Apple seeks to broaden HTC import ban
While Apple won a partial victory in December in its patent battles with rival smartphone maker HTC, the scope of the ruling was both fairly tame and narrow enough for HTC to develop a workaround a mere two days after the ruling. According to FOSS Pat...
ITC gives Motorola the early win in patent fight with Apple
Apple has suffered an early loss in its patent suit against Motorola. An administrative law judge (ALJ) with the International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an initial ruling late on Friday, saying that Motorola did not violate t...
In last-ditch effort to prove patent portfolio, Kodak sues Apple and HTC (again)
Apple and HTC are once again being accused of patent infringement, this time related to how the iPhone, iPad, and iPod transmit digital images. Eastman Kodak announced on Tuesday that it had filed lawsuits against...
Apple vs. Android: A grueling patent war of attrition
HTC was forced to drop one feature. Motorola may have to drop another. More to come.
The 1969 War of Attrition. Photo: Israeli Air Force
Many commentators took at face value HTC's declaration of "an actual victory" after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that it had infringed Apple's (AAPL) patent on software that allowed a user...
HTC tweaks devices in response to Apple patent violation
On Monday, Apple won an ITC ruling resulting in an import ban on some HTC smartphones running Android. The patent found to have been violated has to do with a feature for detecting and using data, but HTC says it has already addressed the issue.
ITC initial ruling: Motorola Atrix, Droid, Xoom infringe on Microsoft patent
The International Trade Commission has given Microsoft a partial victory with its initial ruling on the patent infringement claims the software giant lodged against Motorola in October 2010. The ITC judge has determined that Moto...
Victory for Apple: US trade body bans infringing HTC phones starting in April
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued its ruling on the patent battle between HTC and Apple. In a decision issued Monday, the ITC said that it had found a patent violation in some of HTC's products, issuing an...
Apple may be using patent troll to do its legal dirty work
It appears that Apple has made a deal with patent troll Digitude Innnovations to help the company's efforts to sue nearly every major mobile device maker. Digitude earlier this month launched one of its first...
Top Android phone maker faces possible U.S. import ban next week
Shares of HTC are down sharply in advance of a ruling on a key Apple patent suit
HTC Incredible S
HTC shipped more than 5.7 million smartphones to the U.S. last quarter, according to Canalys, beating out Samsung and Apple to become the country's leading smartphone vendor.
So there's a lot at stake for the giant Taiwanese phone...
HTC could drop its planned purchase of S3 Graphics following the ITC ruling favoring Apple
Taiwanese handset maker HTC’s lawsuit against Apple over infringement of S3 Graphics’ patents has suffered a fatal blow (in addition to this one) as the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), which can block the import of products, reversed its earlier decision and ruled in favor of Apple on November 21. The Commission has officially ended its investigation...
Ruling: Apple did not infringe HTC graphics patents
The International Trade Commission has sided with Apple in a patent infringement investigation brought by HTC subsidiary S3 Graphics. An initial decision found that certain Macs may have violated some of the patents asserted by S...
ITC Dismisses S3 Graphics Complaint Against Apple
The U.S. International Trade Commission has dismissed a complaint from S3 Graphics against Apple, ruling that the Cupertino company has shown no violation of the patents held by S3, and terminating the investigation. The official notice, which was first discovered by FOSS Patents, reads: Notice is...
