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Harvard, yes, that Harvard, can hardly be called a patent troll. They're companies that buy patents with broad technological scopes and then file lawsuits to basically extort money from companies that build actual products. Samsung has faced more than 400 patent infringement lawsuits in the US over the past five years, covering everything from semiconductor […]
Samsung has won a patent lawsuit related to Bixby and Galaxy Buds in the USA. This patent lawsuit was filed by an ex-Samsung employee who earlier led the company's legendary patent fight against Apple. Samsung wins lawsuit related to Bixby, Galaxy Buds, and other audio technologies A US court has reportedly rejected a patent infringement […]
ASUS makes some good small phones that pack good processing capabilities and features. Although it has yet to make a mark in the smartphone market, ASUS has a wide range of patents that help the company make revenue. In a recent development, ASUS sued Samsung for the violation of its 4G/5G wireless communication patents. According […]
Samsung revealed multiple assistance robots three years ago during its CES 2020 keynote event. Those robots included the GEMS Exoskeleton and the pet walking assistant. However, they haven't been launched yet, but Samsung is getting closer to their release and has started filing various patents related to robotics. PulseNews reports that Samsung has filed various […]
According to a new report, Samsung Electronics will share its royalty-free patents with smaller firms. The industry ministry of South Korea said that this move will help achieve the objective of achieving shared growth. The South Korean giant will let smaller firms use its 123 patent technologies. These 123 patent technologies are spread across various […]
Samsung Display is trying to stop imports of third-party OLED screen replacements for smartphones in the US. The South Korean firm has filed a request with the ITC (International Trade Commission) to investigate the import of third-party smartphone OLED panels for independent repair stores. And this could strike a massive blow to the entire repair […]
Samsung, the biggest smartphone brand in the world, has signed a multi-year 5G patent agreement with Nokia. As a part of this long-term agreement, the South Korean firm will use Nokia's fundamental inventions in 5G and other technologies in its smartphones and other mobile devices. Samsung Electronics will make royalty payments to Nokia for its […]
Legal challenges and investigations are par for the course for multinational corporations, particularly those in the tech space since patents are closely guarded are heavily defended by those that hold them. Samsung has fought long patent battles with many companies, most popularly with Apple, and has also faced investigations from government regulators. The company now […]
The US International Trade Commission is opening a probe into some of the biggest tech companies on the planet and Samsung is also on the list. The commission voted to start an investigation into certain capacitive touch-controlled devices and components. It has started this investigation based on a complaint from Neodron, an Ireland-based company that […]
Tech companies work on products that they may or may not release many years down the line. What's more important for them is to obtain patents on their inventions so that they're covered in the event they ever decide to launch a new product. Samsung files for and is granted thousands of patents every year […]
Samsung and Huawei have been involved in a fierce legal battle for many years now. They have sued each other in dozens of patent infringement cases both in China and the US. Earlier this year, the two companies decided to settle their lawsuits in the US, and it appears they have decided to opt for […]
You may have seen a couple of reports today about Samsung possibly integrating a camera into the S Pen. Some believe that this is another solution from the company for completely notch and hole-free smartphones. These reports are based on a patent recently granted by the USPTO after Samsung filed for it in February 2017. […]
Samsung files hundreds of patent applications every year across the world. While most of them are very technical whose use cases may not be immediately apparent, some are relatively simple with a fairly obvious use case. Samsung’s ‘Electronic apparatus for inputting braille and operating method thereof’ patent filed in South Korea in March last year […]
A patent Samsung filed back in February last year has surfaced recently revealing that the company has worked on developing a self-healing oleophobic coating to be applied on the cover glass of mobile devices. This patent application from last year has been published this month by the World Intellectual Property Organization. The coating is described […]
Some of you might be aware that the Apple vs Samsung patent case has been in the courts for more than seven years. It started back in 2011 when Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs threatened that he would go “thermonuclear” on Android rivals that copied iPhone design. Samsung was routinely accused of copying the […]