IPNews® – The legal contest between smartphone developers Apple and Samsung continues, as the U.S. Patent and Trademark office ruled to throw out the major claims of one of Apple’s key patents.
This decision by the USPTO could dramatically alter the damages that Samsung is expected to pay Apple as a result of the jury
IPNews® – A Judge on Monday dismissed a case made by SCA Hygiene Products claiming patent infringement for diapers manufactured by First Quality Baby Products LLC.
SCA became aware of First Quality’s infringing diapers in 2003, but failed to proceed with filing a lawsuit until 2010. Judge McKinley ruled in this case that SCA took
IPNews® – Activision TV, Inc. filed patent infringement claims against Mazda Motor of America, Inc., alleging that Mazda violated its two patents for electronic display systems operated by a remote control.
Mazda claims the infringing products were manufactured by a supplier and that they had no role in the production of the product. Activision has
IPNews® – A patent case against Toshiba America, Inc. was filed in Delaware Federal Court on July 2nd which claims that the company violated patents related to facial recognition technology.
CeeColor Industries, LLC alleges that Toshiba has violated the patents it holds for facial recognition technology by using the technology in Toshiba’s line of Qosmio
IPNews® – 7 major technology corporations got hit with a patent infringement lawsuit Friday involving technology for sleek computer screens.
Innovative Display Technologies, Inc. alleges that major companies including Dell, Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. violated its patents in development of new energy-efficient displays for computers and cell phones. Innovative Display Technologies is seeking damages and
IPNews® – The fight over a patent for online home appraisal systems continues between Zillow and Trulia as both spar in federal court.
Zillow originally filed its lawsuit against Trulia for patent infringement, claiming Trulia’s home valuation service resembled its own program too closely. Trulia countered, arguing Zillow’s patent is merely for an abstract idea
IPNews® – All patents held for naturally occurring genes were struck down by the Supreme Court Thursday, as they ruled that objects found in nature are not patentable.
The court struck down arguments made by Myriad Genetics, which argued that it spent millions of dollars isolating these genes, which should be eligible for patent protection.
IPNews® – A jury ruled in Eastern Texas federal court that Barnes & Noble did not infringe on the patent for gift card activation technology held by Alexsam Inc.
Barnes & Noble is just one of seven big retailers Alexsam has brought lawsuits against for patent infringement, and was the first case to be decided
IPNews® – A major settlement was struck over TiVo’s patent infringement claims with three major competitors agreeing to pay $490 million.
TiVo brought separate lawsuits against Motorola, Time Warner Cable, and Cisco Systems, claiming that their TV recording devices violated TiVo’s original patent for such a device. This collective settlement reinforces the strength of TiVo’s
IPNews® – A District Court Judge in Massachusetts ruled that Keurig’s patent for single-serve coffee canisters was not violated by Rogers Family Co., producers of the OneCup line of coffee pods.
The issue stemmed from Rogers’ manufacture of a coffee cartridge for use in Keurig brand coffee makers. The lawsuit brought by Keurig alleged that