.7 from being shown at IFA

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Sep 6th, 2011)

It's a little awkward when you have to pull promotional materials for a new product at a trade show because of litigation, but that's where Samsung found itself at this year's IFA in Berlin. FOSS Patents reported (and Bloomberg and Engadget confirmed) that Apple won an injunction against the ...

Samsung will formally address Apple-led Galaxy Tab ban on Aug 25

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 12th, 2011)

Samsung will have the opportunity to defend itself against Apple in a German court on August 25th. The Korean manufacturer will argue against the recent injunction that halted the sales of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all EU countries except the Netherlands. Until this date, the Apple-requested ...

Samsung: Galaxy Tab 10.1 will launch in Australia, despite Apple's complaint

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 2nd, 2011)

Samsung issued a statement to Ausdroid that claims it will launch an Australian version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, despite Apple's infringement complaint. The statement says the following: Apple Inc. filed a complaint with the Federal Court of Australia involving a Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1 ...

Apple blocks Samsung tablet sales in Australia (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 1st, 2011)

Update: AllThingsD reports Samsung claims no injunction was ever issued because the Tab wasn't given a shipping date, and the variant Apple filed a claim against wasn't going to appear in Australia anyway. In essence, it was an empty victory for Apple. Still, this doesn't mean Apple won't press ...

Psystar files one more appeal in court

by Mike Schramm (Jan 19th, 2010)

They're like cockroaches! Psystar is back yet again, this time filing yet another appeal against yet another injunction by Apple telling them that they can no longer sell their unauthorized OS X PCs. As previously reported, they've been on Apple's bad legal side for a long time, and the last ...