Tag: lodsys
Apple Finally Given Permission To Intervene In Lodsys Lawsuit Against App Developers
Around this time last year, Lodsys, a giant patent troll, sued developers — both large and small — for patent infringment. In their lawsuit, Lodsys...
Lodsys sues six more, New York Times included
Today, Lodsys filed patent infringement lawsuits in east Texas against six companies that have litigation pending against the patent-holding firm. The companies named in the newest...
Apple files intervention in Lodsys patent suits, stands up for app developers
In an expected move, Apple has officially filed a motion to intervene in the court cases between the Lodsys patent troll and the sued app...
In response to Apple’s letter, Lodsys starts filing suits against app developers before deadline
Lodsys has confirmed that it has begun filing suits against app developers today, before the deadline the patent holder had previously given. In a blog...
iOS developers pool resources to fend off Lodsys in court, if it comes to that
Are you a small developer who’s received a threatening letter from Lodsys over its alleged patent on in-app purchases? Wondering if you’ll have to go...
Apple contacting developers stuck with Lodsys suits
Several developers hit with Lodsys suits have been tweeting that they’ve been contacted by Apple concerning the issue. So far, Craig Hockenberry and Gedeon Maheux have...
EFF: Apple should stand up and defend its developers
In response to the Lodsys suits involving iOS developers using in-app purchasing via Apple’s iOS SDK, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has written an open letter...
Developers ask Apple to help with Lodsys via bug reports
Last Friday several developers began receiving threatening letters via FedEx from a patent troll called Lodsys. This company doesn’t actually build products, but in fact...
App Store approvals with in-app purchasing frozen?
According to TUAW, any iOS App Store submissions with in-app purchasing appears to have been frozen. The site has heard from several developers reporting the...
Updated: Lodsys says they’re suing because they can
Remember that company last week? The one that was suing independent developers for using in-app purchases? Turns out they’re feeling the PR heat, and in...
iOS developers being hit with lawsuits over in-app purchases
This morning, James Thomson, one of the developers behind the iOS apps PCalc and PCalc Lite, tweeted that his group received legal documents outlining a...