iPad mini trademark concerns withdrawn by U.S. Patent Office, but issues remain

A new filing shows the USPTO's initial concerns against granting the iPad mini a trademark are no longer holding Apple back. But two issues still remain.

U.K. judge who forced Apple to apologize to Samsung hired … by Samsung

Interestingly, Sir Robin had publicly criticized Apple for what he thought was a lack of integrity.

Is a patent troll watching your business now?

You just invested in a promising startup, e-Widgets. The future looks bright. Suddenly, out of nowhere, e-Widgets gets a certified letter in the mail. The letter claims that the company’s flagship software is infringing on an existing patent. What do you do?

Apple finally settles Proview iPad trademark case for $60M

You can once again forget about bankrupt Chinese company Proview. Apple has finally settled its long-running iPad trademark dispute with the company for $60 million, Bloomberg reports.

Apple purchased rights to the iPad name in China from Proview’s Taiwanese arm …

Mo’ money, mo’ problems: Proview rejects Apple’s iPad trademark settlement

Apple has been in a months-long battle with Shenzhen technology-manufacturer Proview over the “iPad” trademark in China. After much back and forth, Apple offered Proview a settlement today, which the company says is too little.

“We feel that the attitude …

Amazon registers Kindle Fire products under a different company name

Online retail giant Amazon has registered trademarks for its new Kindle Fire tablet, as well as related products, under a separate company name called Seesaw.

In September, Amazon debuted the Kindle Fire, its first tablet computer, which runs a heavily …