Entries in 'patents' (26)
Samsung patents 'smart skin' phones
NEWSKorean electronics giant Samsung has filed a detailed patent for a 'smart device-skin' which will take any digital image and wrap it around the phone as a virtual texture.
Samsung Galaxy smartphones banned in EU
NEWSApple has scored a critical victory against smartphone rival Samsung having successfully obtained a preliminary injunction against the sale of Samsung Galaxy smartphones throughout much of the EU.
HTC launches fresh Apple legal complaint
NEWSSmartphone giant HTC has fired yet off yet another patent action against Apple, alleging that Apple's iPhone, iPad and Mac desktop lines infringe on patents relating to Wi-Fi.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban suspended
NEWSThe German court has suspended the early injunction granting a ban on the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 throughout the EU including the UK.
Apple 'false evidence' in Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction
NEWSA Dutch magazine has found that Apple manipulated images in the firm's successful application to a German court to have Samsung's competing Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned from sale in the ...
Google slams anti-Android 'hostile campaign' of 'bogus patents'
NEWSGoogle hit back at rivals targeting the firm's free Android mobile operating system, calling the action a "hostile, organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies, waged ...
HTC vs Apple patent battle reaches the UK
NEWSTaiwanese smartphone giant HTC has launched legal action against Apple in the UK courts.
Google buys IBM patents
NEWSInternet giant Google announced that the firm has acquired over 1,000 patents from IBM which may be used to defend the Android operating system from ongoing patent litigation.
Google's Schmidt says that Android will be Asian favorite
NEWSGoogle Chairman Eric Schmidt said that the internet giant's Android mobile operating system would become the platform of choice for Asian consumers due the availability of "cheaper, better, faster" Android ...
Mobile developers shunning US market in fear of lawsuits
NEWSThe growth of US software patent disputes has forced some application developers to turn away from publishing their wares on the US version of Android Market and Apple App Store.
Apple wins ITC bout with HTC, Android itself at risk
NEWSThe US International Trade Commission issued a determination on Friday that Taiwanese smartphone giant HTC is infringing upon two Apple patents in the firm's Android smartphones.
Oracle suffers setback in Android patent battle
NEWSOracle's legal attack on Google's Android smartphone operating system has hit a brick wall with the US Patent and Trademark Office declaring a raft of patents invalid on the basis ...
Samsung smashes sales record with Galaxy S II
NEWSKorean electronics giant Samsung announced that the firm has sold 3 million Samsung Galaxy S II smartphones in less than two months.
Apple could face 420 million euro Nokia bill
NEWSNokia may have netted up to 420 million Euros in the recent settlement with Apple regarding smartphone patents, according to a Deutsche Bank analyst.
Apple caves in Nokia legal battle
NEWSApple and Nokia have settled an ongoing patent dispute which will see the firms bury their respective legal hatchets and Apple pay Nokia an undisclosed sum.
'Patent troll' Lodsys defies Apple and files against iOS devs
NEWSDespite being warned by Apple against pursuing legal claims against iOS developers, Lodsys filed legal actions against a number of iOS developers alleging parent infringement.
Microsoft and Google team up on GeoTag 'patent troll'
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Microsoft and Google have teamed up in a legal action against a 'patent troll' firm that filed more than 300 lawsuits alleging infringement of a geotagging-like patent.
Apple files patent for glasses-free 3D projector
NEWSApple has filed a patent which suggests that the company is looking to introduce a 3D video projector system in the future.
Apple hires legal heavyweighs ahead of Nokia ITC battle
NEWSApple is been recruiting top legal talent ahead of a critical show down with Nokia before the International Trade Commission regarding ongoing patent disputes between the two companies.
Apple launches patent infringement action aganst Motorola
NEWSApple has filed patent infringement action against mobile-maker Motorola for intellectual property relating to multi-touch on smartphones.
