Topic: lawsuits
Apple, Samsung drop 'impressive' number of patent claims against each other
2012/08/05, 09:05 am
In their California lawsuit, Apple and Samsung have greatly reduced the number of patent infringement claims against one another, although there is no indication that the companies are any closer to settling their differences.
Apple looking to settle with Proview in 'iPad' trademark dispute - report
2012/07/05, 09:05 am
Attorneys for Proview claim that progress is being made in the company's ongoing trademark dispute with Apple over the "iPad" name, suggesting that the company now plans to settle out of court.
German court stays Apple lawsuit against Samsung, postpones another
2012/04/05, 05:05 pm
The Mannheim Regional Court on Friday has suspended an Apple lawsuit against Samsung over a photo viewing patent and has postponed ruling on a pinch-to-zoom case which was scheduled for judgment today.
Judge rules Apple must face lawsuit over iPhone data collection
2012/04/05, 03:05 pm
A lawsuit accusing Apple of collecting users' data against their will through iPhone applications is moving forward after a California judge's ruling.
Apple and Samsung ordered to reduce patent claims in IP lawsuits
2012/02/05, 11:05 pm
Rival electronics makers Apple and Samsung have again been ordered by a judge to cut down the number of claims they are making against each other in a set of intellectual property lawsuits that will go on trial this summer.
Judge criticizes Apple's attorneys for 'frivolous filings' in Motorola case
2012/01/05, 12:05 pm
A prominent U.S. judge has declared that he is tired of "frivolous filings" from Apple's attorneys in an ongoing patent infringement dispute with Motorola.
Apple wants Samsung logo on court televisions obscured from jurors in trial
2012/01/05, 08:05 am
In its forthcoming patent infringement suit with Samsung, Apple will ask the court to conceal Samsung's logo from video displays in the courtroom, so that jurors will not see it.
Apple resists request to unseal Jobs deposition in Universal suit
2012/30/04, 10:04 pm
Plaintiffs suing Universal Music Group in a class action suit are asking that trial exhibits from a similar case be unsealed, but Apple is objecting to the motion as secret depositions from Steve Jobs and other sensitive materials are part of the document cache.
Apple, Motorola file for opposing summary judgments in FRAND case
2012/30/04, 05:04 pm
Both Apple and Motorola moved for summary judgments on Friday in a case involving the use of certain FRAND patents regarding wireless technology used in a number of 3G-capable iDevices.
Australian government questions Apple over digital content 'price gouging'
2012/30/04, 12:04 pm
The government of Australia has signed off on a parliamentary inquiry into alleged price gouging by Apple and other technology companies that sell digital content.
Settlement talks between Apple and Samsung scheduled for May 21-22
2012/28/04, 10:04 pm
A U.S. judge has scheduled court-moderated settlement talks between Apple and Samsung to take place on May 21-22 in San Francisco, Calif, in an effort to resolve a legal dispute that now includes 50 lawsuits across 10 countries.
Samsung in violation of court order to produce documents about Apple
2012/25/04, 03:04 am
A U.S. judge has ruled that Samsung is in violation of court orders requiring it to product documents mentioning Apple's products, as Apple seeks evidence that its rival infringed on its patents.
Tim Cook would rather settle litigation, but will defend Apple IP
2012/24/04, 06:04 pm
In Apple's Q2 2012 earnings conference call on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook responded to a question regarding ongoing worldwide patent litigation by saying that he would like to settle but will continue to defend the company's inventions.
ITC judge finds Apple in violation of one Motorola Wi-Fi patent
2012/24/04, 01:04 pm
A judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission has deemed that Apple's products violate one Motorola Mobility patent related to Wi-Fi technology.
Proview says settlement with Apple over iPad trademark 'likely'
2012/23/04, 11:04 pm
Proview's lawyer has indicated that the company believes it will "likely" reach an out-of-court settlement with Apple in its disagreement over ownership of the iPad trademark in China.
Fate of Apple 'antisuit lawsuit' against Motorola to be decided in July
2012/23/04, 05:04 pm
A California court on Monday set a hearing date for the next step in Apple's "antisuit lawsuit" which seeks to protect the company against litigation being leveled by Motorola over patent licensing issues.
Apple's ebook price-fixing court battle spills into Canada
2012/21/04, 01:04 am
A Canadian class-action lawsuit alleging that Apple and its partner ebook publishers colluded to artificially inflate the price of content offered through the iBookstore was given the go ahead to launch on Friday.
In-app purchasing suit against Apple allowed to proceed
2012/20/04, 07:04 pm
A California judge has denied Apple's request to dismiss a lawsuit leveled by a group of parents who are suing for relief after their children spent large amounts of money on in-app purchases.
German taxpayers will pay millions to enforce Motorola's patents against Apple
2012/20/04, 02:04 pm
Taxpayers in Germany's federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg are set to pay out "several million euros" to Motorola due to its enforcement of two patents against Apple.
Apple in talks with Proview to settle iPad trademark dispute
2012/20/04, 09:04 am
Discussions are underway between Apple and Proview as the two parties attempt to settle a dispute over ownership and use of the "iPad" name.

