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Apple and Samsung locked in patent wars
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Molly Wood
Aug 1, 2013
Apple and Samsung have been locked in a series of bitter patent disputes. A ruling on one of those battles is expected from the U.S. International Trade Commission today.
You may be surprised at who is a 'patent troll'
Jun 4, 2013
President Barack Obama is taking steps to rein in 'patent trolls', but some of America's biggest companies use similar tactics.
Samsung wins patent battle over Apple in Tokyo
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Jeff Horwich
Aug 31, 2012
Unlike the US case that covered seven patents, this one covered only one. Apple gets nothing, and the judges ordered it to pay all of Samsung's legal fees, as well.
Apple-Samsung ruling resonates hard in South Korea
by
Queena Kim
Aug 27, 2012
The court ruling that Samsung infringed on Apple patents has complicated fallout in South Korea, where Samsung's success has been very much a part of the national identity.
Apple vs Samsung verdict could change smartphone landscape
by
Jeff Horwich
Aug 27, 2012
Should we get ready for circular cellphones? On Friday a jury in Silicon Valley ruled Samsung's smartphones violate Apple patents for a number of pretty basic elements.
Apple vs Samsung verdict is a big win for Microsoft
by
Queena Kim
Aug 27, 2012
Microsoft has been trying to compete in the smartphone market for years. With the recent Apple vs. Samsung patent verdict, Microsoft may be able to point out the hidden costs of Android.
South Korean court gives split decision in Apple vs Samsung
by
Scott Tong
Aug 24, 2012
Here in California, a jury enters a third day of deliberations in the smartphone and tablet copyright battle between Apple and Samsung. But today in South Korea, a court facing the some of the same questions issued its ruling.
For public good, not for profit.
Another day, another patent war
by
Queena Kim
Apr 16, 2012
Oracle and Google face off in court today in a lawsuit over the use of Java. It’s another chapter in the Silicon Valley serial: Patent Wars.