Apple vs Samsung, court orders Samsung to show Apple 5 new phones

englishpremier · 18 Feb 2012 at 09:54

Apple lost another massive one. A class action law suit for the rubbish antenna in the iPhone 4. They'll have to pay $15 to everyone affected by the death grip.

Robbo · 18 Feb 2012 at 16:48

Locke said:
Here's some perspective:

Perspective is not welcome here.

englishpremier · 20 Feb 2012 at 11:52

Apple's legal dispute with Proview might be pretty costly to them in China.

iPad have been banned in a number of areas, due to Proview owing the right to the name. Apple claims that it bought the rights from Proview a few years ago. Proview argues that did not cover china.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/20/us-apple-china-idUSTRE81G08220120220

Rimsy · 20 Feb 2012 at 14:50

Camalot said:
http://androidandme.com/2012/02/new...idandme+(Android+and+Me)&utm_content=FaceBook

Much hilarity will ensue if that gets approved... should be interesting

englishpremier · 24 Feb 2012 at 10:53

This is another reasonably significant one:

Following on from our recent report on the Motorola patent win over Apple's iCloud and MobileMe push e-mail services, Apple has now taken the steps of disabling push email on MobileMe and iCloud accounts within German borders.

Contacts, calendars, Microsoft Exchange e-mail synch and other push services will continue to function. Please take note, however, anyone who travels to Germany and connects with a MobileMe account will lose push services permanently; for those with iCloud, services will be disabled during the period spent within the country.

Apple is still appealing against what it calls an 'invalid' Motorola patent, however it's clear that the firm's period for reasonable inaction against the initial ruling has now passed; we wonder if Apple will be able to dig itself out of this one or if German iOS customers will be forever left without first party push email services.

The patent war rages on.

Scougar · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:09

Love it that Apple are claiming 'invalid' patent LMAO. I think that will apply to a vast sway of theirs!

It's like trying to patent the basic brush, and getting away with it. Everyone's been doing it for year's yet they then try to claim the idea is their own.

Richie · 27 Feb 2012 at 18:18

Apple alleged to have used "deception" in order to obtain the "iPad" trademark - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17152957

This trial should be interesting. Not only will it have an effect on this case but, dependant on the outcome, may harm Apple in other cases as their credibility could be called into question.

Scougar · 27 Feb 2012 at 18:35

Apple's cleaner than clean image has always been complete bull. They are just like any other company, but have somehow managed to sexify their proprietory product range.

I still like there hardware, I just wonder if they can keep their image. (For the record I always thought iPhones were cack until they released the '4', at which point the camera quality became viable. Previously.. the camera was shocking, yet people still flocked to it.

Glaucus · 27 Feb 2012 at 18:39

That ones complet bs.

How is a electronic device similar to IPADL an abbreviated company name. Just a random company trying to get money, they will lose.

mrochester · 27 Feb 2012 at 18:40

At the moment it looks like sour grapes and Proview just want more money for the iPad trademark than they first sold it for. However, that could be completely wrong and Apple could be up to something sneaky.

Richie · 27 Feb 2012 at 18:53

Glaucus said:
That ones complet bs.

How is a electronic device similar to IPADL an abbreviated company name. Just a random company trying to get money, they will lose.

Not sure if it was clear in the article but I read it as:

1. Apple create a special purposes company called "IP Application Development Ltd" with the "sole purpose of obtaining IPAD trademark"
2. IPADL go to Proview and ask for the IPAD trademark as it is an abbreviation of their company i.e. IPAD = IPADL without the "Ltd" bit
3. After some "reassurances" by the IPADL representative, the trademark is sold to them (the assurances are part of the alleged deception)
4. This trademark "passes" to Apple as Apple always owned IPADL.

I could be wrong but I don't think so.

They further say deception was involved as the "agent" that went to Proview to get the trademark used a fake identity -

It also accuses IPADL's agent of representing himself as Jonathan Hargreaves in emails when he was, the company alleges, later revealed to be an individual called Graham Robinson

I am not sure how much truth is in it but it will be an interesting case regardless of the outcome....

Glaucus · 2 Mar 2012 at 16:57

I think Germany is getting fed up. They've dismissed apple and samsungs cases.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17234598

Page last updated at 16:15 GMT, Friday, 2 March 2012
Apple and Samsung cases dismissed

Apple has been at war with Samsung over phone and tablet patents
Apple and Samsung have both had patent lawsuits - taken out against each other - thrown out by a German court.

A spokesman for the Mannheim state court said judges had dismissed both cases involving ownership of the "slide-to-unlock" feature used on their respective smartphones.

Richie · 2 Mar 2012 at 17:06

Good... Some common sense at last.

bam0 · 2 Mar 2012 at 17:19

Glaucus said:
I think Germany is getting fed up. They've dismissed apple and samsungs cases.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17234598

Didn't Apple just win against Motorola in Germany last week on one of those patents?

Richie · 2 Mar 2012 at 17:33

Yeah but they will no doubt use this ruling in their appeal case

Cosimo · 7 Mar 2012 at 10:28

Load the cannons and fire, the war continues:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012...uters/technologyNews+(News+/+US+/+Technology)

IxD3ViiLx · 7 Mar 2012 at 21:12

Apple > Samsung.

They are all scared of the mighty Apple!

Nexus18 · 7 Mar 2012 at 21:15

Useful input there :rolleyes:

I sense a troll!!!!!!!

Cosimo · 16 Mar 2012 at 15:48

One of Apple's two slide to lock cases gets halted in Germany.

http://fosspatents.blogspot.com/2012/03/mannheim-court-halts-apples-second.html

I bet that German judges are getting a little sick of this litigation.

Richie · 16 Mar 2012 at 16:22

Samsung stick it to Apple where it hurts:

A global legal clash between Apple and Samsung has not stopped the pair working together on the new iPad....

However, a breakdown of the iPad 3 shows that Samsung makes several parts crucial to its success.

Repair service iFixit took an iPad 3 to pieces and discovered that at its core it had an Apple-designed processor and used chips from Broadcom and Qualcomm to handle communications.

The site iFixit said markings on the powerful Apple chip showed it was made in fabrication facilities run by Samsung. The Korean firm is also the sole supplier of the high-definition screens used in the 2012 iPad.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17397908