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While Apple probably wishes they’d really locked down the trademark rights to the iPad name long ago, the folks at Proview Technology in Shenzhen have a prior claim to the name and they’re taking Apple to court over it.
Apple has successfully defended the second UMTS (3G) lawsuits from Samsung in Germany today, though the battle’s far from over.
Samsung was hoping to nail Apple for infringement on a handful of 3G patents in Germany, but a judge has already tossed one of them out the window.
According to BusinessWeek, Apple has apparently issued a notice of complaint against Samsung for patent infrignements tied to the cases Samsung uses on their tablet and smartphone devices.
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Just a day after Apple announced the iPhone 4S, Samsung has filed two separate motions for preliminary injunctions to block sales of the iPhone 4S in Paris, France and
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has formally denied Apple’s application for a trademark on multi-touch. The USPTO denied Apple’s original request but Apple decided to appeal the
Samsung, who is currently embroiled in a patent war with Apple, looks to have scored a particular nasty own goal — using icons which clearly belong to Apple in its
A few interesting patent applications from Apple have recently surfaced, showing they have some bold ideas surrounding Find My iPhone, social-matching, and a way to lock the camera so
AppleInsider has discovered patent applications showing that Apple may be interested in including dual rear-facing cameras and additional sensors for a new 3D image technology in mobile devices such as
Another interesting Apple patent has made its way out of Cupertino, this one explaining a process in which Apple would use new “knitting technology” to create a flexible material for
