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Motorola drops ITC lawsuit against Apple

Craig Lloyd — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:56:40 +0000

Well over a month ago, Motorola filed a bunch of patent infringement claims against Apple with the International Trade Commission (ITC), and wanted an import ban on virtually all Apple products including Macs, iPhones and iPads. However, Motorola has withdrawn the lawsuit entirely without an explanation. The company says that no agreement has been reached

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HTC removes patent in ITC case against Apple

Ben Kersey — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:02:51 +0000

Here’s a quick refresher on HTC’s legal battle against Apple: the company’s launch of the One X and EVO 4G LTE in the United States was stalled briefly thanks to an import ban handed down by the ITC after the handsets were found to infringe on one of Apple’s patents. Now, in a second case

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Motorola Android device import ban takes effect today

Ben Kersey — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:04:44 +0000

Microsoft scored a win against Motorola back in May, with the ITC ruling that the smartphone manufacturer had violated an ActiveSync patent on its handsets. The ban is scheduled to come into effect starting from today, but Motorola has said that it has a plan that will allow its products to remain available to customers.

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Apple denied emergency HTC handset ban

Ben Kersey — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:23:31 +0000

It wasn’t that long ago that Apple scored an injunction against the HTC One X and the EVO 4G LTE in the United States. The handsets were eventually let into the country once HTC proved the phones were no longer infringing Apple’s patent. Cupertino cried foul, saying that HTC continued to infringe the menu related

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ITC finds Apple violates one Motorola patent

Rue Liu — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:45:04 +0000

Motorola celebrated a small victory today after a judge with the US International Trade Commission found that Apple violated one of the Android manufacturer’s WiFi technology patents. The ruling by ITC Judge Thomas Pender is still subject to review but throws some weight to the treasure trove of patents owned by Motorola, which is currently

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ITC staff favors Barnes & Noble in patent dispute with Microsoft

Rue Liu — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:09:01 +0000

According to Bloomberg, staff of the US International Trade Commission believe that Barnes & Noble should win the patent-infringement case alleged by Microsoft. The suit claims that the bookseller’s Nook e-reader infringes on five of the software giant’s patents and seeks to ban import of the e-reader. Microsoft later changed the claim to only three

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Kodak sues Apple, HTC over digital imaging patents

Rue Liu — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:53:26 +0000

Kodak has announced that it’s suing Apple and HTC for infringing on four of its digital imaging patents. It also claims HTC to be infringing on a fifth image preview patent, which is already at the center of an ongoing case that Kodak has lodged against Apple and RIM. This latest suit was filed today

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Google’s Andy Rubin optimistic about Apple’s ITC win against HTC

Rue Liu — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:58:42 +0000

Google’s Android chief Andy Rubin is optimistic about the recent ITC ruling that found Android partner HTC in violation of two claims on one of Apple’s patents. Rubin believes that the ruling marks the beginning of patent settlements that will lead to a “quick path to settling” the patent disputes currently being lodged against Android.

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ITC initial ruling finds Motorola infringing on Microsoft patent

Rue Liu — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:58:14 +0000

The US International Trade Commission has issued its initial ruling favoring Microsoft in the patent feud with Motorola. The initial determination finds that Motorola’s Android products are infringing four claims of a Microsoft patent. However, a final review and ruling is still required to pass through the full Commission. “We are pleased with the ITC’s

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ITC rules in favor of Apple, bans HTC devices in US

Rue Liu — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:46:44 +0000

The US International Trade Commission has just ruled in favor of Apple’s patent claims against HTC, banning some HTC devices from sale and importation to the US. The decision comes after ITC found that HTC violated two claims on one of Apple’s patents. This final patent infringement ruling will not take effect until April 19,

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HTC loses to Apple in ITC patent infringement complaint

Rue Liu — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:48:18 +0000

The International Trade Commission (ITC) in the US has ruled in favor of Apple in HTC’s original patent infringement complaint against the Cupertino company. Judge Charles Bullock issued the ruling today, stating that Apple did not violate any of the four patents in question. The complaint was filed back in 2010 and the patents involved

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Apple ITC case against HTC to be investigated

Chris Davies — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:08:01 +0000

The US ITC has confirmed it will begin an investigation into patent complaints against HTC by Apple, which could result in sales of the manufacturers smartphones and tablets being frozen. Apple’s complaint – filed last month - is titled “Portable Electronic Devices and Related Software” and is believed to cover alleged IP infringements by HTC’s phone

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ITC Finds Apple’s OS X Infringes HTC’s S3 Patents, But iOS Cleared

Rue Liu — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:04:03 +0000

A ruling by the International Trade Commission (ITC) in the US on the patent case between Apple and HTC has just been released to the public this week. The ongoing battle has had many twists and turns, involving multiple ITC complaints back and forth, but this one is specifically about the S3 patents owned by

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 29 2011

Shane McGlaun — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:16:37 +0000

Welcome to this week’s edition of the SlashGear Week in Review, let’s get to it! The Vol Speaker concept turned up this week with a design that makes it look like a big volume knob. The concept has a rechargeable battery inside for portable listening. We learned that Android 3.2 fixes the screen incompatibility for

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