Apple began using the term “iBook” quite a few years ago, having applied it to various computers in days-gone-by that are now obsolete, only recently shifting to a slight variation of the word for its digital books app. Such a change prompted John T. Colby, a New York publisher, to file a lawsuit against Apple
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Apple’s use of “iBooks” isn’t trademark infringement, says court
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Apple to challenge $368M patent infringement verdict
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Apple will challenge a November 2012 jury verdict that awarded $ 368 million in damages to Nevada patent-holding company VirnetX, a filing with U.S. regulators showed.
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Recent YouTube, Veoh Copyright Infringement Rulings Help To Unpack Safe Harbor Guidelines
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Editor’s note: Sid Venkatesan is an IP partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. James Freedman is an associate in Orrick’s IP group and a recent Stanford Law School graduate.
Online content providers and aggregators are well aware of the potential penalties that can result from a copyright infringement lawsuit. In addition to being expensive to litigate, a copyright lawsuit can result in statutory damages (which can range between $ 750 to $ 30,000 for each infringing work found on a website), some or all of an infringer’s profits and even steeper penalties for willful infringement.
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Apple sued for alleged security patent infringement
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on March 20, 2013
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Intertrust, a company backed by Sony and Phillips, says Apple needs to license its security patents. [Read more]
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Apple sued by THX over patent infringement
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on March 16, 2013
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Another day, another patent lawsuit. This time it is THX initiating the legal warfare, and Apple is in its sights. According to George Lucas-founded THX, Apple is guilty of infringing upon one of its patents via the iMac, iPad, and iPhone. The complaint was filed on Friday in California, with THX stating that Apple’s actions
Nintendo hit with $30.2 million in damages over 3D patent infringement
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on March 14, 2013
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A New York federal jury found Nintendo to have infringed on a 3D patent with its 3DS handheld earlier today. As a result of the legal proceedings, the video game giant has been slapped with a $ 30.2 million fine in damages. The lawsuit was originally filed back in 2011 by Seijiro Tomita, who didn’t attend
Movie studios target mobile apps for copyright infringement
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on March 1, 2013
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Apps that contain the likeness of movie characters such as Spiderman, Green Lantern, or Bilbo Baggins have come under scrutiny from Hollywood. [Read more]
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File-sharing site Mega fields 150 copyright infringement warnings
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on January 30, 2013
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The file-sharing service Mega has fielded 150 copyright warnings since its recent launch as founder Kim Dotcom grows a risky new business while under indictment by U.S. prosecutors for running Megaupload.
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Marvell Semiconductor slammed with $1.17 billion for patent infringement
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on December 27, 2012
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A jury has found Marvell Semiconductor to have infringed on two of Carnegie Mellon University’s patents after a four week back-and-forth legal battle. The end result is $ 1,169,140,271 in damages that Marvell has been ordered to pay. If it sticks, this will prove to be the biggest patent-related verdict ever, a title currently held by
Patent trolls now behind most patent infringement lawsuits
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on December 11, 2012
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Patent assertion entities, which seek licensing fees rather than create products based on the technology, filed about 62 percent of the patent suits this year, according to a new study. [Read more]
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Ericsson sues Samsung for patent infringement
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on November 27, 2012
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Ericsson has filed a lawsuit after two years of negotiations between the two companies failed to end in an agreement. [Read more]
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3D Systems Sues 3D Printer Company Formlabs For Patent Infringement, Sues Kickstarter Itself For Promotion
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on November 21, 2012
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3D systems has filed a lawsuit against both Formlabs and Kickstarter for patent infringement. Formlabs is the manufacturer of a low-cost 3D printer called the Form 1. Thanks to the stereolithography printing technique, the Form 1 can achieve professional grade 3D printing in a small hobbyist printer. It quickly became a Kickstarter success. Yet, in 1997 3D Systems patented stereolithography applications and now wants reparation from Formlabs, and Kickstarter who promoted the printer.
