Last month Apple and Ericsson went to war over the fees Ericsson is trying to charge Apple for the use of its mobile broadband patents. Apple sued Ericsson in an attempt… Read more »
The ghosts of products past have come back to haunt Apple (s AAPL), as the Tokyo District Court ordered the Cupertino company to pay ¥330 million (roughly $3.4 million) in damages regarding a… Read more »
Patent trolls have been bleeding legitimate businesses for years — now a state government has turned the tables and asked a troll to pay $10,000 for each of the hundreds of… Read more »
While Apple hammers Samsung on smartphone and tablet design, Ericsson is accusing the Korean vendor of infringing on its mobile networking and technology patents. The pair’s cross-licensing deal has expired so… Read more »
The implications of Apple’s recent billion-dollar victory over Samsung in a patent-infringement case go beyond the specifics of this particular battle — the reality is the war over software and design… Read more »
Samsung can easily absorb the $1 billion judgement if Friday’s jury award holds. With a $4.5 billion profit in the second quarter alone, Samsung has the cash to keep fighting. But… Read more »
It’s a slow news day (aside from the obligatory new iPhone rumor), so I’ll use this space to direct your attention to this great write-up from my colleague Tom Krazit on… Read more »
Today’s must-read is this lengthy piece from Bloomberg Businessweek documenting Apple’s efforts to slow Android via the patent courts. The story focuses on Steve Jobs, of course, and his obsession with… Read more »
In a survey the respondents were asked if the lawsuit would hurt Honeywell’s brand. Most felt that Honeywell is bullying a small company and may even drive it out of business Read more »