A look at Apple’s Burst Mode patent drawings. Apple Apple’s patent war chest has grown ever larger with a boatload of new intellectual property granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Monday. In total, Apple was granted 59 patents on Monday, according to Patently Apple, which keeps track of the company’s patent …
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An image of the wearable device from one of Samsung’s patent applications. Screenshot by CNET/Nic Healey Patent applications from Samsung suggest the company is looking at moving beyond the touchscreen for its next wearable device. Spotted by blog SammyToday, the eight patents draw a picture of a smartwatch that uses a wide array of different sensors to accept interface options. …
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Josh Miller/CNET An Apple patent application, published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) describes a new method for using metal in flexible displays to maximize conductivity without breaking components. As flexible displays become more popular, companies are discovering an issue: the metal behind the displays used as conductive material can easily break. Some companies have tried to …
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CNET A judge has told Apple and Samsung to resolve their patent issues, but bad blood between the two sides continues to spill. In a court document released on Monday and spotted by The Verge, both Apple and Samsung were supposed to report on their progress regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR, as ordered by Judge Lucy Koh. Instead, each …
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CNET Apple and Samsung reportedly are giving truce talks another shot in an effort to settle their legal differences out of court. The two combatants have recently “resumed working-level discussions” with the key topic being how to dismiss all lawsuits, the Korea Times said Monday, citing information from people directly involved with the matter. Apple and Samsung emerged from yet …
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Josh Long/CNET Apple and Motorola on Friday reached a truce, with the two companies agreeing to dismiss all patent-infringement claims against each other. Apple and Motorola parent company Google said in a joint statement that “Apple and Google have also agreed to work together in some areas of patent reform.” They added that the agreement doesn’t include a cross license. …
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Will you see a display here in a future iPhone? CNET Apple’s iPhones and other devices might eventually feature technology that would extend their screens around the sides of the devices, if a newly granted patent is any indication. Dubbed “Electronic devices with sidewall displays,” the patent, granted to Apple by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Tuesday, …
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Apple and Samsung have battled over patents related to smartphones and tablets. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung’s outspoken attorney has declared victory in the latest patent trial against Apple and said the iPhone maker won’t see a dime from the most recent judgment. He also predicted that Apple will soon put an end to its patent infringement lawsuits because it hasn’t been …
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Apple and Samsung have battled repeatedly over patents. James Martin/CNET The latest round in the Apple v. Samsung patent-infringement battle is finally over — well at least until it’s appealed. A jury on Friday handed back a mixed verdict in the Apple v. Samsung patent-infringement case, determining that both companies were guilty in some aspects but not guilty in others. …
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Attorneys for Apple and Samsung discuss the damages tally. Vicki Behringer SAN JOSE, Calif. — The latest clash in an epic legal war waged by Apple and Samsung ended with a whimper on Monday as the jury came back with a final decision that left the previously determined damages unchanged. An eight-person jury on Friday returned a mixed verdict in …
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