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Nokia supports Apple in Samsung product sales ban effort

Nokia supports Apple in Samsung product sales ban effort
  • Posted March 7, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Nokia filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington earlier this week to back Apple’s intentions of permanently banning select Samsung phones from being sold in America. The documents were sealed upon…

Samsung adds iPhone 5 to patent lawsuit, Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban lifted

Samsung adds iPhone 5 to patent lawsuit, Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban lifted
  • Posted October 2, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • As promised last month, Samsung has filed a motion against Apple claiming the iPhone 5 infringes on several patents owned by the South Korean company. Cupertino’s latest handset will be added to a pending lawsuit against previous iPhone, iPad and…

Apple seeks US Samsung sales ban plus $707m in damages

Apple seeks US Samsung sales ban plus $707m in damages
  • Posted September 24, 2012, 8:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Apple filed a motion in the San Jose District Court late Friday requesting an additional $707 million in damages and a wider US sales ban covering all of Samsung's infringing devices. The South Korean electronics giant has also filed its own motion requesting a retrial...

Apple amends US lawsuit, seeks ban of Galaxy S3 and 21 more

Apple amends US lawsuit, seeks ban of Galaxy S3 and 21 more
  • Posted September 3, 2012, 3:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • Apple looks set to deal Samsung a further blow after amending a lawsuit filed earlier in the year to include several of the South Korean firm’s latest smartphones, bringing the total number of devices that Apple seeks to ban to…

Galaxy Nexus yanked from Google Play store, ban-beating patch almost ready

Galaxy Nexus yanked from Google Play store, ban-beating patch almost ready
  • Posted July 4, 2012, 5:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Samsung has been forced to stop selling its Galaxy Nexus smartphone after Apple paid the bond to bring a court-ordered ban into effect and cover damages should the final judgement favor the South Korean phone maker. Subsequently, Google had to…

Samsung fails to lift U.S. sales ban on Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung fails to lift U.S. sales ban on Galaxy Tab 10.1
  • Posted July 3, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Apple
  • Samsung’s attempt to lift a ban on the sale of their Galaxy Tab 10.1 in America fell short on Monday as US District Judge Lucy Koh declined the South Korean giant’s request. The rejection comes ahead of a planned patent…

Judge bans Samsung's iPad rival from sale in the US

Judge bans Samsung
  • Posted June 27, 2012, 9:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • A US court has banned the sales of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet until a decision is reached regarding the South Korean electronics giant's patent dispute with Apple. The two companies have been locked in multiple legal battles across the…

Microsoft victorious in Motorola patent dispute, wins US import ban

Microsoft victorious in Motorola patent dispute, wins US import ban
  • Posted May 21, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft has prevailed over Motorola in one of their ongoing patent disputes after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled (PDF) that the phone maker has violated one of the Redmond-based software giant's patents, and ordered an immediate import ban…

Apple must show patents valid in Samsung case, says judge

Apple must show patents valid in Samsung case, says judge
  • Posted October 14, 2011, 4:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple, Industry News
  • In the latest courtroom fight between Apple and Samsung, US District Judge Lucy Koh has said that Galaxy tablets have indeed copied Apple's iPad, but added that Apple has a problem establishing the validity of its patents. The company is…

Apple wins temporary ban of Samsung tablets in Australia

Apple wins temporary ban of Samsung tablets in Australia
  • Posted October 13, 2011, 2:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Apple
  • Apple has secured a temporary ban on the sale of Samsung tablets in Australia after launching legal action against the Korean company for allegedly copying the iPad too closely. In the federal court of New South Wales, Justice Annabelle Bennett…

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