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HOMER SIMPSON HOLOGRAM AT COMIC-CON SPURS PATENT LAWSUIT

By Joseph Mandour on August 22, 2014

Comic ConSan Diego – Three companies have filed a patent lawsuit against 20th Century Fox claiming that a hologram of Homer Simpson from The Simpsons used during the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con infringed its patented system that projects 3D images. The plaintiffs in the case are Alki David’s Hologram USA, Musion Das Hologram and Uwe Maass. This is not the first time Hologram USA has sued. Previously, Hologram USA targeted a Michael Jackson hologram that was projected at the Billboard Music Awards.

Hologram USA is also at war with Pulse Entertainment for the same infringement. Hologram USA c Read the rest

RECENT PATENT RULING LIKELY WON’T PHASE APPLE OR SAMSUNG

By Joseph Mandour on May 12, 2014

iphoneSan Diego – The latest round in what has amounted to a legal boxing match between two of the world’s leaders in smartphone technology has concluded, though many are speculating that the result will do little to cool the dispute. The ruling by a federal jury in California turned up no clear winner, as it found that Samsung copied two of Apples patents and that Apple, in turn, had infringed one of Samsung’s. To further even the score, the jury of four women and four men found that Samsung did not violate two other patents held by Apple.

As a result of the findings, Apple was awarded a Read the rest

FORD INFRINGED AUTOMATIC TURN SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY, ACCORDING TO NEW LAWSUIT

By Joseph Mandour on March 6, 2014

Patent InfringementOrange County – Execs at Ford Motor Co. are busy fending off the second patent infringement lawsuit they have been faced with this month.  This one was filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of Delaware by an American inventor named Richard Ponziani, who claims that Ford willfully infringed on his patent for turn signal technology.

The specific patent in question is “Electronic Intelligent Turn Signal Control System,” which was issued to Mr. Ponziani on August 5, 2008.   The filing covers the technology whereby the “three-blink” lane change turn signal is autom Read the rest

APPLE AND SAMSUNG ARE BACK AT IT IN PATENT BATTLE

By Joseph Mandour on February 17, 2014

Intellectual Property Infringement San Diego – The nation’s two top mobile device makers will head back to court next month to duke it out yet again.  This trial, the third between the big name rivals, will start March 31st and will cover five patents and a total of twenty devices that the companies respectively claim are infringing.   The setting is familiar for both companies, as it will take place in the same courthouse and will be heard by the same judge as the last two trials.


According to several reports, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung Co-CEO JK Shin attempted to resolve the dispute informally through mediation talks.  It ap Read the rest

CELL PHONE CONTROLLED DRONE MAKER SUES RIVAL FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT

By Joseph Mandour on February 11, 2014

drone-150x150 Los Angeles – Drone Technologies, Inc., a Taiwanese company that specializes in the manufacture of remote controlled drone devices is taking Parrot Inc. to court for allegedly infringing on some of its patents.  After squabbling back and forth about the alleged infringement since 2012, Drone Technologies has decided to file a formal complaint in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh.

According to the lawsuit, the company made Parrot aware of the infringement over two years ago.  Specifically, it claims that two of its patents, which surround the use of magnetometers and accelerometers in smartphones to control drones, we Read the rest

BLACKBERRY GOES AFTER RYAN SEACREST’S IPHONE KEYBOARD FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT

By Joseph Mandour on January 17, 2014

iphone-apps San Diego – Blackberry Ltd. has filed a federal lawsuit in San Francisco against Typo Products LLC, alleging patent infringement of its smartphone designs.   Blackberry’s lead counsel announced the filing and said that Typo’s product “is a blatant infringement against BlackBerry’s iconic keyboard, and we will vigorously protect our intellectual property against any company that attempts to copy our unique design.”  He did not expand on whether or not his company had attempted to come to an agreement with the Los Angeles-based startup before filing its complaint.


The Typo device, which Read the rest

SAMSUNG PATENT REVEALS PLANS FOR A FUTURISTIC FOLDABLE SMARTPHONE DISPLAY

By Joseph Mandour on January 6, 2014

Intellectual Property Infringement California – The next generation of Samsung smartphones will likely feature a game changing foldable dual screen, as revealed by a patent filed in Korea.

The Seoul-headquartered company confirmed its plans to make the foldable screens a reality, with its CEO, Kwon Oh-hyeon, stating at an analyst’s conference last month that it “would lead innovation by introducing the ‘foldable’ display in 2015.” Given that the patent was recently found to have been filed back in 2012, experts have expressed concern over whether the new technology could actually hit the worldwide market by 2015.

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BEARDO SUES OVER BEARDED HATS PATENT DISPUTE

By Joseph Mandour on November 19, 2013

shaver-thumb-200x149-76802California – In a complaint filed last Wednesday, Beardo, Inc. brought a lawsuit under the name of its parent company, Stat Ltd., claiming that three other companies have infringed on its popular hat design.

The Beardo hats, which are sold online and in stores across the nation, are similar to traditional ski hats or beanies except that they feature an attached piece in the shape of a beard that covers the face. In its complaint, Beardo claims that two California companies and one in Utah willfully infringed on the design, for which it holds a patent.

The patent, which is entitled, ̶ Read the rest

NEW PATENT BATTLE MARKS A NEW CHAPTER IN APPLE VS. GOOGLE LAWSUIT SAGA

By Joseph Mandour on September 18, 2013

Patent DisputeLos Angeles – Apple and Google are back in court, this time to argue over whether a judge should reopen a case over patented technology featured in their smartphones.   The latest in the blow by blow between the two companies happened last week when Motorola Mobility, Inc., a subsidiary of Google, Inc. filed an appeal that an older case be reopened.   The original lawsuit, filed in 2010, quickly snowballed into a tangle with each company claiming that the other had infringed the other’s patents by including certain technology in their respective smartphones.   Notably, Motorola charged that Apple had infringed one of its most Read the rest

JUDGE DISMISSES PATENT INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS BETWEEN RIVAL DIAPER COMPANIES BASED ON LACHES

By Joseph Mandour on July 31, 2013

California PatentOrange County – The case between two rival diaper companies over patent infringement claims was dismissed by a Kentucky judge on Monday, who ruled that Swedish-based SCA Hygiene Products AB took too long to file claims against First Quality Baby Products LLC.

The patent at the heart of the case is U.S. Patent No. 6,375,646 titled “Absorbent pants-type diapers.”  The patent for these Swedish-designed diapers was originally filed in 1992, but was not granted by the U.S. Patent Office until 2002.

This product is one of many generally known as “pull-up diapers.”  They are the diapers typically worn by tod Read the rest

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