IPNews® – Apple was awarded a patent this week for a head-mounted display device that projects an image in front of the viewer’s eyes and is designed to enhance and augment reality.
Patent number 8,212,859, designed to compete with Google’s new Google Glass, could be incorporated into a helmet, glasses or a visor. The newly
IPNews® – Apple and its subsidiary based in Shanghai were recently served with a lawsuit for patent infringement by Zhizhen Network Technology, also based in Shanghai.
Zhizhen, a voice application developer, is accusing Apple of using its patent for “a type of instant messaging chat bot system” in its iPhone 4S. According to Zhizhen, the
IPNews® – Apple recently announced that it has been granted a patent for its online identity cloning technology.
The new patent covers online methods that intentionally pollute a user’s online profile by gathering data, creating fake areas of interest, and performing periodic actions on a network at regular intervals and randomly selecting actions to perform.
IPNews® – Kodak has recently lost its patent infringement case against Apple and RIM.
Currently in the middle of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the digital imaging company had hoped for a settlement and to force its two rivals to pay licensing fees. Though initially disheartening for the struggling company, the outcome of the case is
IPNews® – Apple was recently dealt a loss in its patent infringement case against Motorola.
Judge Posner of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that neither party produced sufficient evidence to prove any measurable harm. The case may give similar plaintiff’s pause in other pending patent infringement lawsuits. To continue
IPNews® – Apple is suing Samsung for patent infringement alleging that among other things, its rival has copied the iconic look and design of its best selling iPhone.
Among the issues in the case is the “Cheech and Chong” test. The judge is said to have elicited muffled laughter from the courtroom when he asked
IPNews® – Apple and Facebook have recently faced ex parte challenges with the USPTO for invalidation of patents.
The Apple patent challenges involve touchscreen interfacing and document presentation on a touchscreen display, while the Facebook challenge involves a dynamic news feed used for social networking. In all three challenges, the patent holders have 30 days
IPNews® – Though the idea was previously shunned by Steve Jobs, Apple has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for an Optical Stylus for use with tablet computers.
The idea for the stylus is different from the stylus that most consumers would get with a tablet computer. The stylus from
IPNews® – Apple and Samsung are facing an order by a Judge to limit patent and trademark claims against one another.
Judge Kho of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has recently ordered that Apple and Samsung attempt to simplify the case prior to trial so as not to confuse a
IPNews® – Apple Computer is being sued for patent infringement over its touch technology.
Attorneys for FlatWorld Interactives, a Pennsylvania company that designs touchscreen systems used in museum displays, claim that Apple knowingly infringed on FlatWorld’s patent. The company is seeking injunctive relief from the alleged infringement as well as unspecified monetary damages. To continue