Tag: smartphone
Smartphone Patent Wars, a Poem
‘Twas the week before Christmas,
And all through the news,
The smartphone patent wars
Were giving us the blues.
Just when we thought
Apple-Samsung was done,
Nokia decided
To rejoin the fun.
Nokia ...
The Supreme Court Agrees to Review Design Patent Damages Rule
Today, the Court granted certiorari in the Apple v. Samsung case on the question of design patent damages. We filed an amicus brief in support of Samsung's petition.
The Federal Circuit interpreted d...
The Smartphone Patent Wars Celebrate 5th Anniversary
Apple and Samsung Begin to Wind Down the Smartphone Wars
As we’ve written a number of times (e.g., here, here, and here), nothing good has come out of the war between Apple and Samsung. Both companies have spent millions and neither has much to show fo...
Google and Apple Do the Right Thing by Settling Smartphone Patent Disputes
Big news in the Smartphone Wars: Google and Apple have settled their patent disputes.
This is unequivocally a good thing. As we’ve written a number of times (see here, here, and here), the smartpho...
Apple Wants to Compete on Patent Portfolio, Not Products
(Cross-posted on DisCo)
Apple has been an odd player in the patent debate. On the one hand, it’s the company that gets sued by patent trolls more than any other. As a result, it supports most of the...
Roundup of This Week’s Patent News: July 19 Edition
Hi there! Support for patent reform continues to build. In case you missed it, on Wednesday 50 groups sent a letter to leadership in the House and Senate urging for them to #fixpatents. CCIA and...
Another Potential Smartphone Patent War Headache for Customs
This is a quick follow up on Monday’s post about the Customs and Border Protection Service and its role in enforcing patent infringement decisions from the International Trade Commission. Depending ...
Customs Gets Embroiled in the Smartphone Patent Wars
There’s another front in the Smartphone Patent Wars that you may not have heard of, or may not know much about: a battle with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) over whether Motorola can imp...