It's well established that Apple and Samsung have been in a legal cat fight for a while now, and while things seemed to have settled down for a bit, both companies are at it again. Apple and Samsung will be going to court next year in the spring for what will be the second patent trial between the two companies, and the Cupertino-based company is looking to add the new Galaxy S 4 to the mix.
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Apple to add Samsung Galaxy S 4 to upcoming patent trial
Apple’s use of “iBooks” isn’t trademark infringement, says court
Apple began using the term "iBook" quite a few years ago, having applied it to various computers in days-gone-by that are now obsolete, only recently shifting to a slight variation of the word for its digital books app. Such a change prompted John T. Colby, a New York publisher, to file a lawsuit against Apple alleging trademark infringement. The case was initiated in the summer of 2011, and after nearly two years of a back-and-forth legal battle, Apple has won.
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Court considers allowing class-action lawsuit against Google over book digitization
You may recall the backlash against Google over its book digitizing efforts, which many say is copyright infringement and it all eventually leading into a legal battle that has been ongoing for years. Back in 2011, for example, a District Court in NY rejected Google's settlement with the ASA and Author's Guild, and last summer Google moved to have the lawsuit dismissed. Now a court of appeals is considering whether a class-action lawsuit is warranted.
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Apple demanding Android source code in Samsung lawsuit
The ongoing legal battle between Apple and Samsung is heating up yet again. This time around, Apple is turning to Google and has requested that they hand over various Android source code documents. Apple claims that Google is withholding information relating to Android, and says that Android is used in all of Samsung’s infringing products, which "provides much of the accused functionality."
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Facebook and several other companies sued by Aaron Greenspan
Aaron Greenspan has sued Facebook, along with a myriad of other tech companies, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday, May 6. If you just experienced a case of deja vu, it's likely because you've heard this tune before - this isn't the first time Greenspan has sued Facebook (or other companies), and we'll be surprised if it ends up being the last. The lawsuit was initiated by Greenspan's company Think Computer.
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Warner Bros. hit with lawsuit over Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat use
If you've never seen Keyboard Cat or Nyan Cat, welcome to your first day on the Internet. That aside, both videos, one lovable and the other maddening in a good way, are the source of a lawsuit against Warner Brothers due to its use of them without permission, credit, or compensation to their creators. Game developer 5th Cell was also tagged in the lawsuit.
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Sega and Gearbox hit with lawsuit over false advertisement
Aliens: Colonial Marines popped up in the news a few times last year, perhaps most notably last summer when word had it the game wouldn't have any female characters, a rumor that was squashed a couple months later. Now that the game has finally released, gamers have discovered a different area that has proved disappointing: the differences between the game demos and the game itself, which is different enough to be false advertisement, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
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CopyTele sues Skype in its “patent monetization” scheme
CopyTele, or more specifically, its Secure Web Conference Corp. division has sued Microsoft's Skype due to patent infringement. Copytele says that Skype infringed on 2 of its patents, one regarding a "method and apparatus for securing e-mail attachments", and the other for a "portable telecommunication security device." However, CopyTele didn't sue Skype because it was trying to protect its patent portfolio. It sued Skype because it saw an opportunity to generate more money off its patents. Yes, unfortunately, CopyTele is known as a patent troll.
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Carfax suffers antitrust lawsuit from auto dealerships across the nation
Carfax is a service that allows users to essentially perform a background check on cars, getting a look into their history and whether they've been in any reported wrecks, been salvaged, or any other details that could drastically reduce the asking price. While some consumers swear by the service, some dealerships aren't happy with it, saying that the company is "monopolist" and in violation of antitrust laws.
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Acer offers to settle Vista class-action suit with flash drive apology
Lawsuits are nothing new the technology world, if you follow tech at all, you'll know that fact. It's even rather common for class-action lawsuits to crop up against technology companies for one reason or another. Consumers often turn to class-action when there's a widespread issue with a particular product that the manufacturer doesn't want to address.
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Electronic taxi hailing in New York City gets judge’s approval
In October 2012, Uber pulled its taxi hailing app from New York City, citing reasons of not having enough participating taxi drivers, and also limitations put in place by the Taxi and Limousine Commission, prompting it to continue its efforts in cities "more innovation-friendly." The issue of electronically hailing cabs grew quickly, and has now reached a potential turning point, with a judge giving the go-ahead for the technology.
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US International Trade Commission sides with Apple in Motorola patent case
In late 2010, a Motorola complaint against Apple spurred what has been a long-lived legal squabble between the two companies, something Google has been on the losing end of. Earlier today, the U.S. International Trade Commission sided with Apple in a case started by Motorola over a sensor patent. Google sought to have certain varieties of the iPhone that used the patent's feature blocked in the US, but instead the patent was invalidated.
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