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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…

Apple Sued Over “Quick Look” Feature in Operating Systems Updated: by

Yesterday, WhitServe LLC filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging infringement of a patent WhitServe owns. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, the lawsuit The patent, U.S. Patent No. 7,921,139, is described as a “System for sequentially opening and displaying files in a directory.” Invented by…

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…

Apple iPhone Antitrust Lawsuit Over Older Phones Seeks Unlock Codes, Damages Updated: by

A consumer Apple iPhone class-action antitrust lawsuit (read it below) accuses the Cupertino, California, company of conspiring to monopolize early iPhone purchasers' voice and data plans by locking them into exclusivity contracts with AT&T Mobility, in violation of federal antitrust law. The proposed class of plaintiffs includes consumers who bought…

Facebook Wins Protective Order Against Ceglia Barring ‘Irrelevant’ Discovery Updated: by

Yesterday Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg scored a huge win against Paul Ceglia, the plaintiff claiming 50% ownership of the social media company, but whose allegations the defendants have consistently maintained are based upon a fraudulent work for hire document. In a 24-page decision and order (D&O) issued Wednesday (read it…

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…

Montblanc Sues Google Over AdWords Campaigns for Alleged Counterfeit Pen Sales :: Montblanc-Simplo GmbH v. Google, Inc. Updated: by

Montblanc, the German maker of fabled fountain pens and other luxury goods sued Google for help in unmasking the identities of alleged counterfeiters running Google AdWords campaigns on Google's UK search engine to hawk knockoff pens. Montblanc's lawsuit against Google asks the court for equitable relief, i.e.,, not money but…

Facebook, Zuckerberg, and Ceglia Court Hearing Today on 8 Motions Updated: by

Tensions could reach a new high point today in the Facebook ownership claim lawsuit between plaintiff, convicted felon Paul Cegilia (inset), and Defendants Facebook and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. A court hearing today in Buffalo, New York is scheduled to consider no less than eight (8) motions with roughly eighty (80) pleadings…

Carrier IQ Faces 11 Class-Action Lawsuits Over Phone Data Software Updated: by

Carrier IQ, a mobile phone software and data analytics company that gives telecoms business intelligence on connections, dropped calls and user behavior was hit with at least eleven consumer class-action lawsuits alleging privacy and Federal Wiretap Act violations. The lawsuits accuse the telecom software analystics company of variously recording Android…