Fitbit Did Not Steal Jawbone’s Trade Secrets, Trade Judge Rules August 25, 2016 By Andrew Chung Fitbit Inc. did not steal rival Jawbone’s trade secrets, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled on Tuesday, dashing Jawbone’s...
Samsung-Apple iPhone Patent Damages Headed to Supreme Court March 22, 2016 By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday stepped into the high-profile patent fight between the world’s two fiercest smartphone rivals, Apple...
Supreme Court Justices Signal Flexibility in Patent Infringement Damages February 25, 2016 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled a willingness to give federal judges more discretion to boost penalties for patent...
$14 Million Settlement Would End ‘Happy Birthday’ Copyright Dispute February 9, 2016 By Andrew Chung The copyright to the world’s most popular song, “Happy Birthday to You,” has been in dispute for decades, but if...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to U.S. Patent Review Process January 20, 2016 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a federal agency’s procedures have made it too easy to successfully cancel patents...
Apple Seeks $180M More in Patent Damages from Samsung December 29, 2015 By Andrew Chung Just over a week after Samsung paid Apple more than $548 million for infringing the patents and designs of the...
‘Happy Birthday’ Song Copyright Discord Ends on Harmonious Note December 11, 2015 By Andrew Chung A settlement has been reached in a U.S. lawsuit with Warner/Chappell Music over the copyright to “Happy Birthday to You”...
Apple Ordered to Pay $234M in U. Wisconsin Patent Infringement Case October 19, 2015 By Andrew Chung A U.S. jury has ordered Apple Inc. to pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s patent licensing arm more than $234 million...
Apple Loses Univ. of Wisconsin Patent Lawsuit October 14, 2015 By Andrew Chung Apple Inc. could be facing up to $862 million in damages after a U.S. jury on Oct. 13 found the...
Marvin Gaye Family’s Music Copyright Verdict Reduced July 17, 2015 By Andrew Chung A U.S. judge on Tuesday cut a copyright infringement verdict by more than $2 million against recording stars Robin Thicke...