Apple Sues HTC on iPhone Patents, But Google is the Real Target
On March 2, 2010, Apple filed two lawsuits against High Tech Computer Corp. (aka HTC Corp.), HTC (B.V.I.) Corp, HTC America, Inc. and Exeda, Inc in the US District Court for the District of Delaware,...
View ArticleThe Plot Thickens in Apple Patent Battle with HTC
The latest Apple complaint continues to allege direct infringement of Apple patents, this time four separate patents. The complaint also alleges indirect infringement; specifically contributory...
View ArticleSome Observations on the Market Reverberations of the Smart Phone Patent Wars
Commenting on the Yahoo! Inc. patent infringement lawsuit filed against Facebook in March of 2012, Mr. Cuban concludes his post by stating: “I hope Yahoo[!] is awarded $50 billion dollars. It is the...
View ArticleMore Patent Trouble for HTC and Motorola at the ITC
On Thursday, June 7, 2012, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced that it had launched an investigation into whether certain RF Micro Devices, Inc. (RFMD) products infringe patents...
View ArticlePatent Litigation Settlement Roundup – Nov. 16, 2012
Acacia announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized a program for repurchasing shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The stock repurchase program will be put into effect...
View ArticleThe Beginning of the End for the Smart Phone Patent Wars?
First, remember that Steve Jobs once referred to the smartphone patent wars as the patent equivalent of global thermonuclear war. But will this be more like the Cold War or the Apocalypse? The only...
View ArticleBattling Trade Secret Theft in Taiwan
Last week, police detained three employees of Taiwanese smartphone-maker HTC, raided their homes and offices and seized their computers and cellphones to search for evidence, as HTC is accusing them of...
View ArticleTrade Secrets and Employee Mobility in the U.S. and Asia
Employers often spend considerable resources recruiting, hiring and training key talent, only to face potential disaster when those trusted employees quit to join a competitor, often taking sensitive...
View ArticleSpherix Acquires 100 Rockstar Patents
This is likely a signal of more patent infringement lawsuits yet to come in the growing patent battle by proxy between Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Samsung, HTC (TPE: 2498) and the companies behind Rockstar,...
View ArticleNews & Notes: February 12, 2014
Two New Shareholders at Niro, Haller & Niro --- Spherix Innovate 21: Patent License in Exchange for Startup Equity --- UC Hastings Startup Legal Garage Gets $100K Grant --- Sterne, Kessler Welcomes...
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