“AT&T is suing Cox Communications for infringing eight patents dealing with network quality after the regional cable provider ignored its complaints about the issue and made “billions” off of the technology, according to a new lawsuit.”
Another court battle looms for Apple and Samsung as patent talks fail
“First rumored in the Korean press last month, Apple and Samsung have now said in a filing with the US district court that they’ve been unable to amicably resolve a new round of patent disputes after having agreed in January to try mediation before going to court.”
Google buys Foxconn’s Hon Hai display patent portfolio
“Google has bought Foxconn’s Hon Hai Precision Industry display patent portfolio as the search company ramps up its development of Google Glass.”
Google Now adds a host of new cards
“Google introduced a number of new Google Now cards late last night, tossing out options for entertainment, travel, sports, and more. In addition to the fresh batch of goodies there are updates and enhancements to TV cards and public transit cards.”
Judge Koh finds Samsung infringement of Apple patents was not willful, won’t triple damages
Judge Lucy Koh has decided on several post-trial motions from Samsung and Apple in their long running patent case, overturning one key element of the jury’s ruling while upholding several others. What was overturned was the jury’s ruling that Samsung’s acts of patent infringement were willful, which meant Judge Koh could have tripled some parts of the $1 billion+ in damages granted to Apple. On the other hand, she also rejected Samsung’s request for a new trial, and invalidated two claims a wireless patent it holds. AppleInsider posted the decision to Scribd, which you can find embedded after the break, hit the source links for a few other looks at the ruling and what this means going forward. Naturally of course, it’s not over yet (it’s never over) as each company can still appeal elements of the ruling, and other appeals in the case are already ongoing.
via Engadget
