Apple Inc., along with other major companies, have been sued by patent troll ICC over the illegal use of some its patents. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), along with other tech companies like LG, Samsung, Lenovo, Sony, and Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has been slapped with a…
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Samsung Electronics Co. was rebuffed in its request for reconsideration of whether it infringed Apple Inc.’s patented designs for smartphones. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington on Thursday denied a petition for a rehearing in the case, which was originally…
Read MoreMicrosoft Corp. won an appeals court ruling that may lower the rates many electronics makers pay to license technology considered standard in smartphones and computers. An appeals court in San Francisco Thursday upheld a $14.5 million jury verdict against Google Inc. as punishment for unfairly…
Read MoreApple lost its bid for a trademark claim as Philippines’ Intellectual Property Office ruled that consumers “should be credited with a modicum of intelligence” in buying items such as gadgets and mobile phones. iPhone maker Apple has lost to a Philippine company over a trademark…
Read More(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court appeared skeptical on Wednesday toward Google Inc’s bid to charge Microsoft Corp a high royalty rate to use some of the Internet search provider’s Motorola Mobility patents. Microsoft sued Motorola in 2010, alleging Motorola breached its commitment to license…
Read MoreApple Inc could end up keeping its $533 million if Samsung Group would win its case against Smartflash LLC. From rivals to indirect allies in court? A report reveals that Samsung’s case with a ‘patent troll’ is running smoothly, and it could end up voiding…
Read MoreBlackBerry Ltd. (BBRY)’s patent portfolio holds two key allures for any acquirer: security and basic wireless technologies. Those are among the prime pieces of intellectual property held by the Waterloo, Ontario-based mobile-technology company. Reuters today said BlackBerry and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) held deal discussions…
Read More(Reuters) – Google Inc has agreed to settle litigation with patent consortium Rockstar, though terms of the deal were not disclosed in a court filing made public this week. Rockstar, which counts Apple Inc as an investor, outbid Google and paid $4.5 billion in 2011…
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