Yesterday we reported that Judge Lucy Koh denied Apple’s motion for a preliminary injunction against a slew of Android-based Samsung products. This shouldn’t be taken to mean that Apple’s lawsuit has no merit, but rather that the specific criteria involved in granting a preliminary injunction weren’t wholly satisfied by Apple in the eyes of the […]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 3, 2011
In April of 2011, Apple kicked off what would soon become a global and complex series of litigation disputes when it sued Samsung in the US claiming that its line of Galaxy smartphones and tablets infringed upon Apple’s intellectual property and were nothing more than “slavish” copies. As part of its suit, Apple requested a […]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 1, 2011
Comments Off on HTC cuts revenue forecasts amidst slumping Android sales
A few weeks ago, NPD released US marketshare data indicating that the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS were the most popular smartphones during the third quarter of 2011. So while Android devices may cumulatively sell more than Apple, it’s quite telling that even a 2+ year old product such as the iPhone 3GS is able […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Comments Off on Samsung commercial makes fun of Apple fanboys
Samsung recently released a brilliantly funny commercial taking a swipe at Apple fanboys, or at the very least, the type of Apple fan who has no problem waiting in line for hours ahead of a new product launch. The commercial depicts Hipster looking folks sporting white headbuds waiting outside of what look to be Apple […]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 17, 2011
Comments Off on Apple asks to see Samsung’s call center records
Samsung and Apple are currently in the pre-trial phase of litigation known as Discovery. During the discovery process, each side asks the other for documents and other materials it feels will help its case. Now one of Apple’s recent discovery requests was rather interesting. It asked Samsung to pore over its call center records and […]
Continue reading...Monday, November 14, 2011
Comments Off on Samsung not seeking to ban iPhone 4S sales in South Korea
Perhaps in an effort to avoid negative publicity on its home turf, Samsung pulled an about-face when it announced that it will not seek to ban sales of the iPhone 4S in South Korea. “We concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in the global market, but not in order to […]
Continue reading...Saturday, November 12, 2011
Comments Off on Former Apple exec Jay Elliot says Apple’s beef with Samsung will ultimately be resolved
As Apple and Samsung continue to duke it out in courts across the globe, a former Apple executive believes that the two companies will come to an agreement eventually. After all, he writes, Google is Apple’s main target. So says Jay Elliot, a former Apple executive from the 80’s. “The friction between Apple and Samsung […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Comments Off on Australian Judge says Apple must hand over carrier agreements to Samsung
Apple’s legal spat with Samsung continues to take on interesting twists down in Australia. As it stands now, Australia is one of the countries where Apple has seen tangible success in its efforts to prevent the sale of Android devices. A few weeks ago, a Judge there granted Apple’s request for an injunction that now […]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 6, 2011
Comments Off on Samsung Galaxy 4.0 MP3 player is blatant rip off of the iPod Touch
And to think that Apple has the audacity to accuse Samsung of ripping off its products, all the way down to the way it advertises. I mean, what would ever give Apple the idea that Samsung would ever do such a thing. Oh right, it’s unabated intellectual property theft like this. via Obamapacman
Continue reading...Friday, November 4, 2011
Comments Off on Samsung’s questionable patent suits against Apple opens door to EU anti-trust investigation
Apple and Samsung are in the midst of suing each other into oblivion over patent infringement. But as we’ve stated before, not all patents are created equal. There is a fundamental and extremely important difference between the patents Apple is asserting and those that Samsung are wielding against Apple. Apple’s patents are completely proprietary. They […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Oh Samsung, you so crazy! Apple and Samsung’s legal battles are often great fodder for tech bloggers and make a great popcorn viewing experience for outsiders who get a kick out of high-tech litigation. But the ongoing lawsuits between the two companies is starting to have some very real-world implications for Samsung. Apple has achieved […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Apple and Samsung’s US-based litigation on track for trial in July 2012. That being the case, depositions of some of Apple’s key iPhone inventors will be taking place relatively soon. The inventors on Samsung’s radar include Jonathan Ive, Douglas Satzger, Shin Nishibori, and Christopher Stringer. Originally, these depositions were supposed to be completed by November […]
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