INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Samsung's Battle with Apple is Part of Bigger Culture Problem

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According to a Bloomberg report, Samsung will be delaying the release of the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia under an agreement with Apple, until the patent lawsuit between the two companies is resolved. This is an interesting move by Samsung, and almost seems to suggest that the lawsuit isn't going well for Samsung. However, if federal judges in multiple countries come to the same conclusion that Samsung "slavishly" imitated the design and technology used for the iPad and iPho...
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Stormtrooper costume designer wins UK copyright

In what a Lucasfilm spokesman told the BBC is an "anomaly of British copyright law," prop designer Andrew Ainsworth won the rights to sell replicas of the original "Star Wars" Stormtrooper helmets, which he designed.
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UK man wins fight to make "Stormtrooper" helmets

A British prop designer who makes replicas of the menacing Stormtrooper helmets featured in Star Wars films won a legal battle Wednesday against director George Lucas, who took him to the High Court in 2008 over copyright infringement.
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InterDigital files Nokia, Huawei, ZTE complaint

InterDigital Inc has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission against Nokia Corp, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp accusing the cellphone makers of infringing seven InterDigital technology patents.
Chinese City Orders Two Fake Apple Shops to Close

Chinese city orders two fake Apple shops to close

Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close, not because of piracy or copyright concerns, but because the stores in the southwestern city did not have an official business permit.
Fake Apple Store Fools Inspectors and Staff, Plus Other Counterfeit Brands (PHOTOS)

Fake Apple Store Fools Inspectors and Staff, Plus Other Counterfeit Brands (PHOTOS)

The recent news of Chinese counterfeiting Apple stores and products has triggered inspections from Kunming authorities after customers and staff were fooled by fake products. Near perfect replications of Apple devices and stores will make challenging work for those going in to differentiate genuine from counterfeit items. The discovered fake Apple stores covered all the details from furniture display, a Genius Bar, product layout, signage, and staff uniforms.
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ITC Ruling Says Key Android Codes Infringe Apple Patents: Will Google’s Mega-hit OS See Past 2011?

Google's Android Operating System is in serious trouble with the ITC ruling which says Android-run HTC devices infringe two of ten Apple patents in an initial determination by an administrative law judge (ALJ). These determinations will undergo review by the six-member Commission, the highest decision-making body at the ITC, to reach the final decision, with the target date of the final Commission decision set for December 6, 2011.
HTC High-Up Claims Apple Legal Policy is Killing iPhone ‘Cool’ Factor

HTC Infringes on Two Apple Patents ITC Says

Apple won a preliminary ruling from the International Trade Commission as it seeks put an injunction on rival HTC to halt what it believes is infringing its intellectual property.

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