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Apple Hit With $368 Million Jury Verdict in Patent Trial, Plus New Lawsuit Updated: by

Apple must pay more than $368 million in damages to VirnetX Inc. according to a jury verdict returned in federal court yesterday (see it below). The same day the verdict was reached, VirnetX and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) filed a new patent lawsuit against Apple. In 2010, VirnetX said…

Rosetta Stone and Google Settle Trademark Lawsuit Updated: by

After three years, language-learning software company Rosetta Stone settled its trademark lawsuit against Google over the company's Adwords advertising program. (read the settlement below). The litigation rollercoastered during that time. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Google's motion to dismiss Rosetta Stone's lawsuit on August…

Apple Faces Patent Infringement Suit Over Siri Updated: by

Apple was hit with a patent infringement lawsuit (read it below) over Siri, the Cupertino, California company's computer voice search-and-speak technology inside newer iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices. The twist in this case, however, is that patent holder Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute isn't the one suing. Instead, the plaintiff is…

Jury Awards Apple $1.05 Billion in Apple v. Samsung Patent Infringement Case Updated: by

Yesterday, a Northern California jury announced their verdict in one of the most highly anticipated decisions of the high technology era: Samsung must pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages for patent infringement. In that case, Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., both companies alleged numerous patent infringements by the…

iPad Case Ribs Heat Up Patent Lawsuit Against Apple, Target Updated: by

Jerald Bovino, the holder of a U.S. Patent (No. 6,977,809) for a portable computer case made of 'resilient material' designed with 'ribs,' is suing Apple and Target, claiming that Apple's manufacture and sale of iPad and iPad 2 cases (inset, right), and Target's sale of the iPad Smart Cover, infringe…