HTC: the media has no clue what we’re paying Apple

HTC and Apple definitely have a cross-licensing agreement on patents with Apple. But the numbers attached to that agreement are still a major mystery.

Ridiculous: Apple granted patent for artificially turning book pages

The U.S. Patent Office recently granted Apple a patent for the functionality of turning a page on an e-reader application.

Samsung: Hell, no, we’re not paying Apple any royalties!

Anyone who thought a sudden wave of peace, love, and joy was going to erupt in the mobile marketplace just in time for Christmas, keep dreaming.

Apple loses VirnetX trial, must pay $368.2M over FaceTime tech

You've probably never heard of VirnetX, a company that owns patents related to virtual private networking, but Apple owes it some big bucks.

Apple targets Android Jelly Bean in latest Samsung suit

We don't know how Apple can target a Google OS in a Samsung trial, but here goes.

Apple patents ‘invisible’ logos and touch interfaces that light up, targeted ‘ionic wind’ cooling

Apple scored two patents today that are a clear reminder of its obsessive attention to detail and design.

Now Google is the patent bad boy? FTC staff want to sue Android maker

International Trade Commission staff are recommending the agency file a lawsuit against Google because of its efforts to block U.S. imports of iPhones and Windows Phones.

Apple posts court-ordered ‘Samsung didn’t copy iPad’ note (in confusing legalese)

After losing a UK court appeal last week, Apple today posted a note on its UK site saying that Samsung didn't copy the iPad's design with its Galaxy Tab tablets.

Utherverse nabs a patent on scalable virtual worlds that can host unlimited users

Startup wants to create the "Virtual World Web," where we walk around the Internet with 3D avatars.

Apple wins preliminary International Trade Commission ruling against Samsung

One day after Apple's massive new product introduction event, the company has won a preliminary ruling against Samsung at the International Trade Commission.

Apple-Samsung: It’s much more complex than ‘copied’

Remember Apple CEO Tim Cook saying that Samsung's copying went far deeper than his company had imagined? Or the slide deck in which a Samsung product manager reviewed all the ways in which the Galaxy S1 needed to improve based on how iPhone worked?

Turns out that's not the full story.

Motorola finally wins a patent case against Microsoft in Germany

Patent litigation victories are few and far between for Motorola, but German courts ruled in the company's favor today.

Google/Motorola unilaterally drop ITC patent infringement case against Apple

Four-star U.S. general Oliver P. Smith is credited with the statement: "We're not retreating, we're just advancing in a different direction." He must have worked for Google in a different universe.

Galaxies still colliding as Samsung adds iPhone 5 to infringement suit, gets Tab ban lifted

They said they were going to do it. Now they've done it.

Apple-Samsung court battle reignites over iPhone 5

Consider yourself preemptively re-served, Apple. At least Samsung had the good grace to wait until the phone was announced, unlike one Chinese company.

Siri may arrive on iMacs next, according to Apple patent

A revised patent application from Apple published today suggests that the company's voice command feature Siri is heading for the desktop, reports Patently Apple.

Judge: Oracle owes Google $1.13M in legal fees

The federal judge in the Oracle v. Google trial has ordered that Oracle cough up $1.13 million in court fees after Google prevailed in the case.

Apple targets Samsung’s Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note in second U.S. patent case

Emboldened as ever by its court win over Samsung last week, Apple today said that Samsung's Galaxy S III flagship smartphone and Galaxy Note infringe on its patents in a separate court case.

Why Apple needs to lose the Samsung appeal

I’m a huge Apple fan. I’ve bought practically every Apple device ever made. I am usually one of those in line the first day Apple releases a new product, and I own Apple stock. That said, I hope that Apple loses if Samsung appeals.