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Japanese Companies Have Absolute Advantages in The Semiconductor Lighting Field.
Nov 20, 2013cJapanese manufacturers are way ahead of competition in LED lighting patent applications. Nine Japanese companies have become major patentee in the LED industry, with Samsung as the sole Korean patent holder. Japanese companies have ...
Tags: LED Industry, Patent Battles
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Samsung Is to Provide Its Arch Nemesis Apple with Screens for Its Next-Gen Ipads
Jun 14, 2013Despite the bitter patent battles in courts around the world, South Korean giant Samsung is to provide its arch nemesis Apple with screens for its next-gen iPads. Industry insiders told ETnews that Samsung Display will supply Apple with ...
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HTC's New One Smartphone Will Arrive Later Than Expected
Mar 18, 2013HTC's new One smartphone will arrive later than expected, and could lose any time-to-market advantage over Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S4 handset. The Taiwanese handset maker had originally planned to release its flagship smartphone ...
Tags: HTC, Computer Products, Consumer Electronics, phone
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Apple Faces Increasing Pressure to Release a Bigger Slice of The iPhone Pie
Feb 26, 2013iiNET chief Michael Malone believes Apple faces increasing pressure to release a bigger slice of the iPhone pie and that it will need to settle its acrimonious patent battles with its rivals. He also believes the federal ...
Tags: iiNET, iPhone, acrimonious patent battles
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Global Smartphone Shipments Grew to 173.7 Million Units in Q3 2012,Representing 44%Growth
Dec 31, 2012Global smartphone shipments grew to 173.7 million units in Q3 2012,representing 44%growth from 120.4 million in Q3 2011. The statistics from Canalys revealed Samsung and Apple accounted for nearly 50%of the global market share.Samsung ...
Tags: Samsung, smartphone market
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UK Judge Ordered Apple to Publish Announcements Samsung Did Not Copy Design of iPad
Dec 26, 2012A UK judge has ordered Apple to publish announcements that Samsung did not copy the design of its iPad, after Apple failed to prove the allegation in court. Judge Colin Birss said one notice should remain on Apple's website for six ...
Tags: Apple, Samsung, UK judge, Colin Birss
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A University Sue Apple for Alleged Patent Infringement in Its Siri Voice Assistant
Dec 20, 2012A Taiwanese university has sued Apple for alleged patent infringement in its Siri voice assistant, as part of an initiative to help Taiwan's local electronic firms fight back against intellectual property disputes brought by their foreign ...
Tags: Taiwanese university, Apple, patent infringement, Siri voice assistant
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Apple's Practice of Releasing a New iPhone Dull The Company's Competitive Edge
Dec 20, 2012Apple's practice of releasing a new iPhone once every year is dulling the company's competitive edge, according to Chinese handset maker ZTE, as rival smartphone vendors are bringing their own cutting-edge devices at a quicker pace to meet ...
Tags: Apple, ZTE, company's competitive edge, smartphone, iPhone
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The Number of New Lawsuits Against Apple in China Continues to Grow
Dec 19, 2012The number of new lawsuits against Apple in China continues to grow, as a Taiwanese man has sued the company, alleging that the FaceTime feature on its iPhone and iPad infringes on one of his patents. A court in the Chinese city of ...
Tags: Apple, Patent, China, Facetime Feature
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Samsung Explor The Possibility of Filing a Lawsuit Against Apple Over The Next iPhone
Dec 19, 2012Samsung is exploring the possibility of filing a lawsuit against Apple over the next iPhone, potentially arguing that the device infringes on Samsung's LTE wireless patents, according to unnamed industry sources quoted by the The Korea ...
Tags: LTE, next iPhone, Samsung, Apple
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HTC Faces an Uphill Battle to Rebuild Its Smartphone Business Amid Heated Competition
Nov 12, 2012IDG News Service-Analysts say HTC still faces an uphill battle to rebuild its smartphone business amid heated competition,despite reaching a deal with Apple to settle their patent disputes. On Sunday,HTC and Apple announced the dismissal ...
Tags: HTC, Smartphones, Apple
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HTC Has Sold Back About Half Its Majority Stake in Beats Electronics
Jul 22, 2012HTC has sold back about half its majority stake in Beats Electronics,signaling according to analysts that its investment in the U.S.headphones provider may have fallen short of its expectations. The Taiwanese phone maker said in a Taiwan ...
Tags: HTC, majority stake, Taiwanese phone maker, Beats headphones
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HTC Did Not Infringe on Apple's Photo Management Patent
Jul 5, 2012A High Court in the U.K. has ruled that HTC did not infringe on Apple's photo management patent, while stating that three other patents Apple claimed in the lawsuit were invalid, according to HTC. The three patents declared invalid, ...
Tags: HTC, Apple, photo management patent, smartphones, tablets