CUPERTINO, California—Apple® filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware. “We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about ...

You know that is a pretty strong title I used - You might say "Rob you are opening yourself up to a liable lawsuit" - but there is one thing about liable - it is not liable if what you say is true.  Wired Magazine had an article this week titled -  Pay to Play: Some iPhone App sites Demand Money for Reviews .  That article is something we have mentioned multiple times on the Today i...

Patent system supporters regularly point (slightly misleadingly) to the claim that the patent system gives patent holders the right to exclude others from using their inventions. And, thus, most lawsuits we see around patents revolve around cases involving a company manufacturing a product that includes a patented invention. But what about a lawsuit for a company that deliberately chose not to lic...

We've already written up an analysis of the motions for summary judgment in the Viacom/Google YouTube lawsuit, suggesting that Google's arguments seem stronger. It still seems unlikely that either motion will persuade the judge to skip a trial altogether, but the motions are certainly a bit of a preview of what to expect at any trial. Most of the analysis out there sort of reiterates the...

According to Billboard, EMI Music Publishing Germany has won a guiding lawsuit against the German mobile network T-Mobile at the Federal High Court (BGH) in Karlsruhe. The court decided that T-Mobile is not allowed to offer mastertones or ringtones with works from the EMI publishing catalog to customers without prior consent. In the past, the providers of ringtones and mastertones have challenged ...

Ah, the patent wars. As you're probably aware, TiVo spent years fighting a big legal battle with EchoStar/Dish Networks over some patents on DVR technology. TiVo won big, and then immediately turned its patent lawyers on some other companies including Verizon. In Verizon's response to TiVo's lawsuit, it went nuclear back, accusing TiVo of violating Verizon's patents on DVR tech...

Microsoft's seemingly political stance in the battle between Apple and HTC could turn out to carry some implications as the company readies its next generation mobile operating system. In response to the lawsuit that Apple filed against the Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, and Android maker, Microsoft says that Apple's lawsuit is a good thing. ... Related Posts MWC: Windows Phone 7 Series ...

Ah, here we go, the plot thickens. A few days ago, I reported that Apple have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against HTC, which calls out pretty much every phone in their portfolio. And youll recall that I did a bit of thinking out loud, and wondered why such a thing as scrolling through lists

HTC defends itself against Apple's patent lawsuit by walking us through its history of innovation.

Until now, HTC has been mum about the whole Apple patent lawsuit. First Google had their back, then the Apple vs. Google thing heated up, but now we finally hear what HTC has to say and its a beautiful thing. They basically look the world in the eye and say, Listen, we are innovators. We