Tag: Patents
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Google paid $40 million To Fossil Group for secret unfinished Smartwatch technology to use in Wear OS
Google just bought Fossil Group’s certain intellectual properties for Smartwatch technology and a part of Fossil’s R&D team for $40 million.
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Qualcomm says Apple owes $7 billion in royalty payments
Qualcomm has said in a court hearing that Apple owes them $7 billion in patent royalty payments. It also claimed that Apple’s partners are also withholding royalties causing significant loss to the company.
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Apple and Samsung face off in court over ‘design patents’ that made iPhone ‘revolutionary’
The legal battle between Apple and Samsung has not ended and both companies are officially back in the courtroom this month to continue their 7+ years debate over iPhone design patents.
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Qualcomm vs Apple: Qualcomm Wants China To Ban Production And Sales Of iPhones
Recently, Qualcomm has filed a lawsuit against Apple asking a Chinese court to block the sale and manufacturing of iPhones within the country.
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Samsung New Patent Shows New Multi-Camera Iris Recognition System
A new patent from Samsung reveals the company’s plan to use multi-camera iris recognition system for its Iris Scanner.
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Samsung Files 2 New Patents For Fingerprint Scanner
Samsung has filed two patents that shows new approaches to improve the fingerprint scanner on its smartphones.
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Google Accused Of Stealing Idea For Project Loon From Space Data Corp
Google was accused by Space Data Corp for infringing its patents and stealing the idea behind Project Loon, during a meeting in 2007.
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Chinese OEM Claims Apple Copied Its Design For iPhone 6
A Chinese company under the brand name “100+”, which makes smartphone named “100C” has sued Apple for infringing their design patent.
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CalTech Claims Apple Has Violated Its Wi-Fi Patents
California Institute of Technology (CalTech) has filed a suit against Apple and Broadcom for allegedly using its Wi-Fi patents in their products.
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Appeals Court Overturns Apple’s $120 Million Patent Win Against Samsung
The US Court of Appeals has overturned a 2014 verdict of a California federal court that awarded Apple $119.6 million in damage in a patent case against Samsung.
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Apple Finally Gets Symbolic Ban Of Samsung Smartphones In U.S
U.S Federal court of California has passed a judgement in favor of Apple and bans selling of some of the old Samsung smartphones that have features that infringe three patents owned by Apple.
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Apple Ordered To Pay $234 Million In Damage To University Of Wisconsin
Court has ordered Apple to pay the University of Wisconsin $234 million in damages for using its patent without proper permission to improve chip efficiency.
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Apple Loses Patent Lawsuit To University Of Wisconsin, Faces Up To $862 Million In Damage
Apple was found liable of using a 1998 patent owned by University of Wisconsin in its A7, A8, and A8X processors included in the 2013 and 2014 iPhone and iPad lineup without getting proper permission.
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Apple Applies Patent For Fuel Cell System That Could Power A MacBook For Days Or Even Weeks
Today, the U.S. Patent Office has published a patent application from Apple, which is a design for a fuel cell system that can power a MacBook “for days or even weeks”.
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Microsoft Is Cleared Of Patent Infringement By U.S International Trade Commission
Microsoft avoided a major setback, when U.S. International Trade Commission declined to block the import of its devices in a longstanding patent dispute.
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Flurry Of Filings Irks Judge In Apple vs Samsung Lawsuit
In Apple vs Samsung lawsuit, Judge Lucy Koh barred Apple and Samsung from filing any more motions, briefs, or letters without permission from the court.
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U.S. Patent Office Invalidates Apple iPhone Design Patent In Samsung vs Apple Lawsuit
A recent report states that, USPTO has issued a non-final rejection in one of the key iPhone design patent in the Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit.
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Apple Patents Natural Tap Based Gesture Input For Selecting Text And Moving On-Screen Objects
Apple patents the way for mobile gesture input that turns taps detected on non-touchscreen surfaces, like the side of an iPhone, into granular on-screen controls.
