U.S. Patent Office Invalidates Apple’s Rubber-Banding Patent Used In Samsung Trial

A court filing from Samsung at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated Apple’s bounce scroll, or “rubber-banding,” patent. According to FOSS Patents, the...
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Japanese Court Rejects Samsung’s Claims Of Two Patent Infringements By Apple

Samsung’s claims that Apple infringed on two of its patents have been rejected by a Japanese court, continuing Apple’s winning streak. Intellectual property expert over...
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Apple Sued For Violating Anti-Trust Laws?

  Zach Ward and Thomas Buchar have done something that few others have: they’ve filed a putative class action lawsuit in the U.S District Court...
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Apple Forced To Publicly Apologize To Samsung

In some countries Samsung ripped off Apple, and in others, well, Samsung never really infringed on the company’s patents. We’re not sure how there can...
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Apple Appeals Japanese Court Ruling In Samsung Case

In August, a Japanese court ruled in favor of Samsung in a suit against Apple in which Apple claimed that Samsung was infringing on JP...
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US Appeals Court Overturns Samsung Galaxy Nexus Injunction

The Galaxy Nexus injunction in the U.S. has been overturned by an appeals court today. In injunction, handed out by U.S. District Court Judge Lucy...
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Samsung Galaxy S III Catapults Record $7.3 Billion In Profit, Makes More Than Enough To Make Up For Reduced Apple Parts Orders

Samsung has reported earned $7.3 billion in profit this quarter, a fourth straight record quarter and almost double last year’s figure, according to Reuters. This...
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Samsung Slams iPhone 5 With Eight Patent Lawsuits

It was only a matter of time. Samsung has officially fulfilled its promises and filed a lawsuit against Apple on the new iPhone 5 for...
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Temporary U.S. Sales Ban Lifted From Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

A U.S. court has lifted a temporary ban on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 that was placed on it prior to the Apple versus Samsung...
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Apple Warranty Practices Called Into Question By EU Justice Commissioner

Last December Apple was fined $1.16 million by Italian regulators for the company’s failure to inform consumers of a two-year guarantee warranty that is mandatory...
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Apple Denied Music Icon Trademark, MySpace To Blame

So, Apple can win a billion dollar case against Samsung but can’t trademark an icon because of MySpace? That’s how it looks. Gigaom is reporting...
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HTC’s Patents Might Not Get Destroyed By Apple In Court

After Apple’s substantial win against Samsung in U.S. courts recently, the Cupertino legal team must be feeling pretty good. Well, they shouldn’t be too cocky...
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Samsung Tries To Get Out Of A Legal Pickle By Admitting Its Multitouch Isn’t As Good As Apple’s

When it comes to avoiding a recall or ban (or both) on your products, Samsung has a new move that could help you out: claim...
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Apple Files FRAND Complaints In Korea Against Samsung

Apple has filed a complaint against Samsung in Korea with the Korean Fair Trade Commission , complaining that Samsung’s use of patented 3G connectivity technologies...
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Bruce Willis Considering Legal Action Against Apple To Pass On iTunes Library To Family

Die Hard star, Bruce Willis, is reportedly considering going up against Apple in a legal battle about wanting to leave his digital music collection to...
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Samsung Threatening To Sue Apple When LTE iPhone Launches

After Apple screwed Samsung out of just over $1 billion dollars in court last week, Samsung is threatening to do the same to Apple. Samsung...
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Google Responds To Apple Vs. Samsung Verdict, Distances Android From Controversy

On Friday the Apple versus Samsung verdict was announced, finding Samsung guilty and required to pay nearly $1 billion in damages. Both companies have released...
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South Korean Court Rules Samsung And Apple Infringed On Each Other’s Patents, Bans Products

A South Korean court has ruled that both Apple and Samsung are guilty of infringing on each other’s patents. As a result, both companies are...
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