Legal
Lodsys Adds Major Devs to Patent Suit
July 22, 2011 8:07 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsLodsys today officially added a spate major developers — Rovio, EA, Atari, Square Enix, Take-Two — to its patent infringement suit...
Former China Mobile Exec Guilty in Bribery Case
July 22, 2011 8:00 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA former deputy chairman of state-owned China Mobile Ltd. was convicted Friday of taking bribes and sentenced to prison.
Judge Rules Against Apple in Kodak Suit
July 19, 2011 8:28 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe ITC put to bed at least one of the many patent infringement cases coming out of the wireless industry recently...
Sprint Settles for $5.5M in Auto-Dial Suit
July 19, 2011 8:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over auto-dial calls placed in 2007 to its customers in Washington state...
ITC Rules Against HTC in Apple Case
July 18, 2011 8:18 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe ITC ruled Friday that HTC's smartphones had violated two of Apple's patents on wireless technology.
FCC Examines Fallout of AT & T, T-Mobile Deal
July 18, 2011 8:15 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe FCC held an all-day panel last week with its own top economists and representatives from AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and Sprint...
Incentive Auctions May Threaten Mobile TV, Warns NAB
July 15, 2011 8:24 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsThe National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) warned lawmakers on Capitol Hill today that a proposal to allow the FCC to auction off broadcast spectrum could undermine mobile television.
Report: Apple Settles in Korea for Location Tracking
July 15, 2011 8:04 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple has apparently paid a South Korean lawyer 1 million won ($945) to settle a suit alleging the company's iPhone collected location information...
Apple Files Second ITC Complaint Against HTC
July 12, 2011 8:28 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsApple ratcheted up its legal fight against HTC with a second complaint filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) yesterday.
9 States Subpoena Sprint Over AT & T - T-Mo Deal
July 12, 2011 8:26 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint has been subpoenaed by nine state attorney generals for information about AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile USA...
Judges in U.S., Canada Approve Nortel Patents Sale
July 12, 2011 8:19 am | by Randall Chase, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsU.S. and Canadian judges on Monday approved a $4.5 billion cash bid from a consortium that includes Apple and Research In Motion for thousands of patents held by bankrupt telecom-equipment maker Nortel Networks Corp.
Apple Raises GetJar's Hackles with C & D Notice
July 11, 2011 7:58 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple last week sent a cease and desist notice to GetJar, asking that the third-party applications store immediately quit using the term "app store" in any manner at all.
Court Denies Apple's Bid for Injunction Against Amazon in App Store Suit
July 7, 2011 8:22 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsA federal district judge has denied Apple's attempt to get a preliminary injunction against Amazon's use of the phrase "app store"...
Round Two at ITC: Apple Files Complaint Against Samsung
July 7, 2011 8:20 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsApple and Samsung's legal tussle over device patents escalated further this week...
Google Not Among Winners in Nortel $4.5B Patent Sale
July 1, 2011 8:08 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsNortel's patent auction closed yesterday after a group of companies bid $4.5 billion...
Apple, Kodak Patent Fight Gets Split Decision
July 1, 2011 8:01 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsThe International Trade Commission (ITC) late yesterday ruled partially against Kodak in the suit Kodak filed against Apple...
Samsung Seeks US Import Ban Against Apple Products
July 1, 2011 7:57 am | by Kelly Olsen, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics is asking the United States to prohibit Apple from importing key products including the latest iPhone and iPad devices...
Samsung Takes Apple Patent Fight to the ITC
June 30, 2011 8:16 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSamsung has filed a complaint against Apple with the ITC in an escalating legal battle over the companies' patents...
Microsoft, General Dynamics Itronix Reach Patent Agreement
June 28, 2011 8:20 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsMicrosoft yesterday announced that it had reached an agreement with General Dynamics...
Supreme Court to Review Warrantless GPS Tracking
June 27, 2011 8:07 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Supreme Court will weigh in on whether the police need a warrant before using a global positioning system device to track a suspect's movements.
Apple Takes Patent Fight to Samsung's Court
June 24, 2011 8:32 am | by Andrew Berg | News | CommentsApple has expanded its patent dispute with Samsung by taking the fight to South Korea.
Calif. Man Admits Role in Theft of iPad Addresses
June 24, 2011 8:23 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA California man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to hack into computer servers and steal email addresses and personal information from iPad users.
Ruling Awaited in Kodak Patent Battle with Apple
June 23, 2011 8:15 am | by Ben Dobbin, AP Business Writer | News | CommentsAfter years of wading through a tide of red ink, Eastman Kodak Co. is nearing the end of a potentially lucrative patent fight...
Sprint: T-Mobile Not a Fix for AT & T Capacity Crunch
June 21, 2011 8:13 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsSprint attacked AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile USA again yesterday in its latest round of arguments to the FCC denouncing the mega-merger.
TerreStar: We Don't Owe Sprint for Spectrum Clearing
June 21, 2011 8:11 am | by Maisie Ramsay | News | CommentsTerreStar claimed in bankruptcy court documents Friday that four of its affiliate companies shouldn't have to pay Sprint...
