The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) today announced their decision as it relates to the patent suit Apple filed against HTC. The ruling in Apple's favor places a ban starting on April 19th, 2012 on HTC Android phones that violate a "data tapping patent". FOSS Patents defines this … [Read more...]
ITC Agrees To Investigate Kodak
May 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Kodak went after Apple and RIM for patent violation. Apple countersued. Now it looks like the ITC has agreed to investigate Apple's claim against Kodak. The two patents in question are: Apple Granted Patent 6,031,964: System and method for using a unified memory architecture to implement a digital … [Read more...]
Judge Halts Apple/Nokia Battle In Delaware
March 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Apple Nokia patent fight is being tackled on two fronts: by the Federal courts in Delaware, and with the U.S. International Trade Commission. The Judge presiding over the former has just put a halt on the case, awaiting the results of the latter. According to the Sacramento Bee, on Wednesday the … [Read more...]
Analyzing The HTC Apple Patent Fight
March 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The list of complaints we posted yesterday was pretty dense in legal speak, so we're happy that Engadget have gone through each of the 20 patents and explained what they mean in normal speak. Unsurprisingly some of these are extremely broad, to the almost patent troll levels of claiming ownership of … [Read more...]
ITC To Investigate Nokia
February 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Nokia asked the ITC to look at Apple! Nokia filed suit against Apple, trying to prevent all iPhone imports! Apple filed a counter-suit! The ITC has now consented to investigate Nokia too, potentially banning the imports of their handsets into America. That's not really surprising, and is the … [Read more...]
ITC To Investigate Apple, RIM
February 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Last month Kodak hit Apple and RIM with a lawsuit, alleging patent infringement over Kodak's IP for previewing images on a screen. The International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to investigate these charges, saying "the products at issue in this investigation are smartphones with built-in … [Read more...]
ITC To Begin Investigating Apple
January 26, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The U.S. International Trade Commission has begun to file a probe into Apple, in accordance with the requests of rival phone manufacturer Nokia. The two companies have been in extended legal wrangling since October, when Nokia claimed Apple was using their patents without permission. In December, … [Read more...]
Apple Files Counter-Suit Against Nokia
January 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
In response to Nokia attempting to ban imports of Apple products into America, Apple has gone ahead and filed an almost identical complaint. They seek to block the import of Nokia mobile phones to the United States. Nokia responded: “Nokia will study the complaint when it is received and continue … [Read more...]
Nokia Attempts To Ban All iPod, iPhone and MacBook Imports To USA
January 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
And so it continues. Nokia has extended another facet of their legal assault on Apple, filing a complaint with the Federal Court over Apple infringing their patents. More news has also come to light from their ITC (International Trade Commission) filing, it seems Nokia is attempting to ban all … [Read more...]
