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Apple did not violate Samsung patents: U.S. trade judge
Sep 15th
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad, a judge at the International Trade Commission said in a preliminary ruling on Friday. Apple and Samsung have taken their bruising patent disputes to some 10 countries as they vie for market share in the booming mobile industry. Apple won a landmark victory last month after a U.S. jury found the South Korean firm had copied key features of the iPhone and awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages. …
Apple did not violate Samsung patents: U.S. trade judge
Sep 14th
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad, a judge at the International Trade Commission said in a preliminary ruling on Friday. Apple and Samsung have taken their bruising patent disputes to some 10 countries as they vie for market share in the booming mobile industry. Apple won a landmark victory last month after a U.S. jury found the South Korean firm had copied key features of the iPhone and awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages. …
Apple does not violate Samsung patents: ITC judge
Sep 14th
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhones and iPads, a judge at the International Trade Commission said in a preliminary ruling on Friday. Apple and Samsung have taken their bruising patent disputes to some 10 countries as they vie for market share in the booming mobile industry. Apple won a landmark victory last month after a U.S. jury found the South Korean firm had copied key features of the iPhone and awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages. …
Apple does not violate Samsung patents – US ITC judge
Sep 14th
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhones and iPads, a judge at the International Trade Commission said in a preliminary ruling on Friday. Apple and Samsung have taken their bruising patent disputes to some 10 countries as they vie for market share in the booming mobile industry. Apple won a landmark victory last month after a U.S. jury found the South Korean firm had copied key features of the iPhone and awarded Apple $1.05 billion in damages. …
Gupta insider trading jury to hear Rajaratnam tapes
May 16th
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Convicted hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam is in prison, but the jurors of a separate insider trading trial of former Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Procter & Gamble Co board member Rajat Gupta will hear his voice in court on FBI wiretaps. A federal judge in New York made a preliminary ruling on Wednesday to allow prosecutors to play a recorded telephone conversation from July 29, 2008, between Rajaratnam and Gupta, whose trial starts next Monday. Over defense objections, U.S. …
Preliminary ruling: Xbox 360 infringes on some Motorola patents
Apr 24th
An ITC ruling has found that the Xbox 360 infringes on four patents owned by Motorola. According to The Verge, some of the patents deal with the H.264 video codec, which is the subject of other legal proceedings between Microsoft and Motorola – with Motorola demanding 2.25% of the final price for any Microsoft product using the standard.
Bloomberg reports that the other two are about Wi-Fi tech, and that a fifth contentious patent was about communication between the Xbox and accessories. One of the Wi-Fi patents was not infringed, and one unspecified claim regarding one of the video patents was “invalid,” judge David Shaw ruled.
In other proceedings related to this issue, Microsoft is seeking to force Motorola to license its “standard” patents on more “fair and reasonable terms.” This preliminary ruling would seem to be a blow towards Microsoft’s effort; however, it is still subject to review by a panel of six judges.
Preliminary ruling: Xbox 360 infringes on some Motorola patents originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Apple infringes on Motorola Mobility patent: ITC judge
Apr 24th
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc infringed on a Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc patent in making its popular iPhones, iPads and other products, a judge for the International Trade Commission ruled on Tuesday. ITC Judge Thomas Pender said in a preliminary ruling that Apple infringed on a patent for eliminating noise and other interference during voice and data transmissions. The full commission will now review the judge’s decision and issue a final ruling in August. …
ITC issues preliminary ruling, finds Microsoft’s Xbox 360 infringes on Motorola patents
Apr 23rd
Potential bad news to start out the week for Microsofties: a judge from the US International Trade Commission has issued a preliminary ruling that finds Microsoft’s Xbox 360 infringes on five of Motorola’s patents. While the decision is by no means final — which means that the Redmond outfit could ultimately prevail — a final ruling would force Microsoft’s hand to seek proper licenses for the technologies, most of which relate to H.264 video encoding, or have its gaming console banned from US shelves. For now, the lawyers will go back to the lab to refine their arguments and get ready to present them to a full panel of ITC judges later this year. Who wants to set odds on the outcome?
ITC issues preliminary ruling, finds Microsoft’s Xbox 360 infringes on Motorola patents originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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German court upholds ruling against Apple, clears Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N for sale
Feb 9th
Apple’s legal team has been dealt another blow in Germany, where a court today shot down the company’s requests for a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N. In a statement issued this morning, the Dusseldorf Regional Court said it found “clear differences” between the 10.1N and Apple’s iPad, affirming a preliminary ruling handed down in December, and a similar decision announced in Munich this month. It’s certainly not the news that Cupertino wanted to wake up to, but we’re also a long way from this drama being over.
German court upholds ruling against Apple, clears Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N for sale originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ITC preliminary ruling says Motorola’s Droid series doesn’t violate Apple patents
Jan 13th
As myriad legal tussles roll on between smartphone manufacturers, Apple’s suffered a knock-back by the International Trade Commission. Apple first lodged its complaint against Moto in October 2010, accusing its Droid family of violating the patents found in its own phones. This was countered by a volley of patent violation complaints from Motorola. Granted, this is still a preliminary ruling, but looks like Motorola may have won this round of legal drudgery.
ITC preliminary ruling says Motorola’s Droid series doesn’t violate Apple patents originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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