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HTC CEO Chou Says $6-8 Per Device Licensing Estimate is ‘An Outrageous Number’

Eric November 20, 2012 9

Apple and HTC may have gotten together and worked out an agreement to stop patent litigation between them, but we don't really know what the exact numbers are. Some analysts did the math after the total deal number and came up with a guess that HTC would be...

Samsung’s Mobile Head Draws Line in the Sand, Will Not Settle With Apple

Eric November 14, 2012 36

Last week, Apple and HTC met for a 10-year licensing deal, which led us to wonder if any other Android OEMs would follow suit. Samsung wants to head that discussion off before it even starts with a short and to the point comment today. Samsung's Mobile Head JK...

HTC and Apple Settle Patent Dispute, Reach 10-Year License Agreement

Kellen November 11, 2012 41

As of this weekend, we no longer (well, for 10 years) have to write about Apple and HTC fighting in courts over patents. According to press releases posted by both companies yesterday, the two have reached a global settlement that includes the dismissal of all...

Judge to Consider Samsung’s Claims of Juror Misconduct in Trial With Apple

Eric November 9, 2012 35

The trial between Samsung and Apple that was decided months ago will not go away, but today's news might have some serious implications on the outcome. We've talked about Vel Hogan before, the jury foreman that may or may not have had previous bias against...

Judge Throws Out Apple v. Motorola Lawsuit Over “Unfair” Licensing Practicies

Kellen November 5, 2012 31

Remember last week, when we reported that Apple was only willing to pay $1 to Motorola for every iPhone sold over use of the Google-owned company's patents? The lawsuit involving that report has now been tossed out by a judge in Wisconsin. Apple's initial...

Apple: We’ll Pay $1 to Motorola For Every iPhone Sold to License Essential Patents, But Not a Penny More

Eric November 1, 2012 96

Here is an interesting development out of the many Apple vs. Android court cases that are going on around the world today. Up until now, Apple has seemed vehemently against licensing anything from Android, but their lawyers told a court in Wisconsin that they...

Apple Posts Backhanded Apology in UK That Samsung Did Not Infringe on Its Patents

Kellen October 26, 2012 209

Because a UK court ruled that Samsung did not infringe on a design patent that Apple owns, the Cupertino company was forced into posting up a public apology on both its website and in print ads, to make sure the world was aware of the situation. If such a...

Samsung Not a Fan of Vel Hogan Either, Wants Apple Patent Verdict Thrown Out Over Misconduct

Kellen October 3, 2012 87

Remember our pal, Vel Hogan? I'm sure you can't forget the interview he gave after leading a jury into finding that Samsung had violated all sorts of Apple patents, right? Well, Samsung isn't a fan of his past, which he managed to leave out during jury...