Nokia has launched a whole bunch of lawsuits against HTC, RIM and Viewsonic, claiming that they violate (collectively) 45 of Nokia’s patents. It has not revealed what patents each case entails, but all the cases are either in the US or in Germany.
Topic: Germany
Xbox 360, Windows 7 banned in Germany in patent dispute
This is banned in Germany – with Windows 7
A patent dispute between Motorola and Microsoft has now escalated with a German court ruling that the Xbox 360 cannot be sold within the country. Also included in the banned list include Windows 7, Internet Explorer and the Windows Media Player.
German court upholds iCloud and MobileMe push emails ban
Germans won’t be getting push email anytime soon with Apple’s appeal to the Mannheim regional court failed. The court basically sided with Motorola Mobility, and agreed with an earlier decision that saw the company forced to remove the service in Germany earlier in February.
Apple still keeps Samsung out of Germany as court upholds injunction
The tablet that Apple does not want you see, buy or touch – because it apparently looks like the iPad
The Samsung/Apple war looks like to get a bit worse for Samsung, with a German court upholding an injunction requested by the iPad maker to ban sales of rival Android-powered device – the Samsung Galaxy tablets.
Did Apple fake evidence to ban the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe?
Screenshot from the filing. (Image: Webwered.nl)
Apple may have produced false evidence in a case that resulted in the banning of rival Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany, with the one produced in the case is being claimed to not match the proportions of the actual device.
BIG BULLY: Apple also suing Motorola over XOOM design infringment
Turns out, Samsung isn’t the only company that is getting screwed by Apple. Motorola is too, with a recent court filing in a German court revealing that Apple is using the same argument it is using against Samsung – it looks the same as the iPad.
Apple forces Amazon to stop accepting apps in Germany over the word “Appstore”
While Apple has failed to stop Amazon from using the word “Appstore” in the United States, it has managed to do so in, of all places, Germany. Yes, Germany.
In addition, Apple has successfully asked a court for an injunction, forcing Amazon to no longer able to accept new applications from German developers who were looking for a place to sell their application outside of the official Marketplace.
TECHGEEK Weekly 41: Copyright THIS!
Image: Fertala/Flickr (Creative Commons)
New Zealand is about to get a three-strikes law that remains very controversial, in how it got passed and what’s in the law. The TECHGEEK Weekly Podcast discuss the impact it has, while also discussing about Android’s latest security flaw and the BlackBerry Playbook.
Steve Jobs goes on medical leave again
Steve Jobs, Apple’s Chief Executive, is taking another medical leave, bringing questions around Jobs’ future in the company he established and returned to bring it back from the brink of bankruptcy.
MySpace to close operations in Australia, axes 500 jobs
As part of a global restructuring plan, MySpace is to close their offices in Australia and will axe about 500 employees worldwide – or 47 percent of their entire global workforce – as speculation arise that MySpace might be sold by News Corp.
Nokia expands Apple patent infringement lawsuit to Europe
Nokia has announced that it will expand its patent infringement lawsuit against Apple from the United States to courts in Britain, Germany and the Netherlands, alleging that the iPhone maker used 13 of its patents without permission, such as one for basic gestures for touchscreens.
Google found to have breached privacy in UK, gets slap on wrist
Google’s collecting of personal data, including full emails and passwords to sites, while its Street View cars were driving around cities has been described to be a “significant breach” of privacy in the UK by its information commissioner.
Zune expands to new markets – brings movie rentals to Aussie gamers
Big news from Redmond for gamers, and those who use their Xbox 360s as a media hub. Microsoft has decided to extend its Zune platform to more markets – despite the fact that the Zune player is only available (officially) in the United States.
Google Mail becomes Gmail in UK
Living in the UK, you may have wondered why Gmail is Google Mail over there. Well, it’s not because that Google hates you, it just happens to be because of a trademark dispute. Well, it seems they have gotten over that hurdle and will now bring back the name Gmail in the UK.
Report: Palm Pre not heading for Verizon
The Palm Pre might not be coming to another carrier anytime soon, with a report from TheStreet.com claiming that Verizon Wireless, the largest carrier in the United States, will not be offering the touch screen phone in January of next year, when Palm’s current exclusivity contract with Sprint Nextel ends in 2009.