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Legal

Google to HTC: We Got Your Back

2010.03.03

Google, regarding Apple’s lawsuit against HTC:
We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it.
via Engadget

Apple Sues HTC

2010.03.02

Steve Jobs:
We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it. We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours.
Apple has issues with HTC and has requested “a permanent limited exclusion order prohibiting [...]

Kodak Sues Apple & RIM

2010.01.14

SUE SUE SUE: Kodak sued Apple and RIM for infringing its patents on previewing images. Apple is on the hook for a couple more: processing images at different resolutions and computer programs calling to other programs. Kodak has precedent: Sun lost in 2004. What does Kodak want? Just fair license terms.
WHY WAIT? My question to [...]

Apple Countersues Nokia

2009.12.11

Apple’s claim: Nokia’s patents that are essential for GSM/UMTS operation is actually not essential. Apple also denies patent infringement and even if the company were to have infringed them the patents are invalid and unenforceable. Another claim by Apple is Nokia’s terms for licensing the patents included a cross-license for Apple’s various iPhone patents. If [...]

Chi Mei Optoelectronics Agree to Pay Fine for LCD Price Fixing

2009.12.11

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) announced on December 10, 2009 that the company has entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve LCD price-fixing allegations. CMO will pay a fine of US$220 million in installments over a period of five years. The company will also cooperate with the DOJ with [...]

LCD Price Fixing Not Easy

2009.12.03

There are many many small/medium TFT LCD manufacturers. And according to a sources within Taiwan’s panel sector LCD price fixing is not very easy. This is in response to Nokia suing pretty much anyone that manufactures small/medium TFT LCD panels. AU Optronics (AUO) also announced on December 2 that it has not been served formal [...]

Sprint Gives Out Customer GPS Data

2009.12.02

I’m not a lawyer but this doesn’t seem right. Between September 2008 and October 2009 Sprint Nextel gave customer GPS location data more than 8 million times. Sprint clarified stating that huge 8 million is the number of pings. Regardless, I would want that. Source: Slight Paranoia via PPC Geeks, Engadget

Nokia Sues LCD Suppliers

2009.11.30

Nokia is alleging price fixing on LCDs and has sued AU Optronics (AUO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), LG Display, Samsung, and Sharp. Nokia, the world’s largest maker of mobile phones, sued the three LCD suppliers on November 25 with the US District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco division. Nokia is seeking to recover [...]

Samsung Loses LCD Patent Dispute, Sharp Wins

2009.11.10

Samsung lost a LCD patent-infringement case brought upon by Sharp. The US International Trade Commission upheld a ruling by an ITC administrative judge on Monday stating that Samsung infringed on four of Sharp’s LCD patents. The LCD patents are related to improving viewing angles and response times. The ITC also said that Samsung must stop [...]

Samsung vs Sharp: A LCD Tit for Tat

2009.09.16

Sharp against Samsung: “In the Matter of Certain Liquid Crystal Display Modules, 337-634″
Samsung against Sharp: “In the Matter of Certain Liquid Crystal Display Devices and Products Containing Same, 337-631″
Two Year Fight Sharp sued Samsung for LCD patient infringement. Just another twist in the two-year long fight between the two LCD TV brands. If Sharp wins [...]