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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 ...

Daily Update for April 13, 2012

by Steven Sande (Apr 13th, 2012)

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 for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Apple allowed to intervene in Lodsys patent case

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 13th, 2012)

Last year, patent holder Lodsys filed lawsuits against iOS developers including James Thomson, Patrick McCarron, IconFactory, Combay, Rovio and more. Apple stepped in and filed a motion to intervene on June 9, 2011. The motion was finally granted this week, says a report in FOSS ...

iOS developers still battling Lodsys

by Chris Rawson (Dec 30th, 2011)

We haven't heard much from the legal battles between patent troll Lodsys and the developer community, but unfortunately that doesn't mean Lodsys has shriveled up and vanished. Ars Technica has interviewed iOS developer Mike Lee, who founded the Appsterdam Legal Defense Team to fight Lodsys's ...

Atari, EA and others push court to accept Apple's request against Lodsys

by Mike Schramm (Aug 11th, 2011)

Lodsys filed suit earlier this year against a number of third-party App Store developers, claiming that it owned patents covering a number of functions used by Apple's app marketplace, and that by using that store, these third-party devs were in violation of these patents. Apple, however, came ...

Apple insists it has right to intervene in Lodsys patent suit

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Aug 8th, 2011)

Apple has filed a response brief to Lodsys, who responded to Apple's intervention in the patent suit two weeks ago. Around the same time, the suit was expanded to include big-name iOS developers such as Rovio, EA, Atari, Take-Two Interactive and Square Enix. Lodsys has filed an opposition brief ...

Appsterdam founder rallies developers for legal protection

by Dave Caolo (Aug 1st, 2011)

Mac and iOS developer Mike Lee has announced the Appsterdam Legal Defense Team, meant to defend independent developers against the patent claims recently made by the likes of Lodsys. Mike tells his fellow developers that "rally time starts now," while outlining the defense team's immediate ...

Apple updates its response to Lodsys suit, but doesn't move to invalidate patents

by Chris Rawson (Jul 27th, 2011)

Apple has updated its proposed answer to the Lodsys suit against third-party developers. Lodsys has recently expanded its patent suit to include big-name iOS developers like Rovio (of Angry Birds), EA, Atari, Take-Two Interactive and Square-Enix, according to The Mac Observer. Florian Mueller ...

Lodsys now going after apps with More Apps buttons

by Chris Rawson (Jul 13th, 2011)

Not happy with merely going after app developers who offer in-app purchase in their iOS apps, Lodsys is now sending out infringement letters to developers who cross-promote apps. Developer EpicForce received an infringement notice from Lodsys over its iFighter 1945 game, which offers users the ...

Lodsys requests 2 months to respond to Apple (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 22nd, 2011)

A few weeks ago, Apple filed a motion to intervene in Lodsys' controversial lawsuit against a handful of iOS app developers. Lodsys was required to respond to Apple's request by June 27, 2011, but the company has asked for a two month extension. If a judge approves this extension, Lodsys will ...

Apple files motion to intervene in Lodsys suit

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 10th, 2011)

Apple has filed a motion to intervene for developers being sued by Lodsys. The motion was filed in the Eastern District of Texas and notes that the developers are: "are individuals or small entities with far fewer resources than Apple and [...] lack the technical information, ability, and ...

Lodsys patents now face invalidation attack

by Chris Rawson (Jun 9th, 2011)

The latest salvo in the ongoing Lodsys patent dispute against third-party App Store developers has just been fired. According to Florian Mueller, Michigan-based company ForeSee Results "has filed a declaratory judgment suit against Lodsys's four patents with the US District Court for the ...

Lodsys files suit against third-party App Store developers

by Chris Rawson (May 31st, 2011)

Making good on its threats, Lodsys has filed suit today against several third-party iOS developers. According to Florian Mueller, Combay, IconFactory, Illusion Labs, Shovelmate, QuickOffice, Richard Shinerman, and Wulven Game Studios are among the developers targeted in the suit. A series of ...

Talkcast tonight, 4pm HI/7pm PDT/10pm EDT: Memorial Weekend Edition!

by Kelly Guimont (May 29th, 2011)

Happy Memorial Day Weekend, kids! I've checked and double checked and it's Talkcast time! Since you're most likely off tomorrow, you have no excuse not to stay up late and join me for this week's Talkcast! We'll be spending a bit of time discussing the Lodsys Kerfuffle, developments on the ...

Developers band together to fight Lodsys if necessary

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 25th, 2011)

After Lodsys started sending threatening letters to developers, Apple took some time to issue a statement to developers hit by the notices which seemed to provide cover for them. Unfortunately, nothing in Apple's letter to developers said, "We'll pick up the tab for any legal costs you incur." So a ...