patents

With Licensing Deal, Apple Patent Lawsuit Simply Vanishes Into Thin Air

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 24 at 1:46 pm PT

Avoiding a trial in a lawsuit, Apple has taken a license to patents held by Texas-based SimpleAir. Naturally, all of the interesting terms and details are being kept confidential.

With Motorola Deal Closed, Microsoft Scores Its First Direct Patent Hit on Google

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 24 at 10:35 am PT

A court in Germany ruled that Motorola’s Android products are infringing on a Microsoft patent related to text messaging, but said that the Google unit is not infringing on another of Redmond’s patents.

So Much for the Big Apple-Samsung Summit

John Paczkowski in News on May 23 at 8:49 am PT

Should have held it on the Napa Valley Wine Train.

Unpleasant Development for Kodak: ITC Judge Rules Key Patent Invalid

John Paczkowski in News on May 22 at 4:05 am PT

A U.S. International Trade Commission judge has determined that a patent Kodak has asserted against Apple and Research In Motion is invalid.

Game On! Googorola Acquisition Expected to Close on Tuesday.

Mike Isaac in Mobile on May 21 at 4:58 pm PT

Hello, Moto.

Court Bans Import of Some Motorola Phones Found to Infringe on Microsoft Patent

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 18 at 2:44 pm PT

The U.S. International Trade Commission sides with Microsoft in one of several patent disputes between the two companies. Motorola may appeal.

Oh, Snap: Kodak Says Apple Is Just Playing Spoiler With Patent Claim

John Paczkowski in News on May 18 at 9:44 am PT

Kodak to Apple: Waaaaaagh!

News Byte

Judge Orders Apple and HTC to Talk It Out

John Paczkowski in News on May 17 at 1:43 pm PT

With their patent war raging on, Apple and HTC have been ordered into face-to-face mediation talks to settle their legal differences. Issued by the U.S. District Court of Delaware on Thursday, the order requires counsel and key decision makers from both companies to attend a session on August 28, 2012. It follows by a single day the enforcement of an International Trade Commission import ban on two HTC smartphones won by Apple in December of 2011.

Shipments of HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE Delayed Over Customs Concerns

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 15 at 5:59 pm PT

Availability is being pushed back for two of HTC’s latest smartphones, as U.S. Customs ensures the phones aren’t in violation of an International Trade Commission exclusion order.

Voices

Court Issues Mixed Ruling in Apple-Samsung Patent Case

Brent Kendall, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 14 at 12:46 pm PT

In a mixed ruling, a federal appeals court on Monday revived Apple Inc.’s bid to block U.S. sales of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Tab tablet computer, but rejected other Apple legal claims that sought to bar sales of Samsung smartphones.