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US judge says Samsung's tablets infringe Apple patents

...UK-selected story, see U.S. Judge: Samsung's tablets infringe on Apple patents on CNET News. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs... Read more

14 October, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Apple patents glasses-free 3D technology

...the 3D effect. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Apple patents glasses-less 3D projection on CNET News Read more

2 December, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Apple wins initial patent ruling on HTC's Android phones

...mobile experiences for consumers." Apple had originally accused HTC of violating 10 Apple patents, and the Taiwanese hardware maker retaliated a couple of months later... Read more

18 July, 2011 by David Meyer
Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

...a dispute over whether Microsoft's Windows operating system infringed on any Apple patents.And thus came Jobs' second appearance on the cover of Time... Read more

25 August, 2011 by Jonathan E Skillings

Apple vs Nokia in fight to set nano-SIM standard (updated)

...Apple made "an unequivocal commitment to grant royalty-free licenses to any Apple patents essential to nano-SIM, provided that Apple's proposal is adopted... Read more

26 March, 2012

Apple applies for US ban on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus

...touted Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android operating system violates four Apple patents. Apple has claimed that Samsung's Galaxy Nexus violates four of... Read more

13 February, 2012 by Edward Moyer

Apple loses round in Motorola patent case

...the US International Trade Commission found Motorola was not infringing on three Apple patents. The iPhone and iPad maker can still appeal against the ITC... Read more

16 January, 2012

Apple sues Samsung in the UK over Android

...currently underway. Apple says Samsung's Android smartphones and tablets infringe on Apple patents, while Samsung says Apple's products, such as the iPhone, infringe... Read more

14 September, 2011

HTC open to 'fair' Apple patent settlement

...2010, when Apple sued HTC, saying its Android smartphones infringed on 10 Apple patents. On 15 July, an ITC administrative law judge said HTC was... Read more

27 July, 2011

Apple takes second ITC potshot at HTC

...filing, lodged on Friday, claims that the HTC devices infringe on five Apple patents to do mainly with scrolling and touchscreens. It is separate to... Read more

12 July, 2011 by Ben Woods

Apple wins ruling in Nokia patent suit

...from importing the offending devices. Apple countersued, charging Nokia with infringing 13 Apple patents related to the iPhone. ITC judge James Gildea made the initial... Read more

28 March, 2011 by Erica Ogg

Apple tries to patent iPod interface

Apple got bitten once when trying to protect its user interfaces from competitors. Now the company is turning to patents in its efforts to protect the iPod Read more

29 March, 2004 by Matt Loney

Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID

Three patent applications made by Apple were published on Thursday, covering technologies including haptics, fingerprint... Read more

3 July, 2009

Apple patents secure code

Apple has filed a patent that describes a method for securely running Mac OS X on specific hardware Read more

10 November, 2005 by Ina Fried

Minority Report: 10 Apple patents to watch

Mac tablet with iMac docking stationThe piece de resistance of Apple patents. As gloriously mad as a sack full of otters, this patent... Read more

28 October, 2008 by Seb Janacek

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