ITC preliminary decision says Samsung infringed Apple's text-selection patent

06 Apr, 2013, 11:46 am IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones

The several concurrent Apple vs Samsung patent trials are like the gift that keeps on giving.  After Apple won $1billion-plus in damages last year in More

Very early iPhone prototype shows a tablet-sized smartphone

12 Mar, 2013, 12:44 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones

We have seen plenty of iPhone prototypes over the past year, especially during the Apple vs Samsung patent battle. However, the latest one to spring froth from More

US judge will not suspend Apple Siri patent case vs Samsung

09 Mar, 2013, 10:32 am IST General

A US judge on Friday refused to suspend Apple Inc's patent lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, a case that includes search technology in Apple's Siri voice assistant... More

Nokia to side with Apple for patent case against Samsung

08 Mar, 2013, 12:03 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam General

Apple now has a very unexpected bedfellow. Nokia has filed a brief supporting Apple's bid to secure permanent injunctions against several Samsung smartphones. More

Apple's search technology lawsuit against Samsung may go on hold

15 Feb, 2013, 10:46 am IST General

A US judge on Thursday asked Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd whether an Apple patent lawsuit over search technology should be put on hold... More

US appeals court turns down Apple's sales ban request

04 Feb, 2013, 5:45 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

After a brief silence, here's something to chew on in the ongoing Apple-Samsung patent battle. According to reports, Apple's request to reinstall its sales ban bid... More

US ITC to review Apple patent complaint against Samsung

24 Jan, 2013, 9:30 am IST General

A U.S. trade panel that specializes in patent disputes will review a potentially key decision in the patent fight... More

Apple bid for Samsung sales ban faces skeptical court

08 Jan, 2013, 10:22 am IST General

Apple Inc faces long odds in its attempt to overturn a U.S. appeals court ruling that threatens to undermine... More

Samsung may have violated antitrust rules in Europe

22 Dec, 2012, 10:21 am IST General

European Union's executive arm, the Commission, has informed Samsung of its preliminary view that the company's seeking of injunctions... More

Samsung files redacted copy of Apple-HTC deal in U.S. court

07 Dec, 2012, 10:01 am IST General

Lawyers for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd filed a redacted copy of a 10-year patent licensing agreement between Apple Inc and Taiwan's HTC Corp... More

Apple awarded patent for the virtual page turn

17 Nov, 2012, 3:34 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

Apple has won itself the virtual page turn patent from the United States Patent office. This design patent, referred to as 'Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface'... More

Apple vs Samsung: iPhone 5, Galaxy S III added to US lawsuit

16 Nov, 2012, 5:49 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has been given a go-ahead by a US Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal in San Jose, California, to put forth its claims that the Apple iPhone 5 violates its patents. More

Apple and HTC settle global patent war

12 Nov, 2012, 9:13 am IST General

Apple Inc and HTC Corp announced on Saturday a global patent settlement and 10-year licensing agreement that ends one of the first major ... More

Apple publishes compliant apology to Samsung in UK newspapers

03 Nov, 2012, 3:20 pm IST tech2 News Staff General

A British court had recently directed Apple to publish its apology to arch rival Samsung Electronics on its UK website and the local newspapers. More

UK: Apple must apologise again over copycat claims

02 Nov, 2012, 10:20 am IST Tablets

British judges say Apple needs to apologise once more for falsely claiming that South Korea's Samsung copied its iPad... More

Apple publishes apology on its UK website

27 Oct, 2012, 11:22 am IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets 2 Comments

Reports over the past week confirmed that Apple is to publish its apology to Samsung, after the High Court of Justice of England and Wales... More

Apple loses again in Dutch suit against Samsung

26 Oct, 2012, 10:01 am IST Tablets

A Dutch court has again ruled against Apple Inc. in a suit against South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., saying that Galaxy tablet... More

Dutch court says Samsung does not infringe Apple patent

25 Oct, 2012, 9:29 am IST Tablets

A Dutch court has ruled Samsung Electronics does not infringe an Apple Inc patent by using certain multi-touch techniques... More

Japanese court rejects Samsung's bid to ban sales of iPhone 4, 4S

23 Oct, 2012, 4:13 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets

A Tokyo District court has rejected Samsung Electronics’ injunction request to implement a sales ban on the iPhone, The Asahi Shimbun reports. More

Apple's apology to Samsung should be in Arial font: Judge

20 Oct, 2012, 12:00 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets 2 Comments

As part of its public apology to Samsung, Apple will have to print notices on its website and in newspapers, and also explain why it is apologising. Apple has to get the notices printed using the Arial font, with a font size no smaller than 14 points. More