BT Has Sued Google For Almost All Their Services

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BT Has Sued Google For Almost All Their Services

by Stefan Etienne on 19. Dec, 2011 7:35AM in Did You Know?, Google, Lawsuits, WTF

In the latest lawsuit against Google, British telecom provider, BT has sued Google for nearly everything they do. This mass patent infringement case by BT states that just about Google does infringes upon some older patents BT owns, which of course will result in months of dispute, back and forth. Products include Google Search, Android, AdSense, Gmail, Google+, Google Docs, Google Music, and Google Maps (yeah, it’s pretty nuts). It’s time to see where this transpires. Via: The Guardian, Gizmodo

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Apple Blocks Sale Of Galaxy Tab 10.1 EU, Design-Related Injuction Won In Germany

by Stefan Etienne on 09. Aug, 2011 4:10PM in Apple, Lawsuits, Mobile, Samsung

According to Foss Patents and numerous other sources, Apple has won a preliminary injuction against Samsung in their ongoing, worldwide intellectual property and patents battle, with Apple decalring one thing, for almost every new Samsung product released within the last few months: A copied or stolen design, technology, or “feel” that Apple has patented (in this case it’s a design patent in Germany for the iPad). This time it’s the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and Apple has won an injuction to ban the sale of all Galaxy Tab 10.1s in the European Union, sans the Netherlands, where additional legal proceedings would need to be initiated to achieve the same result. Already in Germany, Apple’s immediate injunction now has the right to stop sales of the Tab 10.1 (and if Samsung disobeys, a fine of $350,000 per offence would be enforced) and until Samsung appeals (which is extremely likely), then the Tab 10.1 has no place in Germany. In fact, in order for Apple to secure the ban in every EU nation, then they will still have to follow through with extra paperwork.

Whatever they have to do at the moment though, it’s still a massive blow to Samsung. Via: Foss Patents

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Samsung Is Now Unable To Sell The Galaxy Tab 10.1 — In Australia

by Stefan Etienne on 01. Aug, 2011 11:24AM in Lawsuits, Samsung, Tablets

According to Bloomberg, Samsung will be unable to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia because of the current patents case against Apple, and until proven otherwise of the 10.1 infringing 10 Apple patents, will remain an item that cannot be sold in Australia. As Apple’s legal docs put it, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 copies some of the tech used in the iPad 2, as well as copying the “look and feel”. Samsung in the meantime has ceased to advertise the Honeycomb tablet in Australia and Apple has agreed that they would pay all damages to Samsung should they win the case (which has not been concluded yet).

Also, to add a more intriging turn to the entire matter, Apple “also wants to stop Samsung from selling the tablet in other countries”, however they do not specify which. Both companies have agreed to ensure the Galaxy Tab 10.1 would not be advertised in Australia until the there is court approval or the lawsuit is dropped altogether. Seems fair enough.

Via: Bloomberg

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ITC Finds HTC Guilty Of Infringing Two Of Apple’s Patents

by Stefan Etienne on 15. Jul, 2011 5:42PM in Apple, Breaking, HTC, Lawsuits

Out of 10 patents brought up the ITC has found HTC guilty of infringing two. What does this mean? Well, we cannot be sure now, as it is unknown if the smartphones in question would be banned from reaching the United States, or if HTC will be shedding tons of green paper to make the legal team at Cupertino happier than they already are right now. Via: CNET

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Apple Sues Samsung For Copying “Look And Feel” Of Its Devices

by Stefan Etienne on 18. Apr, 2011 5:20PM in Android, Apple, Breaking, Lawsuits

Whoa. Today is a new day for — lawsuits? The Wall Street Journal has just reported that Apple has filed a lawsuit against Samsung in the Northern District of California on April 15 (that’s last Friday) for copying the “look and feel” of the iPhone and iPad with the Galaxy S 4G, Epic 4G, Galaxy Tab (probably the 7-inch model), and Nexus S (which is Google’s flagship Android phone). A reason (one of many) to pay close attention to this case is that the Nexus S uses Android 2.3, the latest version of Android, while the other devices do not, indicating a true attack on Android as a whole (or so it would seem, right?).

Now for the irony: Samsung builds and sells chips for Apple products. A excerpt from the lawsuit is seen below:

“Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its smart phone products and computer tablets, Samsung chose to copy Apple’s technology, user interface and innovative style in these infringing products.”

Via: WSJ

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Microsoft Sues Motorola Over Android Phone Patent Infringement

by Stefan Etienne on 01. Oct, 2010 3:00PM in Breaking, Lawsuits, Microsoft, Motorola

In an age of which there are smartphones coming out everyday, there’s no mistaking that a patent infringed, perhaps on purpose, perhaps not. Or in Microsoft’s case against Motorola, nine different infringements that relate to “synchronizing email, calendars and contacts, scheduling meetings, and notifying applications of changes in signal strength and battery power.” This is quite a doozy, and it only comes to show that companies “love” suing each other (not really, but you get the idea.). Press release by Microsoft is below.

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HTC sues Apple for patent infringement, seeks to ban iPad, iPod, and iPhone

by Stefan Etienne on 12. May, 2010 4:00PM in Apple, Breaking, HTC, Lawsuits

HTC has responded to Apple’s patent lawsuits with their own. In fact, mainly what these infringements are targeted at are the iPad, iPod, and iPhone. Better yet, HTC’s compliant was to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) to halt the importation of all iProducts mentioned above.

Basically, they’re trying the stop the iPod, iPad, and iPhone from being sold. Giz has obtained some docs claryfing what HTC is suing over, and the answers are: “Two are related to power management, two are over personalized phone dialers, and one’s over a telephone dialer with easy access memory.”

Although you can wait several years until any of this actually results in court dates. Give it your lifetime even. OK, not your lifetime, but give it a few long years. On the other side of the isle, Apple has not responded.

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Apple Going After Android In HTC Lawsuit

by Stefan Etienne on 02. Mar, 2010 12:41PM in Android, Apple, Breaking, HTC, Lawsuits

It’s hard to believe, but this is a major shadow in Google’s direction. It appears that the main lawsuit has to either do with Android as a whole, or that HTC uses Android in a certain way that Apple doesn’t like, for example in HTC handsets. If this really is a shot at Android, then things could get ugly, but if it’s against HTC infringing Apple patents, then still, there will be sparks that fly. Head up to Engadget where the docs are in a massive gallery of 41 pages.