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European Commission investigating Motorola for suspected patent abuse<br /> The European Commission announced on Tuesday that it has opened two formal investigations against Motorola Mobility, which were spurred by com…
... Union, of abusing its standard-essential patents. The complaints were enough ... engaged to license those standard-essential patents on fair, reasonable and ... to reduce abuse of standard-essential patents by telecoms. At a ... -
FileMaker 12 launches with new templates, iOS apps now free<br /> Apple subsidiary FileMaker Inc. on Wednesday launched FileMaker Pro 12, featuring new templates and enhanced 64-bit support, along with a new,…
... , digital content, inventory and more essential business tasks. Starter solutions include ... -
Adobe launches Creative Suite 6 with advanced 3D tools, new Creative Cloud<vc><strong>Adobe on Monday officially launched Creative Suite 6, its latest collection of software for design, Web and video professionals, along wi…
... , enabling near instant results from essential editing tools, including Liquify, Puppet ... -
Nokia has earned more from iPhone than selling Lumia Windows Phone 7<vc><strong>After Microsoft was found to be making more from licensing its patents to Android handset makers than from selling its own Windows Phone …
... involving a variety of standards essential patents, according to a source ... -
Nokia has earned more from iPhone than selling Lumia Windows Phone 7<vc><strong>After Microsoft was found to be making more from licensing its patents to Android handset makers than from selling its own Windows Phone …
... involving a variety of standards essential patents, according to a source ... -
German court stays Apple lawsuit against Samsung, postpones another<vc><strong>The Mannheim Regional Court on Friday has suspended an Apple lawsuit against Samsung over a photo viewing patent and has postponed ruling…
... those patents aren't standard-essential, they don't have the ... of fallout from these standard-essential patent claims is the current ... -
Apple-revised nano-SIM design to address Nokia objections ahead of standards vote<vc><strong>SIM card maker Giesecke & Devrient is showing off Apple's new nano-SIM design, which has been modified to resolve Nokia's objections to i…
... reciprocate with their own standards-essential IP. However, Nokia has dismissed ... believe Apple holds any patents essential to the proposal. In light ... -
German court stays third Apple patent suit, more may follow<vc><strong>Three German Apple lawsuits asserted against Samsung have been stayed in as many months, the most recent being a pinch-to-zoom utility mo…
... strong patents. "With non-standard-essential patents, it's hard to ... -
Apple v. Motorola, HTC case consolidated; Psystar Supreme Court appeal denied<vc><strong>Apple got its wish to consolidate a trial filed by Motorola Mobility in the Southern District of Florida with a second lawsuit that also …
... to enforce any non-standard-essential U.S. patent against Apple ... suspected abuse of its standards-essential patents. Psystar The U.S ... -
Apple sends out sandbox deadline reminder email to developers<vc><strong>With Apple set to flip the switch on its Mac App Store sandboxing system, the company sent out an email to registered developers on Frida…
... app's actions to program-essential functions in order to prevent ... -
Samsung accuses Apple trial experts of 'slavish adoration,' seeks to invalidate testimony<vc><strong>Court filings from the ongoing <em>Apple v. Samsung</em> patent dispute reveal that the South Korean company is seeking to exclude testim…
... due to Samsung's standard-essential patents. Both companies are expected ... -
Video of Apple CEO Tim Cook at D10 now available<vc><strong>Clips of Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook fielding questions at the All Things Digital D10 conference are now available to view online.</st…
... the system for enforcing standards-essential patents is broken. Cook also ... -
'AllThingsD' posts Steve Jobs' appearances as video, audio podcasts<vc><strong><em>All Things Digital</em> has released all of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' appearances at its annual D conference, beginning with …
... discussion about why the standards-essential patent system is broken, updated ... -
New patent suit accuses Apple's iOS Developer Program of infringement<vc><strong>A new lawsuit alleges Apple's iOS Developer Program infringes on a 2005 patent for customized web-based software.</strong> Delaware-base…
... " of those complaints involved standards-essential patents (SEPs). He went on ... -
Apple's next iPhone may sport HD-capable front camera, be just 7.9mm thick<vc><strong>Apple's sixth-generation iPhone could include a front-facing camera capable of HD resolution, according to a new reported from a trusted …
... to make "quite a few essential adjustments" to its next iPhone ... -
Apple injunction against Motorola phones would be 'catastrophic,' judge says<vc><strong>A U.S. judge was unimpressed with arguments made by Apple at a Wednesday hearing meant to explain why injunctive relief is a suitable cou…
