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German court issues stay in Samsung's VoiceOver suit against Apple

by Randy Nelson (Feb 22nd, 2013)

Hello there, it's Friday and time for your regularly scheduled update on the continuing courtroom hijinks between Samsung and Apple! Today we bring word via FOSS Patents that a German court has stayed one of the approximately 200 million cases (give or take a few) brought by the former against ...

Judge believes Greenlight Capital has a strong case against Apple

by Randy Nelson (Feb 20th, 2013)

Earlier this month, David Einhorn of hedge fund Greenlight Capital and Apple shareholders brought a lawsuit against Apple seeking to force the company to share more of its massive cash reserves with shareholders, and claiming that it had violated SEC rules in a proposed amendent to its corporate ...

Apple loses iPhone trademark in Brazil

by Mike Schramm (Feb 13th, 2013)

The BBC is saying that Apple has lost the trademark for "iPhone" in Brazil, to a company that makes an Android-powered phone, of all things. Gradiente Eletronica registered the name "iPhone" in that country back in 2000, years before Apple tried to do the same thing, and so the ruling ...

Samsung: battle with Apple 'a loss' for innovation

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 12th, 2013)

Samsung Executive Vice President David Eun has told All Things D's Kara Swisher that the legal battles between his company and Apple have been "a loss" for innovation. He made the comments at the D: Dive Into Media conference on Monday. He did acknowledge that Samsung makes money off of every ...

WSJ: Apple will respond to Greenlight Capital lawsuit by Wednesday

by Randy Nelson (Feb 11th, 2013)

The pace is picking up in the lawsuit filed against Apple by Greenlight Capital fund manager David Einhorn. The Wall Street Journal reports that 1 Infinite Loop will issue its response to the suit by this Wednesday, February 13, with Greenlight expected to follow up with its comments by Friday in ...

Apple is last holdout in DOJ e-book case

by Mel Martin (Feb 8th, 2013)

It must feel pretty lonely in the Apple legal department today. Media and wire service reports say that Apple is the only company that has not made an out-of-court settlement with the US Department of Justice in a price-fixing investigation over the price of e-books. Macmillan has just settled ...

Fund manager David Einhorn sues Apple, wants cash to go back to shareholders

by Mike Schramm (Feb 7th, 2013)

David Einhorn is a fund manager at Greenlight Capital, and he's leading the charge with a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the company hasn't done enough to make sure its shareholders receive the benefits of their success. Apple's been making plenty of money lately, of course, but Einhorn's ...

Judge Koh: Samsung did not willingly infringe Apple's patents

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 30th, 2013)

Judge Lucy Koh closed a chapter in the ongoing litigation between Apple and Samsung by issuing three orders in the case. These rulings pave the way for an appeal. According to a report in Ars Technica, Koh determined that Samsung's infringement was not willful and ruled that damage awards ...

Trade commission decides not to ban Samsung devices in the U.S. before further review

by Mike Wehner (Jan 24th, 2013)

Late last year, International Trade Commission Judge Thomas Pender recommended that the commission ban the sale of certain Samsung smartphones found to have infringed on Apple patents. But now, Reuters reports that rather than move forward with a full ITC review of the ruling which could result in ...

US judge won't help Samsung in Japanese suit against Apple

by Randy Nelson (Jan 24th, 2013)

Samsung's latest legal maneuver in its ongoing patent war with Apple has been shot down by a US court. The company was attempting to get Judge Paul S. Grewal to issue a subpoena demanding that Apple turn over evidence so it could use it in a case getting underway in Japan. The evidence included ...

Steve Jobs reportedly threatened Palm over anti-poaching agreement

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 23rd, 2013)

Documents released in a civil lawsuit against Apple and other high-profile tech companies claim Steve Jobs threatened to sue Palm if it refused to sign an anti-poaching agreement. Defendants in the lawsuit asked the court to keep these documents sealed, but Judge Lucy Koh denied this request, ...

Tim Cook ordered to undergo questioning in anti-poaching case

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 18th, 2013)

Even though he wasn't CEO at the time, Apple's Tim Cook will be questioned about the company's hiring practices as part of a anti-poaching lawsuit, says a Reuters report. Apple, along with several other tech heavyweights, is embroiled in a civil lawsuit that accuses the company of illegally ...

Apple sued by Russian Railways for trademark infringment

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 17th, 2013)

Readers may remember when Apple was sued by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) over its unauthorized use of the iconic SBB clock in its iPad Clock app. Apple and SSB eventually worked out a licensing agreement and the lawsuit was dropped. Now, however, Apple is being sued by another railway ...

Apple, Amazon ordered to settle 'app store' suit

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 16th, 2013)

Since March 2011, Apple has been battling Amazon in court over the use of the name App Store. In an order handed down yesterday, Judge Elizabeth LaPorte told the two companies that she wants them to sit down and negotiate a settlement. The pair are scheduled to meet on March 21st, says a report ...

Apple settles Retina artwork lawsuit with Swiss artist

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 10th, 2013)

Apple has settled a lawsuit with Swiss photographer Sabine Liewald over the illegal use of his piece titled "Eye Closeup," according to CNET. The company and Liewald originally had an agreement in place to use the image, but Liewald maintained in a court filing that the only permission she ...