Google: Google's smart speakers are hard to use due to updates. Due to patent issues, updating the "Google Home" app to the latest version makes the volume control function of grouped smart speakers inconvenient. Sonos's allegation that this feature is patent infringement was granted. Will it not be usable as it is? (2022/1/10)
Sonos sues Google for patent infringement wins Google announces extraordinary response to Nest terminal In a trial where Sonos sued Google for patent infringement, the US ITC ruled final. It is determined that Google has infringed five patents on smart speakers. Google has informed users that it has "changed the way the device is set up to address the ruling." (2022/1/7)
UNIQLO's self-registration patent infringement proceedings and settlement have been settled regarding the patent infringement proceedings over self-registration adopted by UNIQLO and others, which Astarisk and NIP have filed against Fast Retailing. (2021/12/24)
UMC and Micron Technology settled in a long-standing patent dispute Taiwan's semiconductor foundry UMC and US semiconductor giant Micron Technology have filed suits against each other for patent infringement, but they have settled. The details of the settlement have not been announced. UMC pays Micron one private settlement. (2021/11/28)
Toyota executives "Why can't we say between top management?" Regrets to Nippon Steel "Patent infringement" litigation Toyota sued Nippon Steel for manufacturing and selling electric vehicles using electromagnetic steel sheets suspected of patent infringement. On the 1st, the car expressed regret over the attitude of Nippon Steel, which has filed a lawsuit, saying, "Why can't we say it between the top management?" After that, he said, "The only person who has been sued is to prove innocence. I will do my best for that." (2021/11/1)
Intellectual Property News: Nippon Steel Claims Damages to Baoshan Iron & Steel and Toyota, Nippon Steel on October 14, 2021 against Chinese steel makers Baoshan Iron & Steel (Takara Steel) and Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. Announced that it has filed a lawsuit for damages related to non-oriented electrical steel sheet patent infringement in the Tokyo District Court. Toyota has also filed a motion for provisional injunction seeking a ban on the manufacture and sale of vehicles equipped with motors that use electrical steel sheets that Baoshan Iron & Steel has infringed on its patents. (2021/10/15)
Settlement of 3.3 billion yen: Nintendo and COLOPL settled "Patent dispute" over "White Cat" COLOPL announced that it had settled with Nintendo in a patent infringement lawsuit over "White Cat Project" .. The settlement amount is 3.3 billion yen. (2021/8/4)
Nintendo and COLOPL settled in a patent infringement lawsuit for the "White Cat Project" Settlement of 3.3 billion yen COLOPL announced that it has settled with Nintendo for a patent infringement lawsuit over the smartphone game "White Cat Project". COLOPL will pay Nintendo a settlement fee of 3.3 billion yen, including the license fee for using the patent. (2021/8/4)
The patent infringement proceedings between COLOPL and Nintendo are settled. COLOPL has been in dispute since 2018 to pay a settlement fee of 3.3 billion yen. (2021/8/4)
UNIQLO's Self-Registration Patent Infringement Litigation Organize the Current Situation Why the battle situation is not bright even if you win the IP High Court The battle between giants and ventures over patents. Commentary by Kiyoshi Kurihara, a patent attorney who is familiar with intellectual property. (2021/6/11)
Grie wins Supercell and orders damages of about 10 billion yen A jury verdict in a U.S. federal court proceeding ordered Supercell to pay patent infringement and damages of $ 92.1 million. .. (2021/5/10)
Nintendo raises the amount billed from 4.9 billion yen to 9.6 billion yen in the Colopla proceedings. On April 21, the company announced that the amount of the claim was raised from 4.95 billion yen to 9.69 billion yen. (2021/4/21)
Nintendo increases the amount of damages claims against COLOPL from 4.95 billion yen to 9.69 billion yen in a patent infringement lawsuit over the "White Cat Project". (2021/4/21)
Qualcomm and Huawei settled in patent litigation and signed long-term patent agreement Qualcomm announced in its financial results that it had settled in a patent litigation with Huawei. Settlement of $ 1.8 billion in the fourth quarter. In addition, as a note on the outlook, he mentioned "delay of global 5G flagship terminals". (2020/7/30)
Sharp sues Tesla Motors Japan Sharp has filed a lawsuit against Tesla Motors Japan for patent infringement for LTE patent infringement. Judged to infringe 3 patents related to LTE. A lawsuit for patent infringement injunction was filed in the Tokyo District Court. (2020/3/23)
Sharp sues China OPPO and Oppo Japan for infringing LTE-related patents Sharp has filed proceedings in Germany and Japan for damages alleging that China OPPO and Oppo Japan have infringed Sharp's LTE-related patents. We do not ask for a suspension of sales of the target model. (2020/3/9)
