A patent application from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was published today by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), and describes a 3D mid-air image projection system straight out of science fiction. Countless sci-fi films, starting perhaps with "Star Wars," have included … [Read more...]
Samsung buys patents to use against Apple (AAPL) in latest lawsuit
In a move reminiscent of patent assertion entities (PAEs, or, more pithily, "patent trolls") Samsung bought two of the patents it is using to accuse Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) of infringing on its intellectual property rights. According to The Verge, and the records of the United … [Read more...]
Samsung attacks credibility of Apple (AAPL) expert witness Chris Vellturo
Samsung has changed tactics again in its courtroom struggle with Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), seeking for any weak point in its adversary's arguments. This time, it is taking aim at Chris Vellturo, the expert witness who recommended to the court that the Korean electronics firm ought to … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) vs. Samsung – is the whole definition of patents at stake
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Samsung are squaring off in court again over the South Korean company's rather blatant copycatting of Apple designs and technologies. Samsung gave the legal proceedings an interesting twist by admitting that they violated Apple's patents thoroughly and … [Read more...]
Google loses $85m to SimpleAir over patent infringement
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) was ordered by a federal judge to pay SimpleAir $85 million in damages. The dispute was over patent infringement impeded through mobile device notifications. SimpleAir is a technology licensing company that owns intellectual property in wireless content … [Read more...]
