ITC: no, the iPhone didn’t violate Google’s patents
A United States International Trade Commission (ITC) judge ruled Tuesday that Apple’s iconic iPhone did not infringe upon any of the patents owned by Google’s subsidiary Motorola Mobility. A...
View ArticleApple: Samsung should drop U.S. complaints as it did in Europe
Back in December, Samsung withdrew all of its SEP (or Standard-Essential Patent) —related injunction requests in Europe “in the interest of protecting consumer choice.” Well if that was truly the case,...
View ArticleSamsung talks ITC into reviewing its patent decision
The Galaxy maker, Samsung of South Korea, has cunningly persuaded judges to review their preliminary ruling that more than a dozen Samsung devices copied Apple’s patented iPhone features, Bloomberg...
View ArticleITC judge finds Samsung guilty of infringing on Apple’s text selection patent
In a decision issued on March 26, but kept classified until earlier this week, an International Trade Commission judge found Samsung to be infringing on Apple’s US RE41,922 patent that covers things...
View ArticleApple: ITC ban has ‘much broader ramifications’ than iPhone 4 and iPad 2 sales
A limited import ban by the ITC on some Apple devices is under scrutiny and Apple believes the order could have far-reaching consequences, according to papers filed with reviewers. At issue is whether...
View ArticleApple asks ITC for stay on sales ban affecting older iOS devices
Apple has asked the United States International Trade Commission (or ITC) to stay a ban on sales of older iPhone and iPads while a court considers an appeal. The company filed a motion on Monday...
View ArticleVerizon asks Obama to prevent upcoming iPhone sales ban
In April, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ordered an import ban on the iPhone 3G/3GS/4 after determining Apple had violated Samsung’s 3G cellular technology patent. Apple was hoping the...
View ArticleITC delays Samsung sales ban ruling until August 9
Earlier in March, The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) found Galaxy maker Samsung guilty of violating four Apple patents, among them a text-selection feature in its smartphones and...
View ArticleGet ready to rumble: Apple, Samsung face off in death match before ITC
It’s not exactly the thrilla’ in manilla, but a heavyweight fight is set in the otherwise staid patent courts. Apple and Samsung, which both comprise most smartphone sales, are looking for a knockout,...
View ArticleObama Administration vetoes ITC’s US sales ban on Apple products
Huge news out of Washington this afternoon, as reports are coming in that President Obama has stepped in and vetoed the ITC’s decision to place a US import ban on a handful of Apple’s older iOS...
View ArticleBan veto: Obama’s pro-Apple ruling cripples ITC as future patent weapon
What’s the likely impact of the weekend decision to veto a proposed ban on sales and imports of Apple’s older iPhones and iPads? Aside from the expected self-congratulations and condemnations, the...
View ArticleApple wins appeal on dismissed ITC case against Motorola
Good news for the Cupertino legal team this week. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has finally handed down its opinion on the company’s appeal of the ITC’s dismissal of its patent...
View ArticleApple wins ITC ban on Samsung products
Apple picked up another major victory in its ongoing patent battle with Samsung this afternoon. The International Trade Commission has just handed down a decision in the company’s case against Samsung,...
View ArticleSamsung posts bond with ITC, suggesting it continues to infringe on Apple...
Last Friday, Samsung was dealt a huge blow as the ITC ruled that some of the company’s mobile products infringe on two of Apple’s patents. As a result of the ruling, those products will be banned from...
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