IPNews® – A battle is brewing between Apple and Swatch over use of the name iWatch.
Rumors are continuing to swirl that Apple will soon launch a line of wearable tech under the iWatch trademark. However, the Swiss manufacturer is not amused due to its own long-standing use of its similar iSwatch trademark. To continue
IPNews® – A series of efforts by Apple to include protection of its central “Apple” trademark in connection with watches and jewelry internationally is fueling reports that the company is close to releasing an iWatch.
Interestingly, the tech giant has yet to file for Class 014 goods in America. This has failed to curb the
IPNews® – Apple’s newest patent acquisition will allow users to listen to a voicemail as it is being left on their iPhone and pick up in the middle of the recording if desired.
The patent, which was assigned to Apple by another tech company, will likely be implemented in the next round of iPhones, which
IPNews® – In an effort to finally curb the trouble with Apple’s pinch-to-zoom technology, Samsung may finally have created a practicable workaround.
The new method, which is the subject of a recent patent application, involves circular motions that enable the zooming in or out of images on mobile devices. While some are criticizing the technology
IPNews® – After filing a patent for health monitoring earbuds back in 2007, Apple Inc. has finally been granted a patent to the technology.
The Cupertino based company’s new patent adds interesting new perks to modernizing workouts with technology, such as the potential for wireless communication between the earbuds and a user’s iPhone or iPad
IPNews® – Apple and Samsung will go back to court for a third time alleging patent infringement against each other, after mediation talks have fallen through between the two tech giants.
The trial will focus on a large array of Samsung and Apple devices, with each company claiming that the other has infringed on the
IPNews® – Apple’s newest patent surrounds new technology for its MacBook track pads, which will feature improved sensors and an elimination of the current all-in-one button concept.
The new filing has been heavily anticipated by MacBook enthusiasts, as we have seen relatively few patents targeting MacBooks as of late. With Apple being known for
IPNews® – America’s top tech companies, including IBM, Apple, Google and Samsung all received top spots on the annual list of companies with most patents granted.
The list, which is compiled annually by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, reveals mainly big name tech companies as the recipients of most of the patents granted by the USPTO
IPNews® – A recent patent application hints at Apple’s plans for iPhone 6, which appears likely to include voice tagging and searching.
The latest filing comes on the heels of several other patents already on the books, which are all rumored to be technological implementations for the upcoming iPhone 6. Taken together, the patent applications
IPNews® – Apple received patent protection over a method of making products featuring curved display screens.
The new patent puts to rest the question of whether Apple would join the trend of producing curved devices. Since the patent was silent as to which specific devices the technology will be implemented in, however, we are