Posts Tagged: iphone
Apple’s Declaratory Judgment Backfires, Turns Into $145.1M Damages Verdict Wi-LAN
On August 1st, a jury verdict entered in the Southern District of California awarded $145.1 million in reasonable royalty damages to Canadian IP licensing firm Wi-LAN in a …
Apple and Samsung Settle Patent Dispute Proving Patent Litigation Doesn’t Hinder Consumer Access
On Wednesday, June 27th, a pair of orders of dismissal, one entered in the District of Delaware and the other entered in the Northern District of California, …
Israeli Camera Developer says Apple infringed after expressing interest in business relationship
Corephotonics allegedly first informed Apple that it intended to pursue patent protections for its dual-aperture camera technologies as early as June 2012 during a meeting involving representatives of …
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 …
Does Apple’s Move Away from Intel as Chip Supplier Signal Future Infringement Battles?
Intel is not the only chipmaker feeling the pinch from Apple’s decision to move away from third-party vendors for its device components. Reports from last November …
BlackBerry Sues Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for Willful Infringement of Mobile Communications Patents
Canadian intellectual property owner BlackBerry Limited filed a suit alleging patent infringement claims against Menlo Park, CA-based social media giant Facebook Inc. in the Central District of …
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 …
ITC opens 337 investigation for potential patent infringement by Apple screen sharing technology
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it was investigating potential patent infringement committed by Cupertino, CA-based consumer tech giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)... Aqua …
Broadcom Announces Bid Valued at $130 Billion to Buy American Semiconductor Giant Qualcomm
On Monday, November 6th, Singapore-based semiconductor designer Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) announced that it had offered a proposal to acquire San Diego, CA-based semiconductor rival Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM). …
Qualcomm files suit in China seeking to ban iPhone sales by asserting three non-SEPs
A major legal battle over patented technologies in the mobile device communication sector between San Diego, CA-based semiconductor developer Qualcomm Inc. and Cupertino, CA-based consumer tech giant …
Ironworks files new complaint against Apple asserting patents covering tactile feedback, ringtone silencing tech
On Friday, October 6th, Chicago, IL-based intellectual property owner Ironworks Patents LLC filed a patent infringement case against Cupertino, CA-based consumer tech giant Apple Inc. in the …
ITC opens patent infringement investigation after Qualcomm files complaint against Apple
On Tuesday, August 8th, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it was opening up an investigation on claims that Cupertino, CA-based consumer electronics behemoth …
Qualcomm ramps up its patent battle against Apple by asserting six non-SEPs in Section 337 complaint filed with ITC
The Qualcomm complaint alleges Section 337 violations of patent infringement caused by the importation and sale of certain mobile electronic devices and radio frequency and processing components facilitated …
Apple is Holding Companies and Innovation Hostage
These companies are examples of potential victims of Apple’s singular focus on profit. However, what’s at stake is much larger than Apple’s bottom line. …
Google open innovation powered by efficient infringement
Given the growth of efficient infringement, Google can operate in an open innovation way, applying open source principles to patented technologies from outside of the company as …
