Patents in Apple-HTC settlement must remain unsealed, judge says

In a late Monday ruling, Apple v. Samsung Judge Lucy Koh said that the patents Apple and HTC are cross-licensing as part of a ten-year deal will not remain sealed, indicating that the public will be privy to the sensitive information.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 12

ITC staff agrees with judge's finding of Samsung infringement of Apple patents

The U.S. International Trade Commission's Office of Unfair Import Investigation, otherwise known as "ITC staff," issued a filing in support of a preliminary finding from an administrative law judge that held Samsung in violation of four Apple patents.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 18

Apple and LG accused of infringing Alcatel-Lucent patents in U.S. trial

A California court trial involving patent infringement allegations against co-defendants Apple and LG Electronics began on Tuesday, with Alcatel-Lucent's Multimedia Patent Trust asserting the two electronics makers violated video compression technology used in a number of devices.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 15

Apple patents Siri microphone icon

After over a year of examination, Apple was awarded the design rights for Siri's microphone icon seen by iPhone and iPad users since the virtual assistant was first introduced in 2011.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 16

Apple adds six Samsung products to Galaxy Nexus dispute

In a court filing on Friday, Apple asked a federal judge to add six Samsung products, including the Galaxy S III running Android 4.1, to an upcoming infringement lawsuit, with each party asserting a number of utility patents against the other.

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Samsung looks to add 4th-gen iPad, iPad mini to upcoming patent infringement suit

Samsung on Wednesday filed a motion to include Apple's fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini in its running list of iOS devices that allegedly infringe on certain wireless patents, tacking on even more product claims to be heard in an upcoming patent lawsuit.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 35

Judge orders Apple to disclose details of HTC licensing deal

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Apple must show Samsung the details of its agreement with HTC, which recently brought an end to ongoing litigation by striking a ten-year patent cross-licensing deal.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 27

Apple-HTC licensing deal to auto-terminate if any party is bought out

A heavily redacted public version of the Apple and HTC licensing agreement was discovered on Wednesday, offering a few shreds of information regarding the ten-year deal including a "change of control" clause that automatically terminates the agreement if one of the parties is bought out.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 14

Apple's journaling system for iOS makes geotagging a system-wide feature

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday granted Apple a patent for an advanced journaling system that timestamps and geotags any iOS device event, such as a phone call, an app download, the playing of a song, and more.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 10

HTC head denies rumored details of Apple licensing deal

In a statement to reporters on Tuesday, HTC CEO Peter Chou denied analysts' guesses as to the details surrounding the Taiwanese company's ten-year licensing deal with Apple, calling the widely-cited estimates "baseless."

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 6

ITC to review decision that cleared Apple of infringing Samsung patents

The U.S. International Trade Commission announced on Monday that it will revisit a September decision which found Apple's products to not violate certain Samsung patents, with a final judgment that could lead to an injunction against the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 11

Samsung looks to HTC agreement to undermine Apple's litigation tactics

In a court filing on Friday, Samsung entered a proposed motion to compel Apple to reveal the undisclosed particulars of its recent ten-year licensing deal with HTC, a move that could sway the court's decision in handing down a sales ban against Samsung's products.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 43

Judge allows Apple and Samsung to add devices to patent suit

In a Thursday order, U.S. Judge Paul S. Grewal granted requests from both Apple and Samsung to add additional products, like the companies' flagship Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 handsets, to a patent dispute scheduled to begin hearings in 2014.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 8

Apple quietly acquiring former Nortel patents from Rockstar Consortium

An announcement on Tuesday from a Korean property rights regulator revealed that Apple has taken control of 1,024 patents and patent applications from the Rockstar Consortium, a bidding group led by the Cupertino company that won an auction for a package of Nortel patents in 2011.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 12

Apple looks to suppress noise created by iPhone 'vibrate' function

Apple is investigating ways to make the iPhone's "silent mode" truly silent by monitoring audible sound levels generated by a phone's vibrator and adjusting the mechanism if it becomes too loud.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 35

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