IPNews® - A Panel of Circuit Court judges upheld a Nintendo Co. Ltd. victory over Motiva LLC in relation to the Nintendo Wii.
Nintendo was held not to infringe Motiva's video controller patents. The panel also held that Nintendo did not infringe Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. To continue reading, click: Nintendo Scores Victory in Wii Controller Patent Lawsuit
IPNews® - Uship recently lost its appeal of a patent infringement case that it lost against the U.S. Postal Service.
The case involves a U.S. Patent for an automated shipping machine. The U.S. Court of Appeals found that the U.S. Postal Service along with IBM did not infringe due to specific claims outlined in the patent. To continue reading, click: U.S. Postal Service and IBM Fend Off Patent Lawsuit
IPNews® - A university in Taiwan recently filed a lawsuit against Apple for allegedly infringing on its videoconferencing technology patent.
The target of the lawsuit is Apple's FaceTime app. The complaint, filed in a Texas federal court, is seeking to ban the use of FaceTime as well as damages. To continue reading, click: Apple Sued for Patent Infringement Again Over FaceTime
IPNews® - An inventor filed a lawsuit last Friday against Mastercard and others claiming that they are infringing on a virtual payment system that he developed.
The patents cover a method for making purchases online and by telephone without use of the actual credit card number. The Complaint was filed in Delaware and names Mastercard, Citigroup, and Discover. To continue reading, click: MasterCard Sued in Virtual Payment Patent Infringement Case
IPNews® - The pending patent war between Ericsson Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ramped up again as the parties continue to add to the claims against each other.
After Samsung filed a counterclaim, Ericsson added 8 more patents to its case. The patents at issue relate to common technology used in computers, TV’s and cell phones. To continue reading, click: Ericsson Ramps Up Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung
IPNews® - Aspex Eyewear Inc. came up short once again in a patent lawsuit this time against Zenni Optical LLC.
The cases involve patents related to magnetic sunglass attachments. U.S. District Judge William Zloch granted summary judgment in favor of Zenni Optical holding that Aspex Eyewear's case was precluded due to a decision in a nearly identical patent infringement case previously filed by Aspex. To continue reading, click: Aspex Eyewear Loses Appeal of Magnetic Sunglass Patent Lawsuit
IPNews® - A California U.S. District Court judge recently dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit involving altimeter technology due to the doctrine of laches.
The complaint, filed by Avocet Sports Technology Inc. against Polar Electro Inc., alleged that Polar Electro infringed on a patent which helps track differences in altitudes for athletes. The judge held that Avocet Sports waited an unreasonable amount of time to file the lawsuit. To continue reading, click: Time Runs Out for Owner of Altimeter Monitoring Patent
IPNews® - Podcasting innovator Personal Audio LLC has filed separate lawsuits against CBS and NBC for patent infringement.
The complaints allege that podcasts of shows such as the NBC Nightly News and 60 Minutes are infringing the patent at issue. It appears that Personal Audio is willing to license the technology at issue. To continue reading, click: CBS and NBC Sued in Podcasting Patent Infringement Cases
IPNews® - Federal Court Judge Gary A. Feess decided to issue a stay in a patent infringement case against Southwest Airlines pending the outcome of a USPTO re-examination of the patents at issue.
Southwest Airlines took the position that moving forward would be a waste of time. The Plaintiff in the case, Advanced Media Networks LLC, argued that the case should continue because the patents in suit are likely to expire prior to trial. To continue reading, click: WiFi Patent Lawsuit Against Southwest Airlines On Hold For Re-Examination
IPNews® - Samsung's ChatOn messaging system is the latest target in a patent infringement lawsuit brought in Texas Federal Court by Mobile Telecommunications Technologies LLC.
Mobile Telecommunications is alleging that ChatOn infringes patents that were registered 13-14 years ago. Samsung's technology also includes applications related to email systems such as Hotmail. To continue reading, click: Samsung's ChatON May be Off Due to Patent Infringement Allegations
