Apple's acknowledged that the iPhone-exclusive iOS 12.1.2 software update has indeed circumvented a pair of Qualcomm patents—in spite of Qualcomm's claims to the contrary.
Apple confirms iOS 12.1.2 circumvents Qualcomm patents in China
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Qualcomm claims Apple’s most recent iOS 12.1.2 update hasn’t circumvented its patents
Even though Apple has not officially confirmed that the latest iOS 12.1.2 update does pack in fixes for a pair of Qualcomm software patents that were supposed to remove any infringing functionality, Qualcomm told Reuters yesterday that the Cupertino firm remains in violation of a Chinese court’s orders to stop selling iPhone 6s through iPhone X in the country.
Apple will push special iOS updates in China to circumvent Qualcomm licensing issues
Apple will soon release special iOS updates to its Chinese customers that were specifically created to circumvent a pair of patents, owned by Qualcomm, which are essential to an iPhone injunction that the chip maker has won recently in the 1.33 billion people country.
No settlement with Qualcomm, Apple is gearing up for trial
All hopes for some sort of settlement with Qualcomm were dashed today as Apple told Reuters it was not in talks “at any level” to settle its wide-ranging legal dispute with the chip maker.
Apple and Samsung both fined in Europe for deliberately degrading phone performance
Even though Apple added a toggle to iOS which disables the controversial CPU throttling and offered consumers discounted battery replacements, the Italian watchdog has fined the Cupertino technology giant ten million euros, which works out to about $11.4 million bucks, over using software updates to slow down iPhones and push people into buying new models.
DoNotPay app lets you sue someone with your iPhone
There’s a new app that lets you “sue anyone by pressing a button.” The aptly named DoNotPay app uses IBM Watson-powered artificial intelligence to help people win up to $25,000 in small claims court.
WiLan extracts $145.1 million from Apple for infringement of two owned patents
Non-practicing patent licensing entity WiLan announced yesterday that it has been awarded by a Southern California jury $145.1 million in an ongoing patent dispute with Apple related to wireless communications technology.
Apple and Samsung end their long-running patent dispute
It took seven long years, but Apple and Samsung have resolved their long-simmering design patent dispute. In a Thursday filing with the Northern District Court of California, both sides agreed to drop and settle the remaining claims and counterclaims.
US Supreme Court rules in favor of digital privacy
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday concluded that police need warrants to gather phone location data as evidence. In the 5-4 ruling, the Court cited the Fourth Amendment’s guarantee to be free from unreasonable government searches as the reason for reversing and remanding the Sixth Circuit court’s decision, according to The Wall Street Journal.
In latest legal move, Apple fights Qualcomm over four US patents
Apple's long-running licensing dispute with Qualcomm landed in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office on Thursday. The iPhone maker filed petitions challenging four Qualcomm Inc. patents that it says don't cover new ideas, according to Bloomberg.
Australian watchdog fines Apple $9 million for misleading customers about ‘Error 53’
After receiving complaints about the “Error 53” issue which bricked some iPhones and iPads repaired by a third-party, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has fined Apple $9 million for misleading Aussie customers about the issue.
Samsung owes Apple $539 million in iPhone infringement case
A jury has told Samsung it must pay Apple $539 million for infringing on three design patents with Android phones sold between 2010 and 2011. The unanimous decision was made in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California in San Jose, California. The number is significant because it's higher than what Apple was likely to get based on past court decisions, according to Bloomberg.