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Online Legal Services Company LegalZoom Sues Rival RocketLawyer For Misleading Advertising, Trademark Infringement And More
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on November 21, 2012
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This is going to get ugly. Online legal services company LegalZoom is suing rival Rocket Lawyer, according to a release issued by the LA-based LegalZoom today. The charges are false and misleading advertising, trademark infringement and unfair competition. The suit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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AAP Publishers Get More Control Over Google As They Settle 7-Year Copyright Infringement Suit Over Google Library Project
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on October 4, 2012
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Google has finally made some headway on the litigation over copyright infringement for the Google Library Project; and the deal puts in place another key piece of the puzzle for Google Books. Google has reached a settlement with the Association of American Publishers, ending a seven-year legal dispute over the use of books and journals by Google in its Library Project. The suit was first filed in 2005 by five publishers.
Samsung files patent infringement motion against iPhone 5
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on October 2, 2012
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Samsung Electronics filed a motion in a U.S. federal court on Monday to add Apple’s latest smartphone, the iPhone 5, to its patent lawsuit. Also on Monday, a judge lifted a sales ban on the company’s Galaxy Tab 10.1.
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Unwired Planet hits Apple, Google with patent infringement suits
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on September 20, 2012
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The company, which only holds patents and doesn’t sell any products of its own, claims Apple violates 10 of its patents.
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Author Threatens To Sue Book Reviewers Over Trademark Infringement
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on September 12, 2012
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Nate the greatest writes “Do you know what is crazier than sending DMCA notices to a site like Lendink which doesn’t host any content? It’s when an author threatens to sue book reviewers over trademarks. Jazan Wild, a comics creator, is sending out threatening emails to any and all book blogs who review a recently published book called Carnival of Souls. The book was written by Melissa Marr, and it happens to use a title which Jazan Wild owns the registered trademark. He’s also suing the publisher for trademark infringement, but HarperCollins is laughing it off. The book blog Bookalicious posted the email they got from Jazan. Needless to say they did not take down the review.”
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Apple vs Samsung Japan: no patent infringement found yet
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on August 31, 2012
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Today it appears that Samsung has been found free of any patent infringement in at least one part of their mobile device patent court case against Apple in Japan. There are several cases still being fought in matters relating to Apple and Samsung patents and design rights around the world, as it were, Japan only
Samsung patent infringement ruled “willful” vs Apple
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on August 26, 2012
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Apple details 2010 presentation to Samsung on Android patent infringement, licensing offer
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on August 11, 2012
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As the battle between Samsung and Apple closed out another week in US District Court, lawyers for the latter focused its argument on evidence and testimony covering a presentation Apple made to Samsung in 2010, and its offer to license the patents. AllThingsD has the deck of slides from the meeting (embedded after the break), specifying areas and specific patents Apple believes Android as an OS infringes or things Samsung specifically copied elements from, plus a report on testimony from Apple executive Boris Teksler. He testified today about the meeting with Samsung, calling it a “trusted partner” (should be, since Apple paid it paid $ 5.7 billion for parts that year) that both Tim Cook and Steve Jobs spoke to directly about the issue.
While more information is expected from Teksler next week, he did have time to put a dollar amount on the licensing deal Apple subsequently offered, at about $ 30 per smartphone and $ 40 per tablet, as well as royalties also collected from phones running Symbian and Bada, with the possibility of a 20 percent discount if Samsung would cross license its own technology back to Apple. The companies are restricted by Judge Koh to 25 hours each to argue their points (Apple is at 11 and a half hours while Samsung has crossed over 12 with its own arguments yet to come) but we’re sure there’s enough time left for a few more revelations before any resolution is reached.
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Mojang sued for alleged patent infringement in Android version of Minecraft
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on July 23, 2012
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Mojang has seen the sort of success that most game developers dream of with Minecraft, but it looks like it’s now also found itself thrust into the rarely desirable world of patent lawsuits. As revealed by Minecraft creator Notch himself on Twitter, Mojang is being sued by the Texas-based Uniloc (which has also taken aim at Electronic Arts, Gameloft and others) over some alleged patent infringement in the Android version of Minecraft. That supposed infringement is not related to any of the distinctive gaming elements of Minecraft, but rather the means through which the game verifies users — something Uniloc alleges is a violation of patent #6,857,067, a “system and method for preventing unauthorized access to electronic data.” Not surprisingly, Notch has taken the opportunity to make his thoughts on software patents known (see his blog post below), and also make absolutely clear that he intends to fight the suit, saying that “if needed, I will throw piles of money at making sure they don’t get a cent.” That’s also prompted a response from Uniloc CEO Ric Richardson, who notes that he had no direct involvement in this particular patent or suit, but defends the company’s practices and insists that it is not a patent troll.
