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  • Apple settles with Burst.com for US$10m

    Apple has agreed to a US$10 million settlement with Burst.com over patents related to delivering video over the Internet.

  • Apple's iPhone faces second lawsuit

    The popular iPhone is facing its second lawsuit, with SP Technologies suing Apple over the touch-screen keyboard.

  • iPhone-like iPod: Evidence mounts

    A new release of Apple patent filings dealing with Wi-Fi, wide-screen displays and touchscreen controls indicates new features in the next generation iPod could look similar to the iPhone.

  • Patent company takes on Wi-Fi industry

    A "technology licensing" company called Wi-LAN has sued 22 of the biggest names in wireless networking over alleged patent infringements.

  • Creative sues Apple over iPod interface

    Singapore-based electronics maker Creative Technology said Monday that it has filed two legal actions against Apple Computer, charging the popular iPod infringes on its patented technology.

  • Apple enters legal battle with Burst.com

    Apple Computer has asked a federal court to determine that Burst.com's allegations of patent infringement are invalid.

  • US patent reform has ICT industry approval

    The high-tech industry has given the thumbs up to sweeping changes to the US patent system approved by the Senate and House committees last week.

  • Creative wants to make Apple pay

    Creative Technology, maker of MP3 players, has indicated that it is expecting to earn royalties from rival Apple Computer.

  • iPod to get built-in iTrip?

    Listening to an iPod over a car stereo may be easier in the future, judging by an invention Apple Computer is trying to patent.

  • Apple tries to patent 'tamper-resistant software'

    Apple Computer, which is in the process of switching to computers based on the omnipresent Intel processor, has filed a patent application describing a method for securely running Mac OS X on specific hardware.

  • Apple in touchscreen Mac patent

    Rumours of Apple working on a touchscreen Mac have been circulating for years, and will only grow with the revelation that the company is hoping to patent similar technology.

  • Microsoft, Apple in iPod patent tussle

    While Microsoft has struggled to challenge the iPod in the market, the software giant's lawyers have managed to slow Apple's attempt to patent its digital music technology.

  • Apple aims to patent fall-detecting iPod

    Apple is eyeing a technology that could make the iPod more likely to survive a fall.

  • CSIRO victorious in Wi-Fi appeal

    Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has come one step closer to defending its patent relating to several Wi-Fi standards, with defendant Buffalo Technology losing a US appeal on the matter.

  • Apple patent filing might be iPhone 2.0

    The iPhone isn't even here yet, but a newly revealed patent filing could shed light on Apple's next move.

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