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Eight devices from smartphone vendors under patent probe

Eight devices from smartphone vendors under patent probe

Written by on May 6, 2016 in News with 0 Comments

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is launching an investigation into mobile devices made by eight smartphone vendors including Samsung Electronics Co over an alleged patent violation, the trade panel said on its website. The probe follows a complaint filed by Singapore-based Creative Technology Ltd and U.S.-based Creative Labs Inc that […]

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Apple ordered to pay university $234 million for infringing patent

Apple ordered to pay university $234 million for infringing patent

Written by on October 18, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

(Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Friday ordered Apple Inc to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing arm more than $234 million in damages for incorporating its microchip technology into some of the company’s iPhones and iPads without permission. The amount was less than the $400 million the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) was […]

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Cisco Systems loses patent infringement fight

Cisco Systems loses patent infringement fight

Written by on May 27, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against Cisco Systems Inc over a patent infringement claim the tech giant is fighting. On a 6-2 vote, with Justice Stephen Breyer recused from the case, the court threw out a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in favour of […]

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ZTE cleared of infringing mobile phone patent

Written by on April 23, 2015 in Snippets with 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Wednesday cleared Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp of infringing a patent on transmitting data in wireless networks owned by patent licensor InterDigital Inc. The verdict, coming after a two-day trial, followed a first trial between the two companies last October in which ZTE was found by […]

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Swiss watchmaker disrupts Apple Watch launch with 1985 patent

Swiss watchmaker disrupts Apple Watch launch with 1985 patent

Written by on April 6, 2015 in News with 0 Comments

ZURICH (Reuters) – Apple is not able to launch its new smartwatch in Switzerland until at least the end of this year because of an intellectual property rights issue, Swiss broadcaster RTS reported on its website. The U.S. tech giant cannot use the image of an apple nor the word “apple” to launch its watch […]

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