by Jonathan Shieber | Apr 11, 2018 | Apple, Column, connected car, law, Lenovo, LTE, patent, Patent Law, patent troll, president, smartphone, technology, via licensing
Boris Teksler Contributor Boris Teksler is the former licensing chief at Apple and current chief executive of the patent licensing company Conversant IP. Joe Silino Contributor Joseph Siino is the former intellectual property chief at Yahoo and the current president...
by Mitchel Broussard | Feb 27, 2018 | Apple Watch, patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office today granted Apple a patent related to a “Case for wearable electronic device,” and it’s described as an accessory that would let users charge their Apple Watch while on the go while also storing a few...
by Tim Hardwick | Dec 29, 2017 | iPhone 8, iPhone X, patent, wireless charging
Two days ago, we reported that Energous had received FCC certification for the company’s first-generation WattUp Mid Field transmitter, which powers up devices at a distance of up to three feet away. As noted by VentureBeat, this week also saw two new Apple...
by Mitchel Broussard | Nov 28, 2017 | patent
Apple today was granted a patent originally filed in August 2016, describing a method in which users would be able to control a Mac computer — and potentially other devices — using a “non-tactile three dimensional (3D) user interface” (via...
by Tim Hardwick | Oct 10, 2017 | Apple Watch, patent
Apple is investigating designs for Apple Watch bands that self-adjust to fit the wearer’s wrist using an integrated tensioner mechanism (via AppleInsider). A patent application granted on Tuesday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office describes multiple designs...
by Romain Dillet | Jul 28, 2017 | Apple, Gadgets, Mobile, Nokia, patent, TC
After a quick fight, Apple and Nokia settled a patent lawsuit back in May. But the two companies didn’t comment on the value of this settlement. While terms of the deal are still undisclosed, Nokiamob first spotted that Nokia announced that it has received a $2...
by Juli Clover | Jul 26, 2017 | lawsuit, patent, Patent lawsuits
U.S. District Judge William Conley today ordered Apple to pay $506 million to the University of Wisconsin’s Alumni Research Foundation for infringing on a patent related to computer processing technology used in its A7, A8, and A8X chips, reports Reuters. The...
by Juli Clover | Jul 18, 2017 | lawsuit, patent, Patent lawsuits, Qualcomm
Apple and Qualcomm have been embroiled in a bitter legal battle since the beginning of the year, and though the fight has escalated in recent weeks, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf today told Fortune that an out of court settlement is not out of the question....
by Mitchel Broussard | Jun 27, 2017 | Beddit, patent
A new patent filed by Apple in 2015, and published today by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, shines some light on what the company could be working on in regards to sleep tracking technology and its recent acquisition of Beddit. Called “Adjusting...
by Natasha Lomas | May 23, 2017 | Apple, Europe, Gadgets, Hardware, Health, Health tech, Mobile, Nokia, patent, TC, Withings
Well that didn’t last long. A fresh patent spat between Nokia and Apple which fired up at the back end of last year when Cupertino accused the former world number one mobile maker of making like a patent troll appears to have been resolved already. Read...