Tag: Patent
Apple Applies For New Stylus Patent
While Apple is normally against styluses in any form, they’ve just attempted to patent a new form of stylus technology. This information comes from a...
Apple Granted Original iPad, Smart Cover Patents
Apple has just been granted patents for both the original iPad’s design as well as the iPad 2 Smart Cover. These are just two of...
Apple’s Pinch-To-Zoom Patent Ruled Invalid By USPTO
The United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, has just ruled Apple’s famous pinch-to-zoom patent invalid. The USPTO ruled patent No. 7,844,915, which covers...
Apple Granted Page-Turn, Smart Case Patent
Apple was just granted a patent for its page-turn animation, which is present in the iBooks application. This animation replicates the page-turn of an actual...
Apple Patents An NFC Alternative
NFC hasn’t really taken off, so Apple has yet to put the technology into any of their devices. However, this doesn’t mean that Apple’s totally...
HTC’s Patents Might Not Get Destroyed By Apple In Court
After Apple’s substantial win against Samsung in U.S. courts recently, the Cupertino legal team must be feeling pretty good. Well, they shouldn’t be too cocky...
Apple Awarded Radial Menu Patents
Apple is always on the vanguard of user interface and user experience. GUIs, mice, pens, and capacitive touchscreens are all technology that Apple was quick...
The UK’s Apple Vs. Samsung Ruling In A Nutshell…
Apple has been battling it out in court over Samsung allegedly stealing the iPad’s design with their Galaxy Tab 10.1. Recently the battle came to...
Google’s Lawyer Says Certain Apple Inventions Are Commercially Essential
Google General Counsel, Kent Walker, wrote a letter to the US Senate Judiciary Committee this month stating certain Apple inventions should be “standards” simply because...
Apple Granted Patent For Smaller iPhone 5 Charge / Sync Port
Apple has recently been granted a new patent entitled: “Power adapters for powering and/or charging peripheral devices.” The patent describes a smaller charging and sync...
UK Judge Says Apple Must Publicly Apologize To Samsung
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 case between Apple and Samsung has come to an end in the United Kingdom, but with an odd twist. The final...
Bid For Secrecy Rejected In Apple Vs. Samsung Patent Case
Apple and Samsung are set to battle out a vicious patent case on July 30th. If you’ve been keeping tabs on the whole thing, Apple...
UK Clears HTC Of Infringing Apple Patents
Today a UK judge by the name of Christopher Floyd ruled that HTC’s phones do not infringe on Apple’s patents. Bloomberg reports that these patents...
Apple Modifies Nano-SIM To Alleviate Industry Concerns
It’s no secret that Apple is currently pushing their new nano-SIM design for inclusion in next generation handsets across the industry. Back in March we...
Germany Rules Against Microsoft And The Xbox
A court in Mannheim, Germany, has ruled against Microsoft and they must now remove the Xbox 360 and Windows 7 from the German market. After...
Judge Tells Apple He’s Had His Fill Of Frivolous Filings
In a courtroom statement that seems long overdue, Judge Richard A. Posner told Apple last Thursday that it’d better smarten up. It seems Judge Posner...
Microsoft Patents Low Powered Backside e-Ink Display Concept
First, we know this is not an Apple related patent, but it was just so cool that we found ourselves wanting to actually pass along...
Slyboots Apple Hides Adam’s Hand In Patent Filing
Certain Apple CEO’s have been known to confuse themselves from time to time with the Almighty, but Redditor Insightfrankfurt discovered Apple’s pilfering of the hand...