Apple’s bid to delay the U.S. launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III has failed. U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh late Monday denied the request. She explained that it would overload her calendar given that the launch is just over a week away and that the trial is set to start in July. Koh last week said that Apple […]
Lawsuits
Apple wants Samsung Galaxy S III banned in U.S.
The Samsung Galaxy S III will never make it to the U.S.if Apple has anything to say about it. It has filed a motion in California district court to add Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone to its request for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus. A ruling in its favour could lead to an import ban on the Galaxy S […]
Apple files third ITC complaint against HTC over ‘data tapping’ patent
Look for relations to get even frostier after Apple filed a third ITC complaint against HTC on June 4th. The move comes after U.S. Customs temporarily delayed imports of the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE but eventually released them after finding them in compliance with an ITC ruling over Apple’s “data tapping” patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647). […]
RIM wins legal battle over BBM trademark
Late last year, Research In Motion was hit with a lawsuit alleging trademark infringement over the use of the name “BBM” by Canadian company BBM Canada. Today, RIM got some good news as a Canadian Federal Court ruled in its favour in the case. While BBM does own the trademark, the court found that the two companies operate in different […]
HTC One X and HTC Evo 4G LTE clear U.S. Customs in ITC compliance
HTC today issued a brief statement to indicate that its HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE are now shipping again after U.S. Customs determined that they complied with the ITC’s ruling over the ‘647 patent owned by Apple. HTC has completed the review process with US Customs and HTC devices have been released, as they are in compliance with […]
Apple and Samsung fail to reach settlement during mediated talks
Despite some conciliatory hints, two days of mediated discussions between Apple and Samsung’s CEOs failed to produce a settlement over their U.S. court case. According to The Korea Times, neither side was willing to compromise and “no clear agreement” was reached. Both companies stuck to their arguments with Samsung still looking for Apple to pay royalties on its patents and […]
U.S. Customs begins releasing HTC smartphones
Only days after its imports began being held up by U.S. Customs, HTC yesterday announced that imports of some of its smartphones have resumed. A brief statement indicated that the company was not sure of the status of each device being held up but that some are once again entering the U.S.: Each imported HTC model must be reviewed by […]
Apple and Samsung CEOs meet today for settlement talks
Apple CEO Tim Cook is meeting today with Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung in San Fransisco to hold court-supervised mediation discussions. The move comes after the two companies were ordered last month to try to come up with a settlement in their U.S. legal battles. Both parties are expected to bring “a candid evaluation of the parties’ likelihood of prevailing on […]