Apple has won a patent infringement case between Google's Motorola Mobility, which alleged the iPhone's proximity sensor had infringed on the latter's patent, reports Bloomberg: The U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington upheld a judge’s findings that the Motorola Mobility patent is invalid, though for different reasons. The patent covers a sensor that prevents the...
US District Judge Lucy Koh ruled that, for now, former Apple, Google and other tech company employees cannot yet grant class action certification in a lawsuit that accuses companies of illegal conspiracy not to poach each other's employees, reports Reuters. (more…)
Apple has been sued by another Chinese company owned by the government, the South China Morning Post reports (via 9to5Mac). This time, the lawsuit has been filed by a Shanghai based animation studio, who claim that Apple has sold unauthorized movies through its iTunes store. (more…)
Image credit: The Verge According to Reuters, Apple CEO Tim Cook may testify in the US Department of Justice lawsuit against the company over alleged ebooks price fixing. In a one-page order, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on Friday said she will hold a telephone conference on March 13 to consider the government's request for...
A US judge said he can no longer rely on what Apple says in privacy lawsuit, and urged the company to show evidence of how it is complying with court orders, Bloomberg reports. (more…)
Apple asked the US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to dismiss the lawsuit filed by seven consumers accusing the company of having a monopoly over apps available for download on the iPhone, Bloomberg reports. (more…)
AllThingsD reports David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital has dropped its lawsuit against Apple. In early February, Einhorn was disappointed Apple was not going to issue dividend-paying preferred shares to investors. In response, he ended up suing Apple over its Proxy Proposal 2, citing it would "restrict the board's ability to unlock the value on Apple's balance sheet."...