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Apple seeks $2.5 billion from Samsung in patent infringement case

2012/24/07, 09:07 am

Apple seeks to recover $2.5 billion in damages and more than $30 per device sold by Samsung for alleged patent infringement, new court filings reveal.

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Apple wins EU-wide ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, loses Galaxy Tab 10.1N appeal

2012/24/07, 05:07 am

A German court on Tuesday extended Apple's injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 to encompass the entire E.U. but at the same time denied a similar appeal from the iPad maker to block sales of the larger Galaxy Tab 10.1N.

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Patent holding company NTP settles with Apple, others over e-mail patent

2012/23/07, 09:07 pm

Apple, Google and a number of other huge technology companies have settled a suit with so-called "patent troll" NTP relating to a wireless e-mail patent that was previously used to harvest $612.5 million from RIM in 2006.

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Apple and Samsung drop more claims ahead of July 30 trial

2012/23/07, 08:07 pm

Apple and Samsung on Monday further whittled down assertions in an attempt to streamline their respective cases to only core arguments ahead of an upcoming high-profile California jury trial.

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No resolution between Apple and Samsung CEOs at pre-trial mediation

2012/23/07, 07:07 pm

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Samsung Vice Chairman Choi Gee-sung and mobile head Shin Jong-Kyun last Monday to hash out the two companies' patent dispute in court-directed talks, but disagreements on patent worth halted the discussion.

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DoJ dismisses pro-Apple arguments in defense of e-book settlement terms

2012/23/07, 06:07 pm

In a response to 868 public comments regarding its Apple e-book price fixing case, the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday released a statement saying it will not modify the terms of a proposed settlement and alleges that Amazon's dominant market position has been overstated.

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Samsung accuses Apple of refusing to license 3G patents

2012/23/07, 09:07 am

Samsung has asserted in court that Apple has refused to enter into negotiations to license essential 3G patents for the iPhone and iPad.

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Apple, Google appeal dismissal of Apple v. Motorola suit

2012/21/07, 10:07 pm

Both Apple and Google on Friday filed appeals to Judge Richard Posner's June decision to dismiss Apple v. Motorola, a case that has been in litigation since 2010.

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Kodak loses patent case against Apple, RIM

2012/21/07, 10:07 pm

The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday dismissed a Kodak lawsuit against both Apple and Research in Motion that claimed the two companies infringed on a patent regarding previewing images with a digital camera.

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Judge denies two more Samsung proposals ahead of jury trial

2012/20/07, 09:07 pm

Judge Lucy Koh on Friday denied two Samsung-proposed definitions of disputed Apple patent tems, and instead ended up using wording taken directly from the iPhone maker's original patent filing to describe the claims.

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Court denies second Samsung attempt to stay Galaxy Tab injunction

2012/19/07, 04:07 pm

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Thursday denied two more Samsung motions to stay an Apple-won preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab.

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Senator says Apple e-book suit could destroy publishing industry

2012/18/07, 09:07 pm

In a Wall Street Journal editorial on Wednesday Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) warned the U.S. Department of Justice that its suit against Apple and two major publishers could "wipe out the publishing industry as we know it" by allowing Amazon to regain a monopoly share of the market.

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UK judge rules Apple must advertise Samsung did not copy the iPad

2012/18/07, 01:07 pm

Apple has been ordered by a U.K. judge to advertise on its website and in British newspapers that Samsung's Galaxy Tab did not copy the design of the iPad.

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Portuguese consumer group to sue Apple over AppleCare

2012/18/07, 05:07 am

The Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection (DECO) announced intentions to move forward with a lawsuit against Apple over information provided on the company's website which allegedly misleads buyers into purchasing the add-on AppleCare Protection Plan.

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Apple, Samsung bids for secrecy denied in patent suit

2012/18/07, 01:07 am

In an order handed down late Tuesday U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh rejected requests from Apple and Samsung to keep sensitive company data from being released to the public saying that both companies "overdesignated" what documents should be kept confidential.

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Apple countersued by HTC over two recently-purchased HP patents

2012/17/07, 07:07 pm

It was reported on Tuesday that HTC is bringing counterclaims against Apple over two HP patents the Taiwanese smartphone maker recently acquired to help fight its legal battle with the Cupertino tech giant.

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German court rules Motorola Xoom doesn't violate Apple's iPad patents

2012/17/07, 12:07 pm

The Motorola Xoom tablet doesn't infringe on Apple's patented design for the iPad, a German court ruled on Tuesday.

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Apple, Samsung file first joint set of disputed jury instructions

2012/15/07, 09:07 pm

In a 361-page joint filing late Friday Apple and Samsung laid out their respective objections to the opposing party's preliminary jury instructions for the upcoming district court patent trial scheduled for the end of July.

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Court grants Samsung request to expedite Galaxy Nexus injunction appeal

2012/13/07, 06:07 pm

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday issued an order stating that the body has acquiesced to Samsung's motion to fast-track an appeal of a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus.he .

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Apple contacts US carriers, resellers to enforce Samsung product ban

2012/13/07, 01:07 pm

Apple has reached out to carriers and resellers of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Nexus, demanding that they stop selling banned products.

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