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ITC rules against Kodak, in favor of RIM and Apple

by Mel Martin (May 21st, 2012)

This is strike two against Kodak at the US International Trade Commission. CNET is reporting today that administrative Judge Thomas Pender reaffirmed a decision from last year which stated that neither Apple or RIM were infringing Kodak patents. "I hereby reaffirm on remand that no violation of ...

HTC handsets delayed at US customs due to ITC injunction over Apple patent

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 16th, 2012)

HTC confirmed to The Verge that its One X phone for AT&T and EVO 4G LTE handset for Sprint are being held at the border by customs officials. The shipments are being delayed while the government agency reviews the packages in accordance with an ITC ruling that banned the import of HTC's ...

ITC judge: Apple infringes on Motorola mobility patent

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 24th, 2012)

In a setback for Apple, the International Trade Commission ruled on Tuesday that Apple infringes on one of Motorola's patents. The patent describes a "method and system for generating a complex pseudonoise sequence for processing a code division multiple access signal." ITC Judge Richard ...

Apple loses ITC ruling against Motorola Mobility in patent infringement case

by Steven Sande (Mar 17th, 2012)

Florian Mueller over at FOSS Patents noted yesterday that Apple's patent infringement case against Motorola Mobility has been dealt a nearly fatal blow in the courts of the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). The suit alleged that Motorola Mobility was infringing on three ...

Apple seeks to broaden HTC import ban

by Chris Rawson (Jan 25th, 2012)

While Apple won a partial victory in December in its patent battles with rival smartphone maker HTC, the scope of the ruling was both fairly tame and narrow enough for HTC to develop a workaround a mere two days after the ruling. According to FOSS Patents, Apple filed an appeal against the ...

ITC delays ruling in Apple suit against HTC until Dec. 19

by Mike Schramm (Dec 14th, 2011)

The International Trade Commission has delayed its ruling on the pending patent case between HTC and Apple, according to HTC itself. This is the second delay on the ruling, originally set for December 6 and then moved back to this week, which is now set for release on December 19. Apple of ...

Apple's patent win over HTC will be reviewed by U.S. Trade Agency

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 16th, 2011)

According to a report from Bloomberg, the ITC will re-examine an earlier decision that HTC infringed on two Apple patents. The six member commission has the power to either overturn or confirm the original decision. If it's upheld, this could lead to a ban on the sales of HTC's Android devices ...

Apple's complaint over Samsung Galaxy Tab earns ITC review

by Chris Rawson (Aug 2nd, 2011)

Apple's "look and feel" patent infringement suit against Samsung has gained the attention of the International Trade Commission (ITC), which has the power to block imports of products if it determines they infringe on patents. According to Bloomberg, the ITC usually takes 15 to 18 months to ...

Kodak may sell image patent in Apple lawsuit

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 2nd, 2011)

Kodak may sell the image previewing patent that is the subject of a US$1 billion infringement lawsuit filed against Apple and RIM. This patent is one of 1,100 patents that Kodak is looking to sell as it tries to raise cash. Analysts estimate these patents may be worth more than $650 million, ...

Google's Eric Schmidt claims Apple litigates, doesn't innovate

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 19th, 2011)

Google's Eric Schmidt spoke at a mobile conference in Tokyo and addressed HTC's early loss to Apple in a patent infringement case. Schmidt believes HTC will prevail and is "not too worried about this" case. He also added that Google will "make sure" HTC does not lose this case. Schmidt didn't ...

ITC rules for Kodak in Apple patent infringement complaint

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 19th, 2011)

The ITC handed down its final judgment in a patent infringement case Apple filed against Kodak. In a setback for Apple, the panel let the initial decision stand and ruled in favor of Kodak. On May 12, ITC Judge Robert Rogers found one of Apple's patents was invalid and that Kodak did not ...

Apple looking to block sale of HTC devices with patent complaint

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 11th, 2011)

Apple has filed a second patent infringement complaint against Android handset maker HTC. The details on this second complaint are not yet available to the public so the patents at dispute are unknown. An earlier ITC complaint filed in March focused on patents for the iPhone UI, hardware and ...

ITC issues partial ruling against Kodak in patent-infringement case

by Steven Sande (Jun 30th, 2011)

Today was the day that the ITC was supposed to make a ruling about the patent infringement case it filed against Apple and RIM in early 2010, and sure enough, the word is out. The commission is upholding an earlier ruling by one of its judges which basically threw out the main image preview ...

Samsung files ITC complaint against Apple

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 29th, 2011)

Samsung and Apple's legal battle over trademark and patent infringement continues to heat up. The latest salvo was fired by Samsung which lodged a complaint with the ITC asking for a ban on the import of the iPhone, iPad and iPod. The court has up to 18 months to make a decision on this request. ...

ITC delays Kodak vs. Apple and RIM decision

by Dave Caolo (Jun 23rd, 2011)

The ITC has announced on Thursday that a decision on RIM vs. Apple and Kodak will be delayed [PDF] by one week. It's a bit of a surprise, especially this late in the day, as ITC was supposed to make a decision today. There's no clear reason for the postponement that we could find, but FOSS ...