Apple Growers Battle University in Lawsuit over Plant Patent
December 7, 2010 - We often report on Apple patent lawsuits, but this time we're actually talking about the fruit, not the maker of the iPad, iPod and iPhone.
Patent Infringement News
Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Patent Infringement Lawsuit between Microsoft, i4i
December 1, 2010 - Last year, i4i won its lawsuit against Microsoft, complete with an award of over $200 million (which has since increased with interest) and an injunction against the company's Word software that forced Microsoft to make changes to the program in order to remove the infringing code. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Microsoft's appeal.
Pragmatus AV Sues YouTube, FaceBook, LinkedIn and Photobucket for Patent Infringement
November 19, 2010 - Pragmatus AV, a Virginia company, has sued four Internet giants - YouTube, FaceBook, LinkedIn and Photobucket - for infringement of three of its digital video patents.
Patent Infringement Lawsuit Filed Against All Major Hollywood Studios
November 18, 2010 - A company called Patent Harbor LLC sued several Hollywood studios for infringement of a patent related to the way DVDs and Blu-Ray discs use a menu to organize and skip to chapters and scenes.
Akamai Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Startup Company
November 11, 2010 - Akamai Technologies Inc. sued Cotendo Inc., a startup company and competitor of Akamai's. Akamai alleges that Cotendo's services infringe three patents related to web content delivery methods.
After Apple Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit, Power Cable Maker Sanho Agrees to Stop Selling MacBook Cables
November 3, 2010 - Sanho Corp., a company that sells HyperMac external batteries for Apple's MacBook, iPad, iPod and iPhone, has agreed to stop selling aftermarket Apple MagSafe power cables along with its batteries.
Apple Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit against Motorola
November 2, 2010 - Last month, Motorola sued Apple for infringement of 20 patents. Now Apples is on the counterattack, suing Motorola and Motorola Mobility for infringing a total of six patents covering aspects of Multi-Touch in smartphones.
TiVo's "Time Warp" Patent Affirmed by Patent Office in Patent Infringement Suit with Dish Network and Echostar
October 17, 2010 - On October 6, the U.S. Patent Office (USPTO) affirmed TiVo's embattled patent on its "Time Warp" technology - a DVR system that allows the user to record one program while watching another.
Motorola Unit Files Suit against Apple over Android Patents
October 13, 2010 - Motorola Mobility, a unit of Motorola Inc., recently filed suit against Apple Inc. More specifically, Motorola filed for declaratory judgment, claiming that Motorola does not infringe 12 Apple patents related to mobile phone technology and that the patents are invalid.
Judge Postpones Final Ruling in $625M Patent Case Against Apple
October 7, 2010 - U.S. District Court Judge Leonard Davis postponed his final ruling in the patent infringement lawsuit between Apple and Mirror Worlds.