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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 ...

Apple accused of violating patented Wi-Fi antenna designs

by Steven Sande (May 18th, 2011)

The latest in a seemingly endless stream of patent lawsuits against Apple and other computer manufacturers has been filed in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. This time, the plaintiff is a company named Linex Technologies, which has filed suit against Apple, HP and several other ...

ITC judge rules Apple did not violate Elan multi-touch patent

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 30th, 2011)

Reuters reports that an International Trade Commission judge sided with Apple in a patent fight brought on by Elan Microelectronics Corp. Elan alleged that that Apple had infringed on one of its multi-touch patents and used technology from the patent in the iPhone, iPad and iPod ...

ITC rules in favor of HTC and Nokia in Apple infringement case

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 19th, 2011)

The ITC weighed in on the infringement complaint Apple filed against HTC and Nokia and decided the two handset manufacturers are not liable for infringing on Apple's patents. In the Monday hearing, Apple accused HTC of infringing on five Apple patents that focus on the "seamless integration of ...

Apple wins first round in patent fight with Nokia

by Mel Martin (Mar 25th, 2011)

A Judge with the International Trade Commission in Washington has sided with Apple in a dispute Nokia brought claiming the iPhone was violating key patents. Bloomberg News and other wire services report that the ITC has found that Apple isn't violating 5 Nokia patents. Nokia had asked the ...

Kodak wants $1B in royalties revenue from Apple, RIM

by Dana Franklin (Mar 25th, 2011)

At about 5:00 PM in Washington, D.C., today, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will decide if it should review a judge's findings from January that concluded neither Apple's iPhone or RIM's Blackberry infringed patents held by Eastman Kodak Company. Antonio Perez, CEO of Kodak, told ...

iTunes adds international promo codes, push notification security upgraded

by Erica Sadun (Dec 8th, 2010)

A couple of big changes occurred today in the iOS ecosystem. First, application promo codes may now be used internationally instead of being limited to US store customers only. Second, the push notification system has been upgraded to use more secure 2048-bit TLS/SSL certificates. International ...

U.S. ITC will investigate Apple's patent infringement claims of Motorola

by Dave Caolo (Nov 24th, 2010)

Just about a month after Apple filed patent complaints against Motorola, Bloomberg reports that the U.S. International Trade Commission is set to review the claim. Apple's complaints were filed on October 29, just a few days after Motorola sued Apple over 18 alleged patent infringements on ...

Everyone act surprised: HTC countersues Apple

by Chris Rawson (May 12th, 2010)

HTC said it would fight against Apple's patent infringement lawsuit, and predictably, that fight has escalated into a countersuit. HTC has registered a complaint against Apple with the International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking a ban on importation of the iPad, iPhone, and iPod into the US. The ...

Judge suspends Apple/Nokia lawsuit pending ITC investigation

by Mike Schramm (Mar 5th, 2010)

With all of the furor around the gigantic patent lawsuit that Apple dropped on HTC this week, you might be forgiven for forgetting about the first big patent smackdown of the year, the lawsuit that Nokia laid at Apple's door. But a judge in Delaware hasn't -- he ordered a suspension [Ed. note: link ...