Category: Apple
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Apple asks court to wipe out Taction’s $5.7B verdict, files JMOL motion three days ahead of deadline
Filed three days ahead of the deadline, Apple’s renewed JMOL motion claims the jury had no evidence for $5.7B and that Taction’s infringement test was rigged. Taction’s response is now due November 3.
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BASF spin-off also suing Apple over face ID patent infringement in UPC, ITCÂ
The United States International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation into BASF subsidiary TrinamiX’s infringement complaint against Apple over six of its facial recognition-related patents, a month after the plaintiff also sued Apple in both the UPC and the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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Jury awards Burford-funded Taction $5.7B against Apple, but verdict appears not too likely to be affirmed; even JMOL appears possible
It will not be easy to defend this record patent damages verdict, given not only its outsized amount but also the deficiencies of the record that Apple has already alleged.
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Qualcomm, Apple announce renewal of license agreement that was set to expire next spring: details unknown
No details are known, but this is likely one of the largest patent license deals in the industry.
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iPhone Duo: two long-running Apple patent families and a Liechtenstein priority filing
Apple’s iPhone Duo arrives with a long paper trail: a 2011 patent naming CEO John Ternus as inventor, a 2015 family whose foldable claims issued five months before launch, and an iPhone Duo trademark filed first in Liechtenstein in March.
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Apple sued by BASF spin-off over face recognition tech in Western District of Texas
Plaintiff trinamiX was established by BASF to commercialize discoveries around advanced sensing, including optical skin recognition.
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Apple faces Texas infringement suit over 5G SEPs held by Longhorn IP affiliate
The patents-in-suit were originally owned by a major Asia-Pacific tech company.
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14 years of litigation, 28 days of breakthroughs: Apple contains a once-€1.2 billion Siri patent threat and advances its China AI rollout
Within 28 days, Apple won two first-instance judgments in its 14-year Siri patent dispute, in which Xiao-i had initially sought approximately €1.2 billion in damages, and Apple Intelligence completed filing with China’s cyberspace regulator. Behind that convergence lies a remarkable procedural history.
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District Judge preserves Masimo’s $634M jury verdict against Apple; Federal Circuit denies rehearing request over their USITC case
The patent and trade secret dispute over the Apple Watch rumbles on.
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Apple IPR petitions discretionarily denied due to differing constructions at PTAB and district court
Apple “tells a different story” in district court litigation compared to its claim construction position at the PTAB, according to USPTO Director John A. Squires.