Apple on Friday filed a complaint seeking declaratory judgment that patent licensing entity IXI Mobile cannot re-sue the tech giant as its way to losing a patent case dating back to 2014. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
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Apple supplier TSMC counter-sues GlobalFoundries as patent fight intensifies
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. in a series of patent lawsuits lodged on Monday claims segment competitor GlobalFoundries infringes on owned patents, with the filings representing the latest volley in what has become a tit-for-tat legal battle. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple’s iOS soft keyboard target of new patent lawsuit
Apple’s vaunted iOS keyboard, a piece of user interface technology that helped usher in the smartphone revolution, is in infringement of a nearly 20-year-old patent covering similar input solutions, according to a new lawsuit. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple patent describes simple system to make iPhone buttons feel clicky though a case
If you keep your iPhone in a case, as most people do, you’ll know that volume and power buttons can lose their nice definitive clicking sensation, and instead feel rather squishy. That’s a problem Apple thinks it can solve … more… The post Apple patent describes simple system to make iPhone buttons feel clicky though […]
Apple targeted in new patent infringement lawsuit over video processing technology
Apple has been hit by a new patent lawsuit from Dynamic Data Technologies, with the suit alleging Apple’s products and services have infringed on 11 patents relating to video streaming, processing and optimization. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple hit with patent infringement suit over iMessage & FaceTime encryption tech
Apple has been hit with another lawsuit today that alleges features such as iMessage and FaceTime infringe on the patents of Finnish company MPH Technologies. As detailed in the suit, MPH apparently tried to license the patents to Apple in 2016 and 2017, but to no avail. more… The post Apple hit with patent infringement […]
Patent lawsuit takes aim at Apple’s encrypted iMessage and FaceTime services, VPN technology
A lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday alleges certain aspects of Apple products, including iMessage and FaceTime, infringe on multiple patents owned by Finnish holdings firm MPH Technologies, which attempted to license its IP to Apple in 2016. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple’s request for a new trial in patent case with VirnetX denied by judge
Apple’s request for a new trial in its never-ending legal battle with VirnetX has been denied. Apple had asked for a new trial as part of the patent battle, and while it won’t get that trial, there’s still the possibility of an appeal. more… 9to5Mac
Apple patent hints at non-invasive glucose monitoring tech for Apple Watch
A patent application published Thursday potentially offers clues into Apple’s rumored non-invasive glucose monitoring solution, diabetes tracking technology considered to be a "holy grail" of medical science. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Patent troll SpeakWare sues Apple over Siri control of HomeKit devices
An apparent patent troll is suing Apple for claimed patent infringement over Siri control of HomeKit devices … more… 9to5Mac
New patent lawsuit targets Apple over voice control tech in Siri- & HomeKit-enabled devices
A fellow Californian company, SpeakWare, on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the iPhone maker of violating a U.S. voice control patent. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Eddy Cue to be deposed in Qualcomm vs. Apple iPhone patent battle
Last month we reported that Tim Cook would be facing deposition over Qualcomm patent royalties in June. Today, another SVP from Apple is being added to the list. more… 9to5Mac
Apple ordered to pay VirnetX $502.6M in patent infringement row
A federal jury on Tuesday found Apple’s FaceTime, VPN and iMessage products in infringement of four VirnetX patents covering secure communications, awarding the patent holdings firm $ 502.6 million in damages. AppleInsider – Frontpage News
Apple hit with patent infringement lawsuit over the Apple Watch’s heart rate technology
As detailed in a new report from Axios, Apple is facing a lawsuit from Michigan-based Omni MedSci over the Apple Watch. The company, a technology started focused on “near-infrared and mid-infrared broadband lasers,” alleges that the heart rate technology in the Apple Watch infringe on its patent… more… 9to5Mac
Another patent application for using the Apple Pencil with an iPhone is published
A sizeable number of Apple Pencil fans have been waiting impatiently for iPhone support ever since Tim Cook apparently let slip that it was on the way … more… 9to5Mac