Apple has successfully defeated a so-called “patent troll” lawsuit from GPNE, who claimed the well-known tech company owed it $94 million for various patent infringements. GPNE is a technology company that owns several patents, but it does not sell a product. Instead, the company makes its money from licensing fees that other companies pay to
Straight Path Communications is alleging that Apple violated several existing patents when it designed FaceTime, a popular video conferencing app. NetSpeak, a communications company, owned the patents originally. The company developed WebPhone in the 1990s, a software that allowed businesses to speak directly to employees and customers over the internet. It was quite a feat,
Patent trolls produce a product, but choose not to market it commercially. Instead, they patent their design and sit on it, waiting for another product to come along that they can potentially sue for infringement. Do I Need to Get an Injunction? If a judge upholds a patent infringement claim, they usually use a four-part test
Alki David, founder of FilmOn, is accusing several high-profile hologram performances of using his patented 3D technology without permission. The most recent lawsuit is about a hologram of Homer Simpson from San Diego’s Comic-Con in July. Creator of the Simpsons Matt Groening stood on stage chatting with Homer for about two minutes. David’s lawsuit complains
Bose has sold audio products since 1964, and the company is famous for its noise-canceling headphones. Beats has only been in business since 2006, but in 2012, Beats headphones made up two-thirds of all high-dollar headphone sales. Bose is accusing Beats Electronics of patent infringement, claiming that Beats is using Bose noise canceling technology in
Tesla Motors surprised the entire auto industry when it announced plans to share patents for its electric cars free of charge. Tesla’s electronic cars travel three times farther on a single charge than most other electric cars on the market. The Tesla Model S travels 265 miles in one trip, while the Nissan Leaf, America’s
We have been closely following the unfolding of the Apple and Samsung patent infringement case. Previously, we discussed how Apple is suing Samsung for $2 billion on the grounds that the latter infringed on Apple’s patents, such as slide-to-unlock, word correction, contextual links, universal search and data syncing. Samsung responded by calling to the stand
Previously we discussed the ongoing clash of titans, Apple and Samsung, and the patent infringement case that has been brewing for well over two years. Essentially, Apple is claiming that Samsung has infringed on their patents in regards to slide-to-unlock, auto-correct text, contextual links, universal search, and data syncing. In response, Samsung said that Apple’s
A business in the throes of a trademark infringement dispute will likely be successful in defending their mark if they meet the requirements of the Lanham Act: they are the rightful owners of the trademark, the infringing company is using the mark without their permission, and the use of the mark is causing consumer confusion.
Apple and Samsung are finally butting heads in the courtroom over the patent infringement case that has been two years in the works. Apple is demanding $2 billion from Samsung for infringing on the following patents: slide-unlock to prevent pocket dialing, word correction, contextual links, universal phone search capability and data syncing. Samsung is also
