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August 31, 2012
Apple loses Samsung patent case in Japan
A Tokyo court has ruled that Samsung did not infringe an Apple patent related to data syncing.
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August 30, 2012
The myth of pinch-to-zoom: how a confused media gave Apple something it doesn't own
Apple has a lot of patents — but pinch-to-zoom isn't among them.
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August 28, 2012
Samsung working with US carriers to update phones facing injunction
Samsung is actively speaking with US carriers about removing infringing features from the eight handsets Apple is seeking injunctions against, reports The Wall Street Journal.
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August 27, 2012
Samsung memo to employees: 'disappointed' by verdict
Samsung issued an internal memo to its employees after the jury's decision in the Apple vs. Samsung case was released last week.
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August 26, 2012
Google responds to Apple v. Samsung verdict: most claims 'don't relate' to 'core Android'
Google has responded to the $1.049 billion jury verdict in the Apple v. Samsung case, stating that "the court of appeals will review both infringement and the validity of the patent claims."
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August 24, 2012
Apple vs. Samsung: the jury's final verdict form shows the breadth of Apple's win
The Jury's final verdict form has been released in the Apple vs. Samsung case, and as you can see above it's a sea of "y" for "yes" marks on a wide swath of Samsung's devices. Samsung did manage to avoid losing when it came to some of the patents put against its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, but it didn't win with any of the patents it asserted against Apple
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August 24, 2012
The next step in Apple vs. Samsung: injunction hearing on September 20th
After the jury returned with some corrections to its initial verdict to resolve some of the inconsistencies in its findings, it was excused from the courtroom and Judge Lucy Koh discussed the next stage in the trial with both sides: a hearing on preliminary injunctions based on the verdict. Apple is pressing its advantage in the wake of the jury's decision.
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August 24, 2012
Apple CEO Tim Cook: verdict is 'a loud and clear message that stealing isn’t right'
The verdict is in in the Apple vs. Samsung case in which Samsung largely lost on most of the issues before the jury. Apple's response is naturally happy.
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August 24, 2012
Apple decisively wins Samsung trial: what it means
After two and a half days of deliberations, the Apple vs. Samsung jury returned a decisive verdict in Apple's favor today — holding that Samsung owes Apple $1.05 billion for copying Apple's intellectual property. But what does it mean?
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August 24, 2012
Jury: Samsung diluted Apple's trade dress for the iPhone, but not iPad
The jury at Apple vs. Samsung has read its verdict, and it's a mixed bag for Apple's trade dress claims.
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August 24, 2012
Samsung infringed on Apple iPhone design patents, but not iPad design patents, jury rules
As the jury slogs through the twenty-page final verdict form in the Apple vs. Samsung trial, it has given its decision on one of the more critical aspects of the case: whether Samsung infringed on Apple's design patents for the look and feel of its devices. The jury needed to decide the issue on over 20 different Samsung devices, and
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August 24, 2012
Jury: Samsung willfully infringed Apple's software patents, Apple didn't infringe Samsung's
A California jury has ruled that Samsung willfully infringed several of Apple's software patents across a variety of devices.
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August 24, 2012
Jury: Samsung copied Apple, should pay at least $1.049 billion in damages
After a surprisingly short time, the jury in the Apple v. Samsung case has sent word that it's reached a verdict. The jury has found vastly in favor of Apple in the case.
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August 24, 2012
Apple vs. Samsung: you be the jury (poll)
To give you just a small taste of what the jury in this historic case is going through, we thought we'd present just one question — something emblematic of the entire case that pulls in all the major facts, evidence, and themes. Turns out it's pretty easy to figure that one out: it's whether or not Samsung's Galaxy S diluted Apple's iPhone trade dress.
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August 23, 2012
Apple vs. Samsung: inside a jury's nightmare
Will nine strangers be able to decide the tech trial of the decade?
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August 21, 2012
Apple and Samsung go for blood in closing arguments
After weeks of witnesses, prototypes, and one last failed settlement talk, it came down to this: Apple and Samsung's closing arguments in what is very likely the tech trial of the century.
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August 20, 2012
Apple and Samsung CEOs talk over settlement, but 'there was no resolution'
We'd heard rumors that the CEOs of Apple and Samsung were getting together today for one last court-mandated meeting, but their discussion proved unfruitful.
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August 20, 2012
Samsung and Apple CEOs reportedly meeting today for final patent trial talk
Apple and Samsung's CEOs are reportedly meeting today for a final talk, attempting to resolve their patent disputes before a jury begins deliberation on Wednesday.
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August 17, 2012
Apple v. Samsung turns into ‘he said, she said' on the final day of testimony
A parade of familiar faces made their way through the courtroom today as Apple and Samsung finished up their rebuttal cases.
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August 17, 2012
Samsung wraps up testimony in Apple v. Samsung
Samsung has rest in the Apple v. Samsung trial.
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August 17, 2012
Apple rests in Apple v. Samsung
With 16 minutes left on the clock, Apple has rest its case in the Apple v. Samsung trial.
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August 17, 2012
Apple accuses Samsung of bad faith with standards-essential patents
This morning two Apple witnesses attacked Samsung for not living up to its responsibilities with its standards-essential patents — and violating the spirit of FRAND as well.
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August 17, 2012
Susan Kare returns to the stand: Samsung's designs were a choice, 'not a requirement'
Last week Mac icon designer Susan Kare took the stand in Apple v. Samsung, and Apple called her back today to counter testimony from one of Samsung's designers.
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August 17, 2012
Judge to Apple and Samsung: what makes you so special?
In denying Samsung's 11th-hour motion for a negative inference jury instruction against Apple, Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal takes the opportunity to chastise the parties.