FOSS Patents

This blog covers software patent news and issues with a particular focus on wireless, mobile devices (smartphones, tablet computers, connected cars) as well as select antitrust matters surrounding those devices.

Friday, April 16, 2021

VLSI Technology v. Intel: patents from a portfolio valued at $7 million allegedly created $3 billion in value--will the jury buy that?

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Another post, another dispute involving a non-practicing entity (NPE) financed by Fortress Investment. The previous post was about a couple ...

Two more VoiceAge EVS v. Apple patent infringement cases pending in Munich

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On Tuesday I listed a number of standard-essential patent (SEP) infringement cases brought by VoiceAge EVS against Apple, Lenovo, Motorola M...

DOJ downgrades Delrahim letter to IEEE on standard-essential patents: inter-agency rapprochement with FTC on SEP enforcement?

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The language of diplomacy and other governmental communications is very nuanced, like the British Queen's spokespersons saying she's...
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Discussion of Apple's alleged need to redesign iPhone to support third-party app stores continued--and expanded into why web apps don't help

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This is a follow-up to yesterday's posts on Epic Games v. Apple , especially the third one ( Apple expert incorrectly claims Apple would...
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Apple expert incorrectly claims Apple would need to "redesign" iPhone hardware and software to allow alternative app stores

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Sooner than I'd have thought, here's my first follow-up to the publication of the summaries of Apple's expert witness reports in...

Apple submits summaries of expert reports seeking to rebut Epic Games' expert reports

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A few weeks ago, Epic Games filed (in a publicly accessible form) summaries of its expert witnesses' reports in the App Store antitrust ...

Epic Games and Apple submit exhibit lists to U.S. court in preparation of May antitrust trial

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Epic Games and Apple just submitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California their exhibit lists for next...
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Florian Mueller is an app developer who used to be an award-winning intellectual property activist. His 30 years of software industry expertise span different market segments (games, education, productivity and infrastructure software), diverse business models, and technical and commercial areas of responsibility. In recent years, Florian advised a diversity of clients on the patent wars surrounding mobile devices, and on their economic and technical implications. (In order to avoid conflicts of interest, Florian does not hold or initiate transactions in any technology stocks or derivatives thereof.) He is now developing games for smartphones and tablet computers.
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