On the heels of its patent infringement lawsuit victory over Samsung, Apple today filed a notice with the courts to request that a number of Samsung devices be banned in the US. The court case found that 28 Samsung devices infringed patents but Apple has only named 8 devices in the document. Apple’s filing lists the devices as well as […]
Lawsuits
RIM Mformation patent suit decision overturned
Research In Motion today announced that the previous verdict that found that RIM was infringing two Mformation patents has been overturned after the court’s judge found that the evidence did not support the Jury’s finding of patent infringement. As a result, RIM will not need need to pay the US$147.2-million fine. “We appreciate the Judge’s careful consideration of this case. […]
Apple wants US$2.5-billion in damages in patent war with Samsung
Apple has put a dollar figure on what it thinks its legal battle with Samsung is worth. Its filing reiterates its familiar position that Samsung’s strategy was to Apple products: “Samsung adopted as its number one goal to [redacted]’ in the smartphone and tablet markets, and it chose to compete by copying Apple. Samsung’s infringing sales have enabled Samsung to […]
RIM loses US$147.2 million patent suit against Mformation
Research In Motion has been dealt another blow. It lost a patent case against mobile device management company Mformation and was ordered this past Friday to pay US$147.2-million (a US$8 royalty per devie for some 18.4 million BlackBerry devices sold in the U.S. that connect to RIM’s BES). Mformation sued RIM back in 2008, alleging that RIM was infringing two […]
Galaxy Nexus U.S. ban temporarily suspended by Court of Appeals (Updated)
The ink is barely dry on the U.S. ban and failed Samsung appeal on sales of the Galaxy Nexus that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has agreed to suspend the ban while it reviews Apple’s arguments. Samsung’s victory may not last very long though. The stay on the ban will only be in effect until Apple responds. […]
Samsung request to overturn U.S. Galaxy Nexus pre-trial injunction turned down
One day after it lost a request to overturn a pre-trial ban on U.S. sales of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, Samsung today lost a second request, this time to lift a pre-trial injunction against sales of the Galaxy Nexus. Both rulings were made by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh. “Although some consumers may be disappointed that they cannot purchase […]
Preliminary injunctions imposed against Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab 10.1
Two separate court decisions in lawsuits between Apple and Samsung have gone in Apple’s favour (at least for now). California district judge, Judy Koh last week ordered a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. She followed that decision with another on Friday against the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Pre-trial injunctions are not common. It suggests that the court sees […]
CA$19 billion class action “system access fee” lawsuit to go ahead in Canada
A CA$19 billion class action lawsuit over “system access fees” will move forward after a Supreme Court of Canada decision. The high court also declined to hear an appeal by the carriers over lower court decisions. The case will be heard in the lower court where awards are usually worth substantially less than the claims that were made. Merchant Law […]