A look at the cylindrical Apple wireless hotspot. Apple/USPTO Apple has applied for a patent on a twist-happy wireless hotspot, the US Patent and Trademark Office revealed Thursday. Apple’s patent application, filed in 2013 but not published till Thursday, describes a new-look cellular hotspot that would capture a wireless carrier’s cell signal, convert it to …
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Samsung may only have to fork over $548 million in damages to Apple. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Apple may not wind up with the full $930 million in damages awarded to it in 2013 following a major patent skirmish with Samsung. In 2011, Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung, accusing it of violating several patents in the design of its mobile …
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Ericsson has fired another salvo at Apple over its patents. Ericsson Communications company Ericsson has opened a new legal front in its ongoing lawsuits with Apple. Ericsson has filed lawsuits against Apple in Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands, alleging that the iPhone maker is violating patents it holds related to wireless communications technology. The lawsuits, which were filed on …
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Apple TV is just one of the services and products named in a patent-infringement lawsuit. CNET Interactive TV software pioneer OpenTV filed a lawsuit against Apple on Tuesday, alleging that several of the tech giant’s products and services infringe on its patents. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that Apple infringed on …
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A sketch of the Apple Watch from Apple’s design patent. Apple/USPTO The Apple Watch’s design is now officially protected by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO on Tuesday issued a design patent on the Apple Watch look and feel. The design patent filing provides precious little information, but includes several sketches showing the device from all angles, including …
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Microsoft and Google are still battling over patents previously owned by Motorola. The strife between Microsoft and Google over Motorola Mobility patents is far from resolved. Google on Wednesday asked the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to set aside a patent rate established by a lower judge in its ongoing royalties case against Microsoft, according to Reuters, which obtained …
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The Apple Watch Edition starts at $10,000 and goes as high as $17,000. CNET Apple may have to wait a little longer before it can go toe-to-toe with the luxury watchmakers in their home country. The launch of Apple Watch could be delayed in Switzerland, known as the birthplace of luxury watches, due to a patent owned by watch brand …
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Myoungsup Han, head of Samsung Electronics’ imaging team, unveils the NX1 camera in 2014. The camera can shoot 4K video compressed with the HEVC/H.265 technology. Stephen Shankland/CNET Maybe you won’t be watching that 4K streaming movie, shooting that 4K video or buying that 4K TV as soon as you thought or at the price you expected. That’s because of a …
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An Apple invention may one day help you track others minute to minute. Apple/USPTO Apple’s current Find My Friends feature could one day expand into more of a Track My Friends feature. Granted to Apple on Tuesday by the US Patent and Trademark Office, a patent called “Sharing location information among devices” describes a process that would let you view …
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Just a couple weeks after a bitter patent loss, Apple can add one to the win column. A federal jury on Monday evening ruled that Apple did not infringe five wireless technology patents owned by Core Wireless Licensing, according to Reuters. Core Wireless sued Apple in 2012, alleging that the company violated over a dozen wireless technology patents. As the …
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