The EU General Court today overturned a ruling by the European Commission that Apple had to pay 13.000 billion euros ($14.500 billion) in taxes to the Irish government.
Apple was joined by Ireland in its fight against the ruling. The General Court of the European Union overturned the contested decision because the European Commission failed to sufficiently demonstrate that an advantage existed. Read more »
The law firm Lambert Avocat Inc., based in Montreal, Canada, filed a class action lawsuit against Apple in the Quebec Superior Court.
The goal is to seek compensation for all those affected by the FaceTime privacy flaw, which allowed users to eavesdrop on the people they were calling.
The proposed lawsuit seeks compensation for all Canadians who used FaceTime on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 12.1 or later, or a Mac with macOS Mojave 10.4.1 or later, in their possession. Read more »
Apple is facing a new lawsuit from a patent firm regarding SMTM technology. The firm alleges that the infringement centers on the patent for the "Do Not Disturb While Driving" feature introduced in iOS 11.
The patent, titled "Mobile Device Idle Mode and Idle Mode Verification," originally dates back to an application developed by Bovis in 2013 and was granted in 2015.
“Apple’s Do Not Disturb While Driving features for iOS 11 reflect patented elements that comprise Nick Bovis’s patent,” the lawsuit states. It also suggests that Apple “bet that SMTM and Bovis would lack the business acumen or capital to assert their claims under Bovis’s patent.”
The dual-camera company, which is backed by Samsung and Foxconn, today expanded its patent infringement claim regarding the iPhone X.
Corephotonics , a company with patents for dual-camera technology for smartphones, has filed a second lawsuit against Apple for patent infringement.
The company first sued Apple in November of last year. At that time, the alleged infringement related to the dual-lens system used in the iPhone 7 Plus. The latest case also targets the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. Read more »
Pre-orders for the iPhone X began today at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time and sold out in just a few minutes. Orders placed now are estimated to ship in five to six weeks, pushing deliveries to early December.
While shipment estimates are not a reliable indicator of iPhone X sales, Apple has preemptively issued a statement indicating that customer demand is "out of this world."
Apple's court stories are usually about patent issues, as many already know, directly against Samsung, but in this case it is totally different, since, on this occasion, last August a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple, presented by former users of iPhone devices , they alleged that when they switched their line to an Android device they stopped receiving text messages.
Already facing a first class-action lawsuit, in which users complain about a phenomenon of mobile data usage that presented a substantial expenditure of data, Apple now faces a second one.
A major blow to Apple's morale has come to light, as this company has made itself known as the promoter of originality and the defense of every part of all its products, by registering the patent for each of them, in order to prevent any competing company from using them , such as Apple's endless fight with its competitor Samsung over these patent cases.
The rumors surrounding Apple's "iWatch" were put to rest when it was officially unveiled. While many had anticipated its arrival with the "i" in the name, the Cupertino company presented it with the name we already know, thus dispelling the rumors. With an eye toward unsuspecting users, Apple decided to use "iWatch" in sponsored links on the Google site. This action could lead to legal issues with the owner of the trademark.
Forty-eight hours ago, Apple launched a web-based tool called " Deregister Messages " which, as we explained previously , unlinks phone numbers from an Apple device when switching to another platform and keeping the same number. Read more »
