Tag: patents
BT sue Google for patent infringement
British Telecom (BT) have filed suit against Google, claiming that the search giant has infringed upon six of the company's patents. It's a potentially sticky situation for Google, as the patents involved concern products right across Google's portfolio, including Google…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 back on sale down under after Apple row
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 is back on sale in Australia, after the South Korean electronics giant had Apple's sales ban on the tablet overruled. Though the sales ban is still in place until Friday, Federal Court Justice Lindsay Foster has…
Google boost Android defences by buying 1000+ IBM patents
When it comes to tech, industrial espionage takes a backseat to courtroom patent wrangles. Google claim their Android OS has been the target of a "hostile, organized campaign" from Apple and Microsoft, who are using their sizeable patent library…
Now Apple take Samsung to court in the UK too
Following a string of earlier lawsuits, Apple are now taking Samsung to court in the UK too. Apple filed the court order earlier in the week, with the two electrical giants at loggerheads over some 20 patent disputes. It is…
Nokia beat Apple in long-running patent court case
Nokia have scored a rare win over smartphone rivals Apple, signing a patent license agreement with the Cupertino iPhone manufacturers that will see the Finnish phone company paid an undisclosed one-time fee alongside ongoing royalties. Nokia took Apple to court…
Elan isssues multi-touch patent infringement lawsuit against Apple
Apple, who’s lately been telling anyone that’ll listen about how many multi-touch patents it has, must be smarting a little today following the news that it’s on the receiving end of a lawsuit from Elan Microelectronics.
The company, who make the keypads used in Eee PCs, claims infringement on two patents and is seeking an injunction on the sales of the MacBook, iPhone, and iPod Touch. They’re unlikely to get it, but given that they’ve already won a similar injunction on Synaptics on one of the two patents, there’s every chance that Apple might be forced to settle.
(via Engadget)
Apple handhelds go solar powered – longer lasting iPods & iPhones
Psst, I ‘eard something, right but you’ve got to keep it just between you, me and every other iAddict and Apple-nut out there. According to MacRumors, one of their lads and lasses has caught a gander at the latest Apple patents being registered and on that list was a solar panel-backed LCD screen…
Google patent search beta launches
Google Labs have done it again and this time they launch the Google Patent Search. Though currently only storing data on US patents and really pretty useless to anyone other than the budding inventor…
