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HTC is hitting Apple with another patent infringement lawsuit but this time it’s using patents that it obtained from Apple rival Google just last week. According to Bloomberg: “HTC sued Apple today in federal court in Delaware, claiming infringement of four of those patents that originally were issued to Motorola. Taoyuan, Taiwan-based HTC also amended…
After being sued by the Department of Justice, AT&T and T-Mobile have a hearing set for September 21, where Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle expects the two companies to reach a settlement. The DoJ says that a merger between AT&T and T-Mobile would be anti-competitive, and would “remove a significant competitive force from the market.” Sprint, who…
Not content to let the government get its digs in, Sprint is suing to block the AT&T, T-Mobile merger because it says the deal would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act. Sprint says the deal would harm consumers and it would also disturb competition. In particular, it said the AT&T, T-Mobile deal would: Harm…
Imagine being stuck in a room watching re-runs of terrible reality shows, or a collection of some the worst movies ever made. Well, that’s what this patent war feels like: nauseating. Apple, in a message to the ITC claims it inspired Andy Rubin to make Android (yes, you heard right). This claim could have major…
Oh, patents. The thing that most average consumers don’t care about is has become a major issue in the mobile world and the good folks at BusinessInsurance.org have thrown together an infographic to help explain what is is and how the patent wars started. With nearly every mobile company involved in some form of patent…
Just when you thought the location troubles in the mobile industry were finally over, Microsoft is now facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly tracking the location of Windows Phone 7 users without their permission. Apparently, when a user decides to turn off all location services on their device, Microsoft ignores the request and proceeds…
Another day, another lawsuit. Today we have the case of Openwave against Apple and RIM. Openwave is effectively filing a lawsuit against these two companies to defend its intellectual property for mobile Internet access. In a statement, Openwave CEO Ken Denman said: “Openwave invented technologies that became foundational to the mobile Internet. We believe that…
If you and a few thousands of your friends were peeved at Verizon Wireless, you may want to file a class-action lawsuit. Not so fast, as Reuters reports that a federal appeals court said customers will have to go at it by themselves through arbitration instead of with class-action lawsuits. Last year, the 3rd Circuit…
Verizon is getting pretty sick of the patent wars, as you and I have been, and might consider asking President Obama for help. With Apple suing Samsung, Samsung suing back, Apple and HTC in the mix, Microsoft and Motorola going at it, and everyone else in between, it’s almost like a round robin of patent…
Microsoft isn’t too happy about Motorola and its Android phones, so it’s taking the manufacturer to court. If you remember not too long ago, Microsoft is receiving licensing fees from HTC for the latter’s Android handsets. Now Microsoft is alleging that Motorola is infringing on seven of its patents, and may ask for an injunction…