Posted by Greg Mills
Apple has so many lawsuits in the works at any one time it take a lot of effort to keep up on them all. Despite Amazon being an Apple dealer, the rough and tumble of the two internet giants is bound to rub a raw spot now and again. Apple sued Amazon over its use of the term “AppStore”.
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The Apple lawsuit against Samsung has taken an interesting turn, suggesting Samsung is ready to settle with Apple, behind the scenes. Samsung has just withdrawn its main counter-suit against Apple.
Apple sued Samsung for stealing the look and feel of both the iPhone and iPad devices and operating user interface. Indeed the pictures of Apple iPhones along side Samsungs recent Android entrys are so similar it is hard to tell them apart. There are numerous patents Apple cited including design elements that Samsung copied “lavishly”.
Read MoreA Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Monday gave final approval for the class-action settlement that will allow some Mac OS X owners to get a refund for the operating system. The settlement calls for Apple to refund the cost of Mac OS X (up to US$129) to owners of some G3-based Macs who turn in their CDs. Those who feel that Mac OS X impaired their ability to run certain applications—but want to keep Mac OS X—can get a $25 e-coupon for use at the online Apple Store.
Read MoreAfter his keynote speech at Apple Expo yesterday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs commented on the legal struggle between Apple and the Beatles’ Apple Corp. “Apple Corporation and Apple [Computer] signed a legal agreement more than a decade ago. I wasn’t there, and it says what each company can do with their trademark,” he said. “I inherited that, and right now there’s a disagreement about this. It’s a trademark dispute…
Read MoreApple and Sorenson Media today announced the settlement of a pending federal court lawsuit that had been filed by Apple in April 2002. The settlement provides the dismissal of all claims and counterclaims. Apple sued Sorenson Media in an effort to prevent the company from licensing its video compression software to Macromedia.
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