September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on 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 … Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on 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 … Continue reading
August 31, 2018
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Comments Off on 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 … Continue reading
August 23, 2018
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Comments Off on 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
July 27, 2018
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Comments Off on 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
July 27, 2018
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Comments Off on 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
May 5, 2018
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Comments Off on 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
April 11, 2018
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Comments Off on 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
April 7, 2018
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Comments Off on 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 … Continue reading
November 30, 2017
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Comments Off on 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
September 21, 2017
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Comments Off on Qualcomm loses two key rulings in its patent royalty fight with Apple
Qualcomm got two bits of bad news today in its squabble with Apple. First, it has failed to force Apple’s manufacturing partners to make royalty payments prior to a determination of what the total disputed royalties should be, and second … Continue reading
July 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Apple hit with patent infringement suit over Apple TV’s ‘What did he say?’ rewind feature
A Florida-based digital video company is suing Apple over a Siri feature of the fourth-generation Apple TV. The company, CustomPlay, says that it originally created the Apple TV and Siri feature that allows users to ask “what did he say?” … Continue reading
July 27, 2017
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Comments Off on Apple-assigned Metaio patent illustrates rumored augmented reality glasses
Rumors that Apple is working on augmented reality glasses have been growing for some time, and a patent application published today shows how the same approach might be adapted to both a smartphone screen and smart glasses. It also describes … Continue reading
July 26, 2017
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Comments Off on Wisconsin court orders Apple pay $506M for infringing on WARF patent
A U.S. district court judge on Monday ruled Apple must pay $ 506 million in damages for infringing on a microprocessor technology IP owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing body, adding $ 272 million to an initial $ … Continue reading
May 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Patent troll Uniloc sues Apple over AirPlay, autodialing, battery technology
In a trio of lawsuits filed in a Texas court on Friday, non-practicing entity Uniloc claims Apple infringes on three patents with technology relating to AirPlay, autodialing phone numbers from Contacts and operating portable device batteries. AppleInsider – Frontpage News