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AOL: You’ve got patents!The two companies aren’t saying which patents are moving to the Microsoft camp, although AOL will still retain rights to use technology covered by the patents it is selling. Microsoft is also gaining non-exclusive licensing to the remaining patents in AOL’s portfolio.AOL was once the king of online access, but has transitioned…

The uniquely designed store, one of several Apple flagship retail locations around the world, was first opened to the public in July 2010 and credits the late Steve Jobs, among others, for its creation.  Others credited by the patent include Benjamin Fay, Peter Bohlin, David Andreini, Karl Backus, Robert Bridger, and former VP of Retail…

The two firms were already in the process of litigating ownership of the patent when that case was halted by Kodak’s bankruptcy proceedings. Apple is asking the bankruptcy judge to allow the case to resume in federal court, while Kodak wants to keep the decision in the hands of the bankruptcy court. Apple says that…

Patent 8,095,879, titled “User interface for mobile handheld computer unit,” shows a filing date of December 10, 2002 and an issue date of January 10, 2012. Neonode’s earlier patent, number 7,880,732, describes a touch screen system for mobile phones.The company claims it is already licensing its touch-based patents to the likes of Sony, Barnes &…

Apple & HTC: Making it Real The patent infringement case between Apple and HTC is like the Whole Foods parking lot: it’s gettin’ real. AppleInsider has patent-tracker Florian Mueller poking at the issue. Among the many patents over which Apple has sued the Taiwanese phonemaker is one referred to as the ‘263 patent, which covers…

Patent illustration as edited by Patently Apple. The application’s illustrative figures demonstrate how the proposed design method can produce batteries that are circular, triangular, or even “L”-shaped. The technology could even produce batteries with rounded edges, so that future devices with rounded bezels can maximize battery capacity by having the battery run flush with the outer…

Motorola drops Ep11 patent from ITC complaint against ApplePulling the patent from its ITC complaint makes sense, according to Florian Mueller of Foss Patents. “If Motorola won an ITC import ban over devices implementing that feature, it’s quite possible that the ITC would deny or delay such a ban for public interest considerations,” he said.Motorola’s…

Most of Apple’s and Samsung’s legal filings and briefings have been filed under seal, but Judge Lucy Koh has released some of those documents with small and large passages redacted. What happened over the weekend is that a PDF of a document was released that contained a major flaw: Though the document appears redacted, viewers…

  The patent was acquired from Xerox in 2009—it was originally filed in 1998 and issued to Xerox in 2000. According to CNet, Apple took ownership of the patent on December 17th, 2009. Apple refiled for the patent on September 1, 2010, and the U.S.P.T.O. reaffirmed it by reissuing it on November 15th, 2011. Not…

Apple’s Upper West Side store in Manhattan Along with Mr. Jobs, the patent also lists Karl Backus, Peter Bohlin, George Bradley Robert Bridger, Benjamin Fay and Ronald Bruce.Store rendering from Apple’s patent filing The multi-level Upper store is located at Broadway and 67th Street, and opened on November 14, 2009, as Apple’s fourth Manhattan location.…

According to Smartphone Technologies, it is the exclusive license holder for the patents, and the company claimed the “iPhone, iPads, iCloud, iTunes, MacBooks and/or Apple Sync Services, that integrated phone and PDA user interface on a single processor,” are all infringing on those patents. The patent list includes: 3Com’s 1997 patent 5,832,489 Method and apparatus…

Accepting the letters is good news for Verizon and T-Mobile because it means Judge Lucy Koh will at least consider their arguments in Samsung’s defense. It doesn’t, however, mean the court will act on the letters, or avoid imposing an injunction.Verizon and T-Mobile to court: Can you hear me now?Apple and Samsung have been locked…

StreetSpace says Apple’s iAd steps on its patentThe patent in question, 6,847,969, is titled “Method and System for Providing Personalized Online Services and Advertisement in Public Spaces.” The filing stated that by offering targeted ads to potential customers, and by offering a service to sell that ad space, Apple and the other companies listed in…

Along with Apple, the lawsuit also names Google, Yahoo!, and Facebook.The patent (6,687,745) describes a “system and method for delivering a graphical user interface of remote applications over a thin bandwidth connection,” and was filed in 2000.Droplets sells its own product called Droplets User Interactive Server for delivering Web and network-based applications, and lists companies…

In a blog post, David Drummond, Google’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, claimed that his company was a victim of bullying tactics in which Apple, Microsoft, and Oracle were all conspiring to “strangle” Google’s Android platform through the use of “bogus” patents and a broken patent system that no longer encouraged innovation. This…

An Apple Store by Any Other Name… The news around the fake Apple Stores in China has turned into drama around the fake Apple stores in China. A Reuters piece from last weekend had people who’d bought stuff from the store freakin’ the frak out once they learned that those genuine Apple Stores at which…

“We have to sit down and figure it out,” Mr Yung told Bloomberg. “We’re open to having discussions.”HTC says it wants to negotiate with Apple over patentsApple recently won a ruling with the U.S. International Trade Commission that says HTC is infringing on two of its patents, which could potentially lead to an import ban…

The case was part of a back-and-forth battle between Apple and Kodak relating to digital cameras in Apple’s iPhones. Kodak has been quite successful in using ITC complaints and lawsuits in forcing companies to pay licensing royalties for some key patents that Kodak owns. Today’s ruling concerned counter claims that Apple had filed in response…

According to Reuters, no reason has been given to explain Mr. Lutton’s pending departure. Unnamed sources claimed he will be officially gone from Apple, possibly as soon as next month.The timing of the change on Apple’s legal team lands in the middle of several big patent battles. Apple is currently dealing with patent infringement lawsuits…

Oracle has been seeking licensing royalties for every Android device sold, something that would turn Android from a “free” open source OS to a “not-free” open source OS, which would benefit Apple, Microsoft, RIM, and any other competitor in the smartphone business. Any form of stay in the case would put Oracle’s case in serious…

ITC sends Kodak case back to the judgeKodak has been claiming Apple and RIM are infringing on its patents by offering an on-screen preview for photos taken with the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphone products. The ITC judge overseeing the case ruled earlier this year that the patents were invalid, Kodak appealed the decision, and now…

Consortium to Nortel: All your patents are belong to us!The company put its patent portfolio on the auction block after declaring bankruptcy in 2009.The purchase set the consortium back some US$4.5 billion. Other members of the group include RIM, Sony, EMC and Ericsson.Missing out on Nortel’s patents is a blow to Google and its Android…