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Mojang sued for alleged patent infringement in Android version of Minecraft originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Three-Strikes Copyright Law In NZ Halves Infringement
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on July 23, 2012
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Bismillah writes “The ‘Skynet’ copyright act has been in effect for six months in New Zealand and rights holders reckon it halved the number of infringements in the first month. Even so, they’re not happy and say over forty per cent of Kiwis continue to infringe on line. The fix? Rights holders want the current NZ$ 25 infringement notice processing fee payable to ISPs to be dropped to just a few dollars or even pennies, so that they can send out thousands of notices a month. ISPs want the fee to increase four times instead, to cover their costs. Unfortunately, the submissions for the review of the infringement notice fees are kept secret by the government.”
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Patent Troll Claims Minecraft Infringement
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on July 22, 2012
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First time accepted submitter ubrgeek writes “Popular game Minecraft has hit the big time: It’s being sued for infringement by patent troll Uniloc who claims the game infringes a patent it holds on copy protection software. Developer Markus ‘Notch’ Persson sounds like he’s up for the challenge: ‘Unfortunately for them, they’re suing us over a software patent. If needed, I will throw piles of money at making sure they don’t get a cent.’”
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Apple, Motorola appeal dismissal of patent infringement case
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on July 22, 2012
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Apple and Motorola Mobility, now a subsidiary of Google, have separately appealed the June decision of a U.S. federal judge to throw out their patent infringement case, according to reports Saturday.
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Copyright Infringer Tries To Shut Down Reporting On Her Infringement
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on June 3, 2012
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An anonymous reader writes “Further to the previous story on Slashdot where attorney Candice Schwager threw threats to sue a photographer who reported a DMCA violation against her for infringing use of his photography: Candice has now made a DMCA threat of her own against Petapixel, a photography site that reported on her infringement. The kicker? She’s sent the DMCA notice an apparent six times not to Petapixel’s registrar or their hosting service, but to Godaddy, her own registrar.”
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Judge clears Google of Java copyright infringement
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on May 31, 2012
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A U.S. judge has ruled that the Java application programming interfaces used in Android are not protected by copyright, marking a defeat for Oracle in its high-stakes lawsuit against Google.
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Google liable for copyright infringement, jury finds
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on May 7, 2012
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A jury has found Google liable for copyright infringement in its use of Java in Android, but has not managed to decide whether that infringement was protected by rules governing ‘fair use.’
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Samsung can challenge Apple's photo gallery patent before ruling on infringement
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on May 4, 2012
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Samsung Electronics will be allowed to challenge the validity of an Apple patent before a decision is made on whether Samsung has infringed the patent, the Regional Court in Mannheim, Germany ruled Friday.
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Does jury question signal infringement finding in Oracle/Google case?
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on May 2, 2012
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As the jury deliberates its verdict in the copyright phase of Oracle's lawsuit against Google, both sides are watching for signs from the jury as to which way it is leaning. On Wednesday it might have given them one.
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Nokia sues HTC, RIM, and Viewsonic for patent infringement
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on May 2, 2012
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Looks like Nokia isn’t content with playing fair and square in the US smartphone market. The company has just announced that it is filing suit against HTC, RIM, and Viewsonic for patent infringement. Nokia claims that the companies make use of 45 patents that belong to Nokia without a proper license. The Finnish smartphone manufacturer
Facebook Fights Back, Countersues Yahoo For Patent Infringement
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on April 3, 2012
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In response to being sued by Yahoo for patent infringement last month, Facebook today filed counter-claims against Yahoo for infringing 10 of its own patents. Facebook says the following Yahoo features and properties violate its intellectual property: Yahoo Home Page, Yahoo’s Content Optimization and Relevance Engine (“C.O.R.E.”), the Yahoo Flickr photo sharing service, and advertisements displayed throughout Yahoo. Facebook also denied the original claims against it from Yahoo.
The two lawsuits could effectively end up causing a stalemate between the companies that could prevent Facebook from having to pay exorbitant patent licensing fees to Yahoo or having to shut down some of its services. Facebook’s legal response and full counter-claim can be seen here and below.
