Posts Tagged: apple patents
Apple’s Consumer Data Collection Patents Prove that Data Privacy Risks Are Not Just a Facebook Problem
Even Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has added to the growing choir of critical voices, announcing in early April that he had deleted his Facebook profile over concerns …
Apple Files Patent for Recognizing Whispered Voice Commands
One digital assistant technology developed by Apple allowing Siri to respond to whispered voice commands is disclosed by U.S. Patent Application 20170358301, titled Digital Assistant Providing Whispered …
America’s Big 5 tech companies increase patent filings, Microsoft holds lead in AI technologies
In terms of sheer numbers, in the CB Insights study, which curiously did not include patent giant and American research juggernaut IBM, Microsoft ranks supreme among this …
Supreme Court overturns $400 million Apple verdict against Samsung in smartphone design patent infringement case
On Tuesday, December 6, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Samsung Electronics Co. v. Apple which found by a unanimous 8-0 vote that a damages …
Common sense by design: Form, function and the way forward as charted by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court need not wait for Congress to act. This is a case of first impression in interpreting the provision. Guided by its own law on …
En Banc Federal Circuit finds substantial evidence to support jury verdict in Apple v. Samsung
The Court found substantial evidence to support the jury’s finding of infringement. While Samsung’s expert offered conflicting testimony, a reasonable jury could have credited Apple’…
Supreme Court skeptical of Apple, hears oral arguments in Samsung v. Apple design patent case
Much of the court’s line of questioning at times sought answers to whether a standard could be applied in a design patent infringement case in such …
Apple patents retail store developments from shopping bags to architectural designs
Every once in awhile, Apple garners some attention when it files patent applications or receives patents related to its retail stores. Reports from late September in The …
iPhone sales slump as Apple continues to churn out smartphone patents
The third quarter continued Apple’s declining iPhone sales, eating into the company’s most profitable sector. iPhone revenues dropped from $31.3 billion in 2015’s third quarter down …
Can Apple’s New Infrared Patent Really Disable Your iPhone?
On Tuesday, June 28, Apple was granted a new patent, U.S. Patent No. 9,380,225, entitled “Systems and methods for receiving infrared data with a camera designed to detect …
Apple Patent Apps: From Head-Mounted Virtual Reality to Wireless Smoke Detection
It looks like Apple is looking to edge into the mobile virtual reality market dominated by Samsung’s Gear VR with the technology outlined by U.S. …
Supremes take Samsung v. Apple design patents damages case
On Monday, March 21, 2016, the United States Supreme Court accepted certiorari in Samsung Electronics v. Apple, Inc., which relates to how much Samsung owes for infringing Apple design …
The Top 10 Patent Applications of 2015
Innovation in the automotive sector was a huge story, both for the types of technologies being developed and the companies pursuing the R&D in that field. …
USPTO to issue Apple patents for traffic data system, antenna and curing material next week
On October 27th, Apple will be issued a patent for a technology that analyzes a person’s travel plans to provide them with potential points of interest, …
Apple innovations in virtual music, seeks patent on fuel cell for portable computing device
The most intriguing patent application we’ve seen recently is Apple’s patent application titled 'Fuel Cell System to Power a Portable Computing Device.' It would …
