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EPL Holdings sues Apple over playback tech in QuickTime, iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 17th, 2012)

According to a report on Patently Apple, Apple is facing yet another patent lawsuit. This latest suit was filed by EPL Holdings, LLC and accuses Apple of infringing on two patents governing audio and video playback. EPL, formerly Enounce, claims company founder Donald J. Hejna Jr. met with ...

Judge refuses to bar Steve Jobs quotes from patent trial

by Steven Sande (Jun 4th, 2012)

Reuters reported on Friday that a judge has rejected Apple's request to have several incendiary quotes about Google's Android platform from former CEO Steve Jobs blocked from being used in the upcoming patent trial between Apple and Google's Motorola Mobility unit. In the Walter Isaacson ...

Daily Update for May 9, 2012

by Steven Sande (May 9th, 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 ...

Daily Update for April 26, 2012

by Steven Sande (Apr 26th, 2012)

Potter Voice Technologies sues Apple, Google over voice patent

by Steven Sande (Apr 26th, 2012)

The latest in a string of patent lawsuits has just been announced: a relatively unknown Colorado company named Potter Voice Technologies claims that all major smartphone vendors, including Apple, are infringing on a patent on natural-language voice control of a computer. Apple's in good company ...

Motorola's patent enforcement against Apple could cost German taxpayers dearly

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 20th, 2012)

In a recent article, FOSS Patents points out a loophole in German law that forces taxpayers to pay for part of the court proceedings between Motorola and Apple. Motorola is currently enforcing an injunction against Apple and has deposited money for the injunction as required by law. Apple is ...

Apple still blocked from using push email in Germany

by Steven Sande (Apr 13th, 2012)

German users of iCloud and MobileMe are going to have to wait a bit longer for push email to be reinstated on their favorite Apple devices. A regional court in Mannheim has upheld a ban on the service in Germany based on a patent lawsuit brought by Motorola Mobility against Apple. Motorola ...

Daily Update for January 9, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 9th, 2012)

ITC judge presiding over Kodak-Apple patent case retires

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 4th, 2011)

ITC Chief Administrative Law Judge Paul Luckern has stepped down from his position after 27 years of service. This departure is notable as Luckern presided over the patent complaint filed by Kodak against Apple. In January, Luckern issued an initial ruling that Apple did not infringe on ...

Apple expands lawsuit against Motorola

by Sam Abuelsamid (Dec 6th, 2010)

Perhaps the only department at Apple that works longer hours than engineering these days is legal. The most recent legal dust-up in Cupertino has just expanded, as Apple has amended a patent lawsuit against Motorola to include 12 more claims. This particular fracas began in October when Motorola ...