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The current volume of patent litigation between technology companies is staggering. It seems every day there is another lawsuit, another decision or another import ban. You really can’t appreciate the tangled web of lawsuits from the individual news stories, you have to see it to believe it. Thanks to Visual.ly and its latest infographic, we…
U.S. Senator Al Franken (D – Minn.) has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asking the DOJ to provide information on the practices it uses to request location information from carriers. The move follows news that some law enforcement agencies are requesting this information without proper warrants in place. The Supreme…
We all knew at some point Apple and Proview’s squabbles over who owned the iPad trademark would come down to a bid. Well, there are reports saying that Apple is offering up $16 million (100 million yuan) for the right to use the iPad name in China. Of course, Proview didn’t agree with that number,…
The Advertising Standards Authority is questioning Apple’s use of 4G LTE as a legitimate feature of the iPad in the United Kingdom. While the rollout of LTE technology is moving along quickly in the United States and Canada, in the UK, almost no one has access to it yet Apple still advertises certain models of…
Apple and Samsung have been going at it seemingly forever in the battle of ‘who infringed who’s patent.’ Recently, both companies have expressed an interest in settling their differences by way of mediation, which is set to begin on May 21 and 22. In this mediation, both tech giants are to discuss possible settlements to…
Proview Technology has been battling with Apple over who rightfully owns the iPad name in China. Now, Fu Shuangjian, a deputy director for the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, says the name really does belong to Proview. “According to the … provisions of the China Trademark Law, currently Shenzhen Proview is the legal registrant of the iPad…
A judge from the International Trade Commission today ruled in favor of Motorola in its patent infringement case against Apple. The ITC decided that Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices infringe U.S. patent no. 6,246,697. The legalities of patent cases are extremely confusing, but what we’ve all come to realize is these kind of decisions are…
Well, well, well look what we have here, another company trying its luck to get some of that Apple money. A Pennsylvania company named FlatWorld has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the Cupertino-based technology giant in a San Francisco courthouse. The company is suing Apple for its entire lineup of touch related products, which…
T-Mobile is in some hot water with the United States government, as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today proposed that T-Mobile USA forfeit the amount of $819,000. This fine is due to the company “willfully and repeatedly” failing to comply with rules mandating each carrier offer a certain number of hearing-aid compatible handsets. Apparently, T-Mobile…
Mobile technology is evolving in such a rapid pace, but with constant innovation comes patent trolling when gestures and functionality is concerned. Well, in the latest litigation suit, a Texas shell company says Apple and others have infringed on technology for basic smartphone gestures like dragging and “double tap.” Yes, you heard correct. The company…