Tag Archive | "Legal"
Apple v. Nokia showdown won’t begin until 2012
It sure is a good time to to be on Apple’s legal team. Not only is there the much publicized lawsuit against HTC, but you might also remember that Apple and Nokia are also in the throes of a potentially significant lawsuit. Last October, Nokia sued Apple for patent infringement claiming that Apple’s iPhone infringed on [...]
Continue reading...Pink Floyd emerges victorious in iTunes dispute with EMI
Thursday, March 11, 2010
A few days ago we reported that Pink Floyd and their record label EMI were warring over iTunes royalties. Part of the problem was Pink Floyd’s contention that their contract did grant EMI permission to sell their music on a song by song basis via iTunes. While some artists have undoubtedly made millions of dollars [...]
Continue reading...Lindsay Lohan sues E-trade over ‘talking baby’ commercial
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
This isn’t Apple related, but is too ridiculous to pass up. Everyone’s favorite burned out actress, Lindsay “I was kind of cute in that one movie” Lohan, is suing E-trade claiming that one of its famed ‘talking baby’ commercials disparages her reputation because one of the babies references a “milkaholic” named Lindsay. “They used the name [...]
Continue reading...Former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz on Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and patent litigation
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
A great read from former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz on his experiences dealing with the prospect of patent litigation with the likes of Apple and Microsoft. Here’s what he had to say about dealing with Steve Jobs. I feel for Google – Steve Jobs threatened to sue me, too. In 2003, after I unveiled a prototype Linux [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s HTC lawsuit makes developers think twice about Android
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Apple suing HTC for patent infringement seemingly came out of nowhere, but a new investor note from analyst Yair Reiner of Oppenheimer Research suggests that Apple has been in talks with a number of handset manufacturers over the past few months regarding their growing displeasure with what they consider to be the theft of their [...]
Continue reading...HTC’s lackluster patent portfolio may be behind Apple’s recent lawsuit
Monday, March 8, 2010
Apple’s lawsuit against HTC last week raised a lot of questions, chief among them being why Apple specifically chose to go after HTC as opposed to Google, whose Android OS is what many feel is at the heart of this case. One possible explanation is that HTC doesn’t have the bankroll Google has to pull out [...]
Continue reading...Google publicly backs HTC in its legal battle against Apple
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Well it sure has been an interesting day for Apple legal hounds. Earlier today, Apple sued HTC for infringing on 20 of its patents that span everything from UI design down to OS architecture. A lot of people have chimed in stating that Apple’s lawsuit is more about its fight against Google’s Android OS than [...]
Continue reading...An in-depth look at the 20 patents involved in the Apple/HTC disputeNi
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Nilay Patel does a tremendous job breaking down the 20 patents at issue in Apple’s freshly filed lawsuit against HTC. Check it out over here, it’s well worth a read.
Continue reading...HTC caught by surprise by Apple lawsuit
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Earlier today, Apple announced that it was suing HTC for allegedly infringing on 20 of Apple’s patents. In typical patent suits, litigation is often used when previous negotiations have failed. As an example, the ongling dispute between Nokia and Apple manifested itself only after the 2 tech titans were unable to reach a satisfactory agreement [...]
Continue reading...Apple sues HTC for Patent Infringement
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone in 2007, he briefly mentioned that the final product was the result of hundreds of patents. “And boy have we patented it,” he famously remarked. Since then, Apple has primarily used its patent portfolio for defensive measures and hasn’t pro-actively initiated lawsuits against competitors. Remember that when the Palm Pre first [...]
Continue reading...Apple faces potential legal spat with Fujitsu over iPad trademark
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Apple’s recently announced iPad device may soon be at the center of a trademark dispute with Fujitsu, a Tokyo-based company who released a mobile device by the same name way back in 2002. Fujitsu’s iPad, in case you’re curious, runs a Microsoft mobile OS, comes with a 3.5 inch color touchscreen, and supports VoIP telephone [...]
Continue reading...Solid writeup on the Nokia Apple patent dispute
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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As you may already be aware, Nokia and Apple are apparently trying to sue each other to oblivion, with each side looking to block the import of the others’ devices. At issue, naturally, are claims of patent infringement relating to a whole host of technologies. Chris Dannen of BNET penned an article a few days ago [...]
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Friday, March 12, 2010
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