by Joel Rothman | Apr 6, 2011 | AppsLawBlog
Apple has once again become involved in a lawsuit regarding the use of the term “App Store” and its trademark off the term. Apple Inc. has sued Amazon.com Inc accusing the online retailer of trademark infringement and unfair competition due to its use of Apple’s “App...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 30, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
Apple has been named in a class action lawsuit alleging that iPhones and iPads produce devices, such as a Unique Device Identifier (UDID), which allows advertisers to track what applications users download, how frequently they use them and for how long. The suit also...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Jul 28, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
The odds are pretty good that if you’re a big consumer of mobile apps, the private information on your phone has been collected and sent somewhere without your knowledge. xxxxxx xxxxxx That’s a scary thought for consumers and a tantalizing one for attorneys in...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 22, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
It seems as though almost every day a new suit is filed by or against the largest cell phone makers. The Mac Observer reports that in the first week of March 2010, a patent infringement lawsuit was filed by a rather small company, SmartPhone Technologies LLC, against...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 14, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
The New York Times Sunday Business Section on March 14, 2010, chronicles the epic battle of Apple vs. Google for dominance of the mobile applications market. The previous week, Apple filed a lawsuit against HTC, claiming the Taiwan-based phone maker infringed on 20...