This set of infographics from our good friends at Verizon is a pretty sobering look at both the patent minefield that currently exists in the smartphone world, as well as many of the higher profile lawsuits that are currently taking place. As a side note, I’m not sure why Verizon is kicking the sleeping dog [...]
A little over a year ago, Apple sued HTC, claiming 20 patent infringements. Recently, we learned that Apple won that case with 2 of those patents. HTC is now suing Apple back using some patents of their own, and also others from companies they’ve bought recently. It looks like this patent war will only get [...]
Emails Surfacing in Skyhook Lawsuit Reveal a Different View of Google’s Openness Since the earliest days of the Android operating system, Google has waved the “open source” banner, and positioned themselves as champions of the superiority of their “open platform”. But emails which have recently seen light in connection with a lawsuit from Skyhook [...]
Totally forgetting the fact that they opted-in to sharing their location data with Google, two Michigan opportunists women have filed a $50 million class action lawsuit seeking class status. According to Julie Brown and Kayla Molaski Google collects location data that would normally require a warrant to obtain. That point is debatable, but the police [...]
So, Apple is taking another company to court: Samsung Recently Apple has filed a lawsuit against Samsung, a well known Android phone maker. Apple claims that Samsung has infringed on patents regarding the look and feel of their phones. Apple states that the latest Galaxy line of phones is a direct copy of many iOS [...]
Apple Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Samsung Over its Galaxy Series of Phones and Tablets The history of the smartphone has been one of extremely rapid advances in technologies and usability. But this story of progress has also been peppered with an endless stream of legal actions between rival manufacturers and developers, each claiming infringements on their [...]
Microsoft Sues Barnes & Noble Over Use of Android in its Nook e-reader Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Barnes & Noble, as well as its device manufacturers, Foxconn and Inventec, over its use of the Android operating system in its popular Nook e-reader. The suit is based on an argument that is by now familiar: [...]
At the Mobile World Congress this year HTC announced the “HTC ChaCha” with it’s dedicated Facebook button. Only one problem, there is a very large mobile business entitled “ChaCha” and they do not seem to like the fact that HTC is using the same name on their phone. ChaCha Inc. filed a lawsuit last Tuesday [...]
Chinese company Huawei is dominating its court case involving both Motorola and Nokia Siemens, winning a temporary court order banning Motorola from disclosing any of its information to Nokia. Defendants in the case include Motorola, which holds the network equipment unit being sold and Motorola Mobility, which makes phones/set-top boxes, and holds Huawei intellectual property related [...]
There is yet another lawsuit involving Google. There is just one difference in this one, and it is the fact that Google is on the offensive this time. They are suing the United State Government, in particular the Department of the Interior, and saying “Inappropriately wrote procurement requirements for a messaging contract to favor Microsoft [...]
Yes, it’s true. Apple is targeting Android with a slew of lawsuits to follow. It seems not so long ago that Apple held the high throne, and now how the evil has fallen to second and Androids rule the air. I am not saying that the iPhone still is not good, because well it is, [...]
It’s beginning. Apple’s suing sniper is scouting for targets and Motorola got into the scope first. Apple is suing Motorola over all of its newest Android OS handsets that have multitouch capability. In addition to the multitouch claim, Apple is bringing Motorola to court for: Object-Oriented System Locator System Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User [...]
Yup, Google has received a what seemed to be another lawsuit. This time it is from chipmaker company called Gemalto. Its main case is patent infringement. Shockingly, it is not only Google on the its scope. No, Google may get hit by the initial attack but Motorola, HTC, and even Samsumg can face a possible lawsuit [...]
If you can’t beat them, sue them! At least, that seems to be Microsoft’s new mantra (or perhaps it’s not quite new?) when it comes to Android. Microsoft is not suing Motorola for infringing on 9 of their patents, according to them. These patents include the ability to synchronize e-mails, calendars, contacts, schedule meetings, and [...]
Well it looks like Google may find themselves in court again over some interesting accusations of being uncompetitive and using strong arm tactics to push their product. Skyhook wireless is a company involved in location based technology which I assume could be used for advertising, social networking or any number of the ways location is used nowadays and these [...]
I know that Google’s lawyers are definitely overworked. The is yet another lawsuit aimed at Google. This time Google is being pulled into court to concerning a class action lawsuit that states “Google breached their contract between them and their customers.” Nathan Nabors a resident of Florida is the man leading the charge as he feels Google [...]
Man, if you thought the lawsuit action in the mobile space was crazy before, well, you ain’t seen nothing yet — Motorola just sued Huawei and over a dozen former employees for conspiring to steal its wireless trade secrets and other proprietary technology over a period of years starting in 2001. Yeah, it’s crazy. The [...]
The first iPhone 4 class action suit against Apple and AT&T has been filed today in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. The lawsuit focus on the antenna design problems, making several claims: • General Negligence (APPLE and AT&T) • Defect in Design, Manufacture, and Assembly (APPLE) • Breach of Express [...]
And the battle between these two phone manufacturers continues. First Apple sues HTC, then HTC sues Apple and now Apple is filing another suit against HTC. The second suit claims two more patents. Here are the four patents that Apple is suing over: Patent 7,383,453: Conserving power by reducing voltage supplied to an instruction-processing portion [...]
HTC’s patent-related legal action against Apple took a huge step forward today, as the ITC announced it will formally investigate the claims made by HTC. At the heart of the matter are five patents which HTC alleges Apple is using without permission. The patents include personalized software phone dialers, a phone dialer with memory access, [...]
In a response to the community of Behold II owners who have been fighting to get the Android 2.1 update they were promised last year, Samsung Mobile USA has issued their “official” statement. In their official tweet they provided a link to a post they created “detailing” the upgrade for the BH II. The post [...]
In a video orginaly released to youtube on November 7, 2009 but was since removed by samsung, Samsung promises Behold II owners that they will get upgraded to Android 2.x when it arrived. These same users are still sitting at 1.5. They have waited patiently as updates rolled out hoping they would be next. Well [...]
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