Tag: Apple
Previewing ContentGuard v. Apple and Google at the Federal Circuit
This Thursday, June 8, the Federal Circuit will hold oral argument in ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. v. Apple, Inc. and in ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. v Google, Inc. (The Google case also includes a nu...
Why No One Should Listen to Qualcomm About Patents
Qualcomm is a major opponent, perhaps the strongest opponent, of patent litigation reform. It’s becoming pretty obvious why. A few weeks ago, the Korean Fair Trade Commission went after Qualcomm for...
Smartphone Patent Wars, a Poem
‘Twas the week before Christmas,
And all through the news,
The smartphone patent wars
Were giving us the blues.
Just when we thought
Apple-Samsung was done,
Nokia decided
To rejoin the fun.
Nokia ...
Samsung v. Apple: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Court
(Cross-posted at Huffington Post)
A funny thing happened on the way to the Supreme Court in yesterday’s Samsung v. Apple design patent dispute. The high court was expected to review the lower cou...
The Supreme Court Agrees to Review Design Patent Damages Rule
Today, the Court granted certiorari in the Apple v. Samsung case on the question of design patent damages. We filed an amicus brief in support of Samsung's petition.
The Federal Circuit interpreted d...
Apple and Samsung Begin to Wind Down the Smartphone Wars
As we’ve written a number of times (e.g., here, here, and here), nothing good has come out of the war between Apple and Samsung. Both companies have spent millions and neither has much to show fo...
Google and Apple Do the Right Thing by Settling Smartphone Patent Disputes
Big news in the Smartphone Wars: Google and Apple have settled their patent disputes.
This is unequivocally a good thing. As we’ve written a number of times (see here, here, and here), the smartpho...
A Bad Week For Patent Trolls
The courts have not been kind to patent trolls lately. There were recent big decisions affecting Intellectual Ventures, MPHJ, and Rockstar.
IV’s Patents Not So Great, Says Judge
As you may remember,...
Apple Wants to Compete on Patent Portfolio, Not Products
(Cross-posted on DisCo)
Apple has been an odd player in the patent debate. On the one hand, it’s the company that gets sued by patent trolls more than any other. As a result, it supports most of the...