Earlier today, Judge Posner issued two Orders (here and here), which tentatively dismiss both Apple’s and Motorola’s patent infringement claims. Posner states he will elaborate further on his decision “within a week.” Apple conceded, based on a Daubert ruling against it, that it could not prove damages for infringement on three key patents. That left three… Continue Reading
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Apple v. Motorola, Inc., et. al.; 11-cv-08540
One of the most interesting aspects of these patent wars cases (a.k.a. Apple versus the world) is Apple v. Motorola, Inc.. So, here’s my butchered review of the case. Aside from the 40 lawyers representing Apple, Judge Richard A. Posner is currently stepping away from his role on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to oversee… Continue Reading
Battle of the Patents
I can’t claim to know anything about the Apple v. Google, HTC & Motorola patent wars. Heck, I barely understand why a patent as vague as a “Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for translating displayed content” gets approved. That seems to me like every computer, phone, or typewriter from the dawn of time… Continue Reading
Look for Changes to your Android UI
Unfortunately for HTC, and subsequently Google, the US International Trade Commission ruled that HTC’s Android smartphones infringe on key Apple patents (here’s how for a detailed review). The ruling, affects key portions of the HTC user interface, or UI, one of which is the feature that allows you to click a phone number in an email,… Continue Reading