... the use of a standard essential patent," Judge Posner told Motorola ... -
Apple files 4G LTE countersuit in ITC case against HTC<vc><strong>Apple on Thursday filed suit against HTC over alleged infringement of certain standard-essential 4G LTE patents as part of an ongoing U.S…
... alleged infringement of certain standard-essential 4G LTE patents as part ... by firm to be standard-essential to 4G LTE. U.S ... tactic of using 4G LTE-essential patents will become more prevalent ... over the abuse of stand-essential patents. -
Apple suggests HTC dodged ITC injunction with 'misstatements' to US customs<vc><strong>Apple has suggested to the International Trade Commission that HTC made "misstatements" to U.S. Customs in order to dodge an injunction a…
... accuses HTC of abusing standard-essential patents. HTC has struggled as ... -
Apple posts $2.6M bond to block sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1<vc><strong>Almost immediately after the company won an injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, Apple posted the necessary $2.6 million bond to…
... relies on FRAND-pledged standard-essential patents. Both parties have great ... -
Judge clears Apple of infringement ahead of summer trial<vc><strong>A U.S. federal judge on Friday cleared Apple of infringement of a Samsung wireless communications patent but had motions to invalidate tw…
... relief based on the standard essential patents. -
FTC investigating Google, Motorola over FRAND patent abuse<vc><strong>The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Friday issued a civil investigative demand to Google to examine whether the Android maker is illegal…
... maker is illegally using standards-essential FRAND patents acquired in a ... use agreements, companies that own essential patents commit to licensing the ... -
Nokia warns that Nexus 7 tablet infringes its patents<vc><strong>Nokia has issued a thinly-veiled threat to Google and Asus, the makers of the new Nexus 7 Android tablet, by claiming that the device inf…
... licensees, mainly for its standards essential patent portfolio, including most of ... yet licensed under our standard essential patents should simply approach us ... -
UN looks to slow wireless tech patent war with 'Patent Roundtable'<vc><strong>The United Nation's International Telecommunications Union arm is calling smartphone makers and mobile industry bodies together to discus…
... -called FRAND patents, or standards-essential innovations like 3G wireless technology ... said the companies leveraging the essential patents often disagree with licensees ... regarding use of the standards-essential properties against competitors. A statement ... -
Google, Sprint file briefs opposing injunction of Samsung Galaxy Nexus<vc><strong>Google and Sprint have submitted briefs in defense of Samsung and opposing a preliminary sales ban on the Galaxy Nexus smartphone that wa…
... should be allowed for standards-essential patent claims. -
Samsung accuses Apple of refusing to license 3G patents<vc><strong>Samsung has asserted in court that Apple has refused to enter into negotiations to license essential 3G patents for the iPhone and iPad.<…
... enter into negotiations to license essential 3G patents for the iPhone ... negotiate for the use of essential 3G patents in its mobile ... -
No resolution between Apple and Samsung CEOs at pre-trial mediation<vc><strong>Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Samsung Vice Chairman Choi Gee-sung and mobile head Shin Jong-Kyun last Monday to hash out the two companies'…
... Apple design patents and standards essential patents from Samsung. According to ... sources, Apple believes the deemed-essential patents should be valued lower ... -
Apple seeks $2.5 billion from Samsung in patent infringement case<vc><strong>Apple seeks to recover $2.5 billion in damages and more than $30 per device sold by Samsung for alleged patent infringement, new court fi…
... a half-cent per standard-essential patent. "The price for Samsung ... get paid for its (standards-essential patents), but the amount will ... -
Apple, Samsung briefs yield overview of upcoming trial<vc><strong>Apple and Samsung on Wednesday laid bare their respective patent claims and arguments in a pair of court briefs for the high-stakes paten…
... ." Moving to Samsung's declared-essential patents, Apple claims the properties ... promised to license its declared essential patents to all UMTS implementers ... of late and the declared-essential patents are at the heart ... -
HTC withdraws critical patent in ITC case against Apple<vc><strong>HTC on Monday withdrew a critical patent from its International Trade Commission complaint against Apple, bringing its number of asserted…
... to only two allegedly standard-essential patents. The Taiwanese smartphone maker ... over alleged infringement of standard-essential 4G LTE patents, leveling FRAND ... -
iPad newspaper 'The Daily' axes a third of its staff<vc><strong>It was announced on Tuesday that "The Daily," media giant News Corp.'s foray into digital newspapers, will lay off 50 of its 170 employee…
... pages as well as other essential departments. While the editorial section ...
