Category: Patent infringement

Samsung Fights Back Against Beijing’s Tech Theft, Sues Chinese Firm BOE Over Patent Infringement

Amid escalating tension between South Korea and China, Samsung has drawn attention by pulling out of the Shanghai Mobile World Congress for the first time in six years and initiating its maiden patent lawsuit against Chinese company BOE. The moves come in the wake of repeated allegations of technology theft by China against Samsung’s technology. Samsung…


Biden Declines to Veto Apple Watch Import Ban

The Biden administration declined to veto a trade court’s decision that could block imports of Apple Watches. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) announced a ban on imports of Apple’s watch products for infringing on AliveCor patents related to heart monitoring, on Feb 21. The ITC case was filed under Certain Wearable Electronic Devices With ECG…


Lawsuit Claims Patent Infringement by Apple Watch Models

A patent dispute between Apple and medical device maker Masimo Corp. could lead to certain Apple Watch models being banned from getting imported into the United States. In January, Monica Bhattacharyya, an administrative judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), had ruled that Apple Watch Series 6 infringed on one of Massimo’s patents involving…


Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Alleged Vaccine Patent Infringement

Moderna sued Pfizer and BioNTech on Aug. 26, alleging the companies infringed on its patents for technology utilized by COVID-19 vaccines. Both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are built on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. The problem is that they both use key features that Moderna scientists developed, including the same coronavirus protein encoding, according to…


With Millions at Stake, Inventors Fight America’s Patent System

The U.S. patent law system once rewarded inventors for the telephone, the lightbulb, and the airplane. But some inventors now say the same system has turned against them. According to them, the trouble started with the 2011 America Invents Act (AIA). Under that law, it’s cheaper to file lawsuits in a patent court to declare…