Samsung is free to once again sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the U.S. after judge Lucy Koh lifted the ban yesterday. According to a company statement, “We are pleased with the court’s action today, which vindicates our position that there was no infringement of Apple’s design patent and that an injunction was not called for.” Samsung’s request to […]
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Samsung going after Apple iPhone 5 over 8 LTE patents
Relations between Apple and Samsung just are not improving. As expected, Samsung confirmed its intention to go after the iPhone 5 as it suspects that it infringes 8 LTE patents: “Samsung anticipates that it will file, in the near future, a motion to amend its infringement contentions to add the iPhone 5 as an accused product. On September 12, 2012, […]
Apple adds Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note to patent lawsuit
On the heels of its US$1 billion patent infringement victory over Samsung, Apple has amended a second and separate lawsuit to add more devices, including the Galaxy S III smartphone, Galaxy Note 10.1, and Galaxy Note, to a list of products that allegedly infringe some of its patents. In the updated document, Apple accuses Samsung of continuing to “flood the […]
Samsung and Google respond to Apple patent verdict
Last Friday, Apple won its US patent infringement case against Samsung. Today, both Samsung and Google provided statements about the decision. Samsung first released this statement on Friday: Today’s verdict should not be viewed as a win for Apple, but as a loss for the American consumer. It will lead to fewer choices, less innovation, and potentially higher prices. It […]
Apple looking to block US sales of 8 Samsung devices in ongoing legal battle
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 […]
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 […]