circuit-chip-processor.jpgIPNews® – Chip Maker Marvell Technology Group, is planning to fight a record-breaking $1.17 billion verdict which was issued against it by a Pennsylvania jury.

Carnegie Mellon University filed the lawsuit against Marvell in 2009 for infringing two patents that allow hard disk drive circuits to read data more efficiently from high-speed magnetic disks.  Marvell claims the verdict should be overturned because not only didn’t it infringe, but also the technology from the decade-old patents in question would be impractical to use in its chips.

To continue reading, click: Chip Maker Fights Record-Breaking Verdict in Patent Infringement Case

apple-store.jpgIPNews® – Just before the holidays, Apple’s request for a U.S. ban on Samsung products that infringe its patents was denied by a California federal judge.

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said that Apple did not prove that the patents Samsung was found to infringe covered features that play a role in a consumer’s decision to purchase a smartphone.  Because Apple was unable to make this connection, Judge Koh said the company had not shown it would be irreparably harmed if Samsung continued to sell the infringing products and therefore she could not issue the permanent injunction. 

To continue reading, click: Apple Unable to Secure Permanent Injunction

touchscreen.jpgIPNews® – The United States Patent and Trademark Office released a preliminary ruling that one of the patents in question in the Apple and Samsung patent wars is invalid.

Should the ruling stick, it could have lasting consequences for Apple.  Samsung is already bidding for a new trial based on the ruling in order to get Apple’s $1.05 billion damages award reduced.

To continue reading, click: USPTO Rejects Key Apple Patent

music.jpgIPNews® – Neil Young applied for two new trademarks which he plans to use in marketing his new company Pono.

Young has long been a critic of the quality of music available for MP3 players and he plans to offer a better option for consumers with his digital-to-analog online library and portable devices.  Young hopes that Pono will allow listeners to hear music the way musicians intend it to be heard.

To continue reading, click: Neil Young Files Trademarks for Pono Brand

yoga.jpgIPNews® – On Friday a California judge ruled that yoga poses cannot be copyrighted.

Bikram Choudhury, creator of the Bikram hot yoga system, claims that he has the exclusive right to teach his yoga sequences.  However, U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright said that though Bikram can copyright the books and videos describing his methods, he cannot copyright the poses themselves.

To continue reading, click: California Judge Rules Yoga Poses Cannot be Copyrighted

football.jpgIPNews®  – A Washington district judge threw out a copyright claim against a reporter who used National Football Scouting’s player grades in his blog, but he may still be on the hook for trade secret claims.

On dismissing the copyright claim, Federal District Judge Ronald B. Leighton said reporter Rob Rang’s use of the scores is covered under the fair use doctrine.  However, Judge Leighton did not reject the trade secret allegations, which will go to trial in February.

To continue reading, click: Reporter Did Not Infringe Copyright

apple-store.jpgIPNews® – A Southern California jury found that Apple and LG Electronics did not infringe on Alcatel-Lucent’s patents.

Alcatel-Lucent claimed that Apple and LG Electronics had been using three of its patents related to video compression technology without permission.  Apple and LG, however, said they had compensated Alcatel-Lucent through their membership in an industry-wide patent pool.

To continue reading, click: Apple, LG Electronics did not Infringe Alcatel-Lucent’s Patents

kodak1.jpgIPNews® – Google and Apple are no strangers to each other when it comes to patent wars, but the companies are putting their differences aside to bid together on Kodak’s imaging patents.

Between the two, Apple and Google own 86.3 percent of the market for operating systems on smartphones.  However, the companies have apparently decided that working together to purchase the patents makes good financial sense.

To continue reading, click: Apple and Google Join Together to Purchase Kodak Patents

ipad-iphone.jpgIPNews® – Apple and Samsung continue their patent infringement battle today after Apple was awarded $1.05 billion by a jury in August.

Apple feels the verdict is not enough and seeks further monetary damages and a permanent injunction.  Samsung, however, feels the verdict is steeper than it should be and claims that Apple’s requested injunction would limit competition and consumer choices.

To continue reading, click: Apple and Samsung Argue $1.05 Billion Patent Infringement Verdict is Unfair

marley-bob.jpgIPNews®  – A family feud over Bob Marley’s intellectual property ended when the family reached a private settlement Friday.

Bob Marley’s half brother, Richard Booker, has been using Marley’s legacy to promote his personal business ventures without any legal right to do so.  Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd., which represents Marley’s widow and children, filed a complaint against him last year when he continuously used Marley’s trademarks, name and likeness without the license to do so.

To continue reading, click: Bob Marley’s Family Settles Feud Over Late Singers Trademarks