Topic: lawsuits
Apple to file sanctions over Samsung's evidence 'leak'
2012/02/08, 12:08 am
In a letter to Judge Lucy Koh on Wednesday, Apple said it plans to file an emergency motion for sanctions and "other relief that may be appropriate" as a result of Samsung's issuance of excluded evidence to media outlets earlier this week.
Samsung calls decision to share evidence with media 'ethical' and 'lawful'
2012/01/08, 05:08 pm
In a court-ordered filing on Wednesday, Samsung lawyer John Quinn defended the move to release previously excluded evidence to media outlets on Tuesday, saying the move was both "ethical" and "lawful."
iOS chief Scott Forstall to testify at Apple v. Samsung trial
2012/01/08, 02:08 am
According to a court document filed on Tuesday, Apple Senior Vice President of iOS Software Scott Forstall will testify on behalf of the Cupertino company perhaps as soon as Friday, depending on the length of worldwide marketing exec Phil Schiller's testimony.
Judge grants HTC request to sever, transfer Apple suit to Delaware
2012/01/08, 01:08 am
A Miami district court judge on Tuesday granted HTC's request to sever Apple's claims against the Taiwanese smartphone maker from an ongoing Motorola Mobility v. Apple case and move the suit to a Delaware court.
Apple designer Chris Stringer reveals dozens of iPhone prototypes at trial
2012/01/08, 12:08 am
During the Apple v. Samsung trial on Tuesday, Apple industrial designer Chris Stringer went over the company's design ethos and revealed a number of prototype iPhone models, some of which he presented in person.
Apple doesn't rely on market research, says marketing chief Phil Schiller
2012/31/07, 09:07 pm
In his brief time on the stand at Tuesday's Apple v. Samsung court proceedings, Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller said the company doesn't rely on "typical" market studies to create its products.
Samsung takes excluded evidence to the media, gets reprimanded
2012/31/07, 08:07 pm
Samsung was dressed down in court on Tuesday after the company leaked evidence excluded from the proceedings to media outlets and issued an out-of-court statement saying the exhibits "would have established beyond doubt that Samsung did not copy the iPhone design."
Apple portrays itself as smartphone underdog in Samsung suit opening remarks
2012/31/07, 02:07 pm
In the opening remarks of Apple's patent infringement suit against Samsung, Apple's attorneys have attempted to portray their company as an underdog that changed the smartphone industry with the launch of the iPhone.
HTC withdraws critical patent in ITC case against Apple
2012/31/07, 03:07 am
HTC on Monday withdrew a critical patent from its International Trade Commission complaint against Apple, bringing its number of asserted claims down to only two allegedly standard-essential patents.
Taiwan university sues Apple over Siri, asserts two speech-recognition patents
2012/31/07, 02:07 am
In a suit filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas last Friday, the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan claims Apple's implementation of Siri on the iPhone 4S infringes on two speech-recognition patents and seeks a permanent sales ban on offending products as well as damages awards.
Jury selected for Apple and Samsung patent trial
2012/30/07, 07:07 pm
The Apple v. Samsung trial has its jury after a day of whittling down the pool yielded ten jurors who will hear arguments and decide on what is being called one of the most important patent cases in recent U.S. history.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus can stay on sale pending appeal
2012/30/07, 07:07 pm
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday issued a continuation for a temporary stay of an Apple-won injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Nexus, ordering that the handset can remain on sale until an appeal of the ruling is heard in August.
Samsung exec says patent struggle with Apple is 'unreasonable'
2012/30/07, 06:07 pm
In an interview with Wired, Samsung's Chief Product Officer Kevin Packingham alludes to Apple's aggressive pursuit of patent litigation and finds it "unreasonable that we’re fighting over rectangles, that that’s being considered as an infringement."
Apple strikes back at Samsung with 2005 iPhone prototype design
2012/30/07, 09:07 am
Countering Samsung's allegations that the iPhone borrowed design elements from Sony, Apple has revealed an iPhone prototype dating back to 2005 that shares many design elements with the iPhone 4 released in 2010.
Apple's AuthenTec buy already being investigated for class-action suit
2012/27/07, 06:07 pm
Following the announcement of Apple's purchase of AuthenTec on Friday, a pair of law firms are "investigating" the security company's board of directors for possible breaches of fiduciary responsibility.
Apple wins stay on posting 'Samsung did not copy iPad' UK notice
2012/26/07, 10:07 pm
Apple on Thursday won a reprieve on a court order requiring the company to post notices on all its EU websites as well as a number of print publications proclaiming Samsung's Galaxy Tab does not infringe on iPad design patents.
Apple loses bid to transfer Kodak suit out of bankruptcy court, patent sell-off to proceed
2012/26/07, 09:07 pm
A judge on Thursday denied Apple's request to transfer its patent dispute with Kodak to a New York district court, a venue change that could have hindered plans to sell off patents from the bankrupt photography company's lucrative portfolio.
Apple denied German injunction of Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Tab 10.1N
2012/26/07, 05:07 pm
Coming on the heels of an Apple-won EU-wide sales ban of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7, a German court on Thursday ruled that the Galaxy Nexus smartphone and Galaxy Tab 10.1N do not infringe on the Cupertino-based company's patents and are therefore not subject to a sales ban.
Apple stepping up trademark fight against Amazon Appstore
2012/26/07, 02:07 pm
Apple's efforts to fight the Amazon Appstore name have picked up, with a new court filing accusing Amazon of intending to confuse consumers.
Apple, Samsung briefs yield overview of upcoming trial
2012/26/07, 12:07 am
Apple and Samsung on Wednesday laid bare their respective patent claims and arguments in a pair of court briefs for the high-stakes patent trial set to begin proceedings on Monday, July 30.

