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ShareThe world’s biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia, has filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming the iPad 3G and iPhone infringe five of its patents.
Nokia claims the infringements involve technology used to enhance speech and data transmission and antenna innovations for compact devices.
This is the latest salvo in a long-running legal [...]
Sharet’s not the newest new today that Microsoft and HTC have signed an intellectual property license agreement for all smartphones that run Google’s Android operating system. But, you had better know that this is an indication that Microsoft tries to beat its biggest competitor, Apple, who has already sued HTC for patent infringement recently.
“Microsoft has [...]
ShareA company called NetAirus Technologies has sued Apple(AAPL), alleging that the iPhone infringes its 2006 patent, first filed in 1999, on “a wireless handset communication system,” the blog The Loop reports. the patent was issued to Richard J. Ditzik, of Bonita, California. a quick Google search finds Ditzik previously has filed other patent infringement suits, including cases against Panasonic andSamsung.
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ShareWiLAN today said that it has filed a patent infringement complaint with the U.S. District Court for the eastern district of Texas against a number of computer and handset manufacturers.
The company claims that all of the firms are infringing on U.S. Patent No. 5,515,369 which involves making or selling products with Bluetooth technology in them.
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A company that has already sued Apple over a patent on zooming and scrolling on a mobile Web browser, is now adding the iPad to the lawsuit Monday.
EMG Technology, a company based in Los Angeles, sued Apple in November 2008, claiming that it owns U.S. Patent No. 7,441,196, which covers the “Apparatus and Method of Manipulating a [...]
ShareThe fact that the U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Apple’s claims of patent infringement against HTC has not fazed the Taiwanese handset maker, its president said Friday.
According to Reuters, HTC Chief Executive Peter Chou said the suit from Apple, which has accused his company of violating 20 iPhone-related patents, has not affected its [...]
ShareHTC has responded to a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) claiming that its rival smartphone maker and Google Android sympathizer copied 20 Apple patents related to the Apple iPhone.HTC chief Peter Chou responded to last month’s Apple lawsuit in a statement, disagreeing with the suit.
“HTC disagrees with Apple’s actions and will fully defend [...]