March 3rd, 2010
There were multiple rumors that a strong reason (or perhaps the only) for Google not integrating multi-touch (pinch to zoom that is) in the US release of Android phones (until now) was a lawsuit threat from Apple. Apple holds patents related to multitouch technology and this happens to be one of the 20 patents that Apple has shortlisted while suing HTC yesterday. Anyone going through the Apple suit against HTC gets it clear that Apple has targeted the Android OS more than HTC, however Google is not officially named in the lawsuit.
Google has not shied away from giving a statement in favour of HTC and this making it clear that they are up for a fight. “We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and the partners who have helped us to develop it,”- Google
HTC has also given a statement stressing (more…)
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February 19th, 2010
The latest social networking service from Google might undergo some troubles as a class action lawsuit is filed in the San Jose federal court. The lawsuit accuses Google of breaking a number of laws relating to cyber communication, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The case has been filed on behalf of Eva Hibnick by law firms in San Francisco and Washington, D.C.. Eva is a Florida woman who has been chosen to represent the 31 million plus Gmail users during the case trial.
Google Buzz has been facing various issues regarding user privacy from (more…)
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November 12th, 2009
In what is being called a ‘new era’ in the chip industry, Intel and AMD have settled their court cases, antitrust proceedings and patent disputes with the latter getting $1.25 billion along with several other agreements. For years Intel and AMD have been fighting each other in courtrooms over several issues and the bad blood was such that AMD had also launched a website in 2007, apparently to tell people about its proceedings against Intel. Intel was also fined $1.45 bln by the European Union earlier this year for illegal sales tactics. However the settlement today is certainly a win win for both parties and certainly a good sign for the consumers and the chip industry. (more…)
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May 29th, 2009
Google has won a lawsuit against a teenage schoolboy about a domain name, googblog.com. Google moved to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to win back the domain name registered on the name of one Harit Shah from Surendranagar. The lawsuit was filed on 26th of March ‘09.
WIPO gave its verdict this week, asking the young schoolboy to handover the domain to Google. The domain name googblog.com had to be handed back to google because it had the word ‘goog’ in it which is Google’s stock sticker registered at NASDAQ.
The young kid looked more than happy to handover the domain to Google with all the publicity from the entire episode. “Google has made me realise my worth by filing a lawsuit against me at WIPO. I bought the domain on September 25, 2008 and posted blogs on computers, multimedia and electronic gadgets on it. I got a letter from a Gurgaon-based law-firm, Ranjan Narula Associates in January this year on behalf of Google, saying that I should handover the domain name to them under the IPR norms”. said the young boy.
Good going boy. One can definitely learn some get-famous-overnight tricks 
via [Indian Express]
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March 25th, 2009
Apple is certainly now new to lawsuites, however this one is certainly very interesting. Apple has now been sued for promoting the iPhone as a ebook reader. Apparently the concept of a touchscreen ebook reader has been patented over 7 yers ago by Switzerland-based MONEC Holding Ltd.
A self-described “leading innovator for mobile, globally usable communication solutions,” MONEC claims to be in the business of “developing and marketing equipment for the transmission of data to mobile electronics communication systems, managing and utilizing patents in this area and awarding licenses.” [Source]
While the lawsuit doesnt make any direct reference, it is certain that Amazon’s free Kindle App has resulted this (Kindle is not the first ebook reader for the iPhone though). We really believe that such claims are unreasonable and goes against the smartphone culture that is fast picking up globally. Handhelds are going to be multipurpose and softwares would explore unseen capabilities of these samartphones. A ebook reader on the iPhone certainly brings the service to the masses and thats what matters the most!
Also read: iPhone 3G vs Kindle 2
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March 9th, 2009
After suing Nokia for over $15 bln last year IPCom has now locked horns with HTC. Apparently IPCom owns some patents related to UMTS technology (that it had bought from OPCom) and would require HTC to get into a licensing agreement with IPcom. If an agreement cannot be reached HTC would be prohibited from selling the affected products in Germany.
Popular HTC devices like G1 and Magic use this technology; while other Windows Mobile offerings from HTC also rely on the same.
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July 31st, 2007
Apple is facing a lawsuit over the iPhone battery. Apparently an iPhone user Jose Trujillo filed the lawsuit (which has been widely labelled “STUPID”) against Apple claiming that he was not informed that the iPhone’s battery needs a replacement after every 300 charge.
However the Apple website states
“A properly maintained iPhone battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 400 full charge and discharge cycles.”
View full story at Gizmodo
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July 8th, 2007
Two lawsuits have been filed against Apple for copyright violations. The first has to do with the image used in Apple TV advertisements, and the second is about an iTunes track.
In Colorado, a professional photographer named Louis Psihoyos created a mosaic of images in an arched form, which looks strikingly similar to the one used in Apple’s Apple TV commercials and advertisements. Where the photographer originally had a man lounging in a desk-chair, Apple replaced the space with the Apple TV.
Apparently, Apple and Psihoyos had been in talks over the image before the Apple TV was released, and Louis backed out of the deal. However, Apple continued to use the image without the artist’s consent. The similarity between the pictures is quite obvious, and it’s hard not to believe that one of the two parties used the work without the consent of the other.
The second lawsuit involves Avril Lavigne, Apple, Avril Lavigne’s songwriter Lucasz Gottwald (aka “Dr. Luke”), and two music labels: Almo Music and RCA Records. Apparently Avril Lavigne’s new song, “Girlfriend,” which has had girls and guys alike singing “Hey hey you you I don’t like your girlfriend,” was too much like the song “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend” by James Gangwer and Tommy Dunbar. Apple is partly to blame for copyright infringement, since it published Avril’s song to iTunes. Seems funny to me, considering the songs are about completely different sexes and can’t really be that much alike. Right? Right. The duo could collect $150,000 for every infringement of their 1979 musical piece copyright, including those made by Apple.
Neither case has hit the courts yet, but we’ll be sure to keep you updated when they do. Images courtesy of AppleInsider.
The photos can be seen here
http://media.arstechnica.com/journals/apple.media/250/appletv_original.jpg
http://media.arstechnica.com/journals/apple.media/250/AppleTv_new-1.jpg
Read at http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/07/06/apple-accused-of-copyright-infringement-twice
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May 23rd, 2007
Apple Inc has been slapped with a lawsuit in California for making false claims about MacBook and MacBook Pro displays.
Filed on 3 May in a California, US, state court, the lawsuit charges Apple with falsely advertising MacBook and MacBook Pro displays as able to produce “millions” of colors.
“The reality is … the displays are only capable of displaying the illusion of millions of colors through the use of a software technique referred to as ‘dithering’,” the suit claims.
The company is also charged with violating the Unfair Competition Law and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act with its failure to address and rectify the situation. The two Californians, Fred Greaves and Dave Gatley who filed the suit want to stop Apple and the other defendants from continuing to represent the computers as being capable of displaying millions of colors.
They also seek damages representing the difference between the price paid for the computers and their actual worth, the loss of professional productivity, other forms of damages and costs.
Copy of the lawsuit http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/apple_macbook_lawsuit.pdf
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