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Patent Attorneys Sued For Copyright Infringement
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on March 4, 2012
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Zordak writes “Patent blogger Dennis Crouch writes on Patently-O of a catch-22 for attorneys. Patent attorneys are required to submit all prior art that they know of to the patent office. Failing to do so is an ethical violation, and can result in a patent being invalidated. But now the Hoboken Publishing Company and the American Institute of Physics are suing a major patent firm for copyright infringement, because they submit articles to the patent office without paying a separate royalty.”
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German court grants injunction against Apple for infringement of Motorola patents
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on November 5, 2011
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Motorola just confirmed that earlier today, the Mannheim District Court in Germany granted an injunction against Apple for patent infringement. In addition to the confirmation, Motorola also issued the following, rather unrevealing statement:
“As media and mobility continue to converge, Motorola Mobility’s patented technologies are increasingly important for innovation within the wireless and communications industries, for which Motorola Mobility has developed an industry leading intellectual property portfolio. We will continue to assert ourselves in the protection of these assets, while also ensuring that our technologies are widely available to end-users. We hope that we are able to resolve this matter, so we can focus on creating great innovations that benefit the industry.”
The ruling comes as a role reversal of sorts for Apple, which most recently received a pair of injunctions in Germany, banning the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in that country, along with the rather embarrassing removal of the Tab 7.7 from the show floor at IFA. We’re told that today’s ruling may ban Apple from selling mobile devices in Germany that violate Motorola patents covering wireless/network structure, though it doesn’t appear to reference a certain smartphone or tablet. Additionally, Apple may have to pay damages to Motorola dating back to 2010. And the saga continues… Dust off the pocket translator and hit up the source link for the full ruling in German.
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New bill would target websites enabling copyright infringement
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on October 27, 2011
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A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would allow law enforcement officials to shut down websites that enable or facilitate copyright infringement, leading some digital rights groups to suggest that YouTube, Twitter and online news sites could be targeted.
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Intellectual Ventures takes aim at Motorola over alleged patent infringement
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on October 6, 2011
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When Nathan Mhyrvold’s Intellectual Ventures firm isn’t striking licensing deals with technology companies, it’s usually suing them, and you can now add one more big name to that latter group. This time it’s Motorola, which IV says it has been in discussions with for “some time,” but which it has ultimately been unable to come to an agreement with on a license. A total of six patents covering a fairly wide variety of functions are included in the suit, which was filed in a Delaware federal court, although that’s just a small fraction of the more than 35,000 total intellectual property assets owned by the company. For its part, Motorola is remaining mum on the matter, while IV said in a statement that while its “goal continues to be to provide companies with access to our portfolio through licensing and sales,” it will “not tolerate ongoing infringement of our patents to the detriment of our current customers and our business.”
Intellectual Ventures takes aim at Motorola over alleged patent infringement originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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VIA Technologies sues Apple for patent infringement
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on September 24, 2011
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Seems like we can’t go a week without another patent infringement lawsuit being filed, and this one’s no different. Apparently, VIA Technologies, maker of fine computational processors, is mad as hell with Apple’s allegedly infringing ways, and it’s not gonna take it anymore. Filed in the US District Court in Delaware, VIA claims that Cupertino’s iThings and Apple TVs infringe patent numbers 6,253,312, 6,253,311 and 6,754,810, which cover various microprocessor functions. A complaint’s also been lodged with the ITC — in order to hasten the settlement talks, no doubt. So, all that’s left is the countdown until these two shake hands, exchange checks and go on about their business… preferably outside the courtroom.
VIA Technologies sues Apple for patent infringement originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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VIA Technologies sues Apple for patent infringement
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on September 23, 2011
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Seems like we can’t go a week without another patent infringement lawsuit being filed, and this one’s no different. Apparently, VIA Technologies, maker of fine computational processors, is mad as hell with Apple’s allegedly infringing ways, and it’s not gonna take it anymore. Filed in the US District Court in Delaware, VIA claims that Cupertino’s iThings and Apple TVs infringe patent numbers 6,253,312, 6,253,311 and 6,754,810, which cover various microprocessor functions. A complaint’s also been lodged with the ITC — in order to hasten the settlement talks, no doubt. So, all that’s left is the countdown until these two shake hands, exchange checks and go on about their business… preferably outside the courtroom.
VIA Technologies sues Apple for patent infringement originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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