News tagged ‘patent’
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013
Apple Successfully Trademarks Design of Its Retail Stores
After two previous unsuccessful attempts, Apple has finally filed a trademark claim with the U.S. patent office on the design of its signature minimalist retail stores.
Tuesday, 18 Dec 2012
Amazon CEO Granted Patent for Airbag System for Portable Devices
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Amazon VP Gregory Hart have been awarded a patent which outlines a number of innovative solutions to protect portable devices from hard impacts.
Saturday, 25 Aug 2012
Apple Wins Big Against Samsung in Patent Lawsuit
Samsung is found to have infringed on Apple's patents and is ordered to pay at least US$1.049 billion in damages. If you think the battle is over, you're wrong. Hit the link to find out more.
Wednesday, 2 Nov 2011
Microsoft's Lawyer Claims Android Benefited From Its R&D
Horacio Gutierrez, deputy general counsel of Microsoft's intellectual property group has claimed that Google Android's success is built upon Microsoft's heavy investments in research and development.
Thursday, 29 Sep 2011
Samsung Agrees to Patent Cross-Licensing Deal with Microsoft
Samsung has agreed to a patent cross-licensing deal with Microsoft, related to a series of patent infringement by the Google Android operating system employed by Samsung's portfolio.
Friday, 19 Aug 2011
Apple Files Another Lawsuit Against Samsung in the Netherlands
Apple is aggressively going after Samsung and its line of mobile devices in the Netherlands with the filing of the latest lawsuit in the Netherlands.
Thursday, 18 Aug 2011
MagSafe Patent for iOS Devices Awarded to Apple
Apple's MagSafe power adapters, which have only been used in its Macbook lineup, will most likely be making its way onto future iOS devices when the Cupertino-based company secured the patent for the mobile OS.
Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011
Samsung to Get Their Day in Court
Apple struck a major blow when it got an injunction prohibiting Samsung from selling its new Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the European market. Samsung however is appealing the ruling and will be showing up in court later this month.
Monday, 18 Jul 2011
Kootol Sends Patent Violation Notice to Apple, Microsoft and Others
India-based Kootol Software has sent a notice to several companies, including Apple and Microsoft, for violating a patent that it has rights to.
Monday, 11 Jul 2011
Apple Loses iPod Playlist Patent Trial
Apple will have to shell out US$8 million after a Federal jury in Texas ruled that it was guilty of infringing patents with its application of playlist navigation for the iPod.