Sharp sues OPPO for LTE-related patent infringement Sharp has sued China OPPO and Oppo Japan for infringing multiple LTE-related patent rights. For LTE and LTE-Advanced wireless access technologies. Proceedings for damages have been filed in Germany and Tokyo. (2020/3/9)
Sharp sues Oppo Japan Sharp sued Oppo Japan (OPPO) to the Tokyo District Court for patent infringement related to Wi-Fi. It is said to have infringed one patent related to Wi-Fi (wireless LAN). (2020/1/30)
Sharp sues Oppo Japan for patent infringement Request to suspend sales of five smartphone models Sharp has sued Oppo Japan for infringing its Wi-Fi-related patents. We are seeking a suspension of sales of some smartphones sold by Oppo Japan. (2020/1/30)
Sonos sues Google for patent infringement of speaker technology Audio maker Sonos sues Google to the US District Court. It allegedly infringed five patents, including multi-room speaker technology. He also filed a lawsuit with the United States International Trade Commission to ban the import of Google products. (2020/1/8)
Also for Apple and Google: GF sued TSMC and client companies for patent infringement of manufacturing technology, GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF) said that patents of 16 types of GF semiconductor devices and manufacturing technology used by TSMC were infringed. He has filed 25 lawsuits in the United States and Germany against 20 major companies. (2019/8/29)
Intellectual Property News: The revised Patent Attorneys Association, which added on-site inspections by experts to collect evidence of patent infringement , promulgated as Law No. 3 on May 17, 2019, "Part of the Patent Law, etc." I explained the points of the law revision about "the bill to revise the law". (2019/7/25)
Qualcomm's appeal in a patent proceeding by the FTC "Qualcomm violates antitrust law" In a 2017 FTC proceeding against Qualcomm, a federal district court ruled that Qualcomm violated antitrust law. Qualomm appeals this. (2019/5/23)
Qualcomm Makes $ 4.7 Billion in Settlement with Apple Qualcomm has announced that it expects revenue of $ 4.5 billion to $ 4.7 billion in the April-June quarter as a result of a patent litigation settlement agreement with Apple. (2019/5/2)
Intel "withdraws from 5G modem business for smartphones" Immediately after the announcement of the settlement between Apple and Qualcomm, Intel announced that it will withdraw from the 5G modem business for smartphones immediately after the announcement of the full settlement of the patent dispute between Apple and Qualcomm. The company says it will focus on 5G for PCs, IoT, and infrastructure, not for "unprofitable" smart photons. (2019/4/17)
Qualcomm and Apple settle in patent dispute License agreement including semiconductor supply Apple and Qualcomm have settled in a patent litigation that has been disputed worldwide since 2017. Apple paid Qualcomm (although the amount is unknown) and signed a license agreement that included semiconductor supply. (2019/4/17)
Gree and Supercell settle in patent infringement proceedings such as "Clash of Clans" Gree and Supercell settle in patent infringement proceedings. It is said that it has signed a contract to provide licenses for patents in Japan held by Gree. (2019/2/12)
Injunction of iPhone sales in Germany Apple has filed an appeal in a lawsuit over the patent between Apple and Qualomm, following China, a German court also admitted Apple's infringement of Qualcomm's patent and issued an order to suspend the sale of some iPhones. Apple will appeal. (2018/12/21)
Disputed since November 2016: Dwango loses to FC2 in "patent proceedings over comment function" to appeal Dwango loses to FC2 in proceedings over "justify" comment display function announces policy to appeal .. "It is regrettable that the claim was not accepted." The two companies have been in dispute since November 2016. (2018/9/21)
FC2 wins Dwango in patent proceedings over comment display function Dwango was infringed in 2016 by FC2. (2018/9/19)
After more than 6 years of court battle: Canon wins, in patent infringement proceedings regarding flash memory card readers Canon and Canon USA have been in court for more than 6 years in patent infringement proceedings filed by TPL and MCM. , Announced that it finally won the case. (2018/8/31)
Intellectual Property News: Canon wins patent litigation over six years, Canon and Canon USA filed a patent infringement proceeding filed by Technology Properties and MCM Portfolio on August 8, 2018 for infringement of memory card readers. After more than six years of proceedings, he announced that he had finally won the case. (2018/8/13)
Chinese court has issued a tentative order to suspend sales of 26 products to US semiconductor giant Micron Technology A Chinese court has issued a tentative order to suspend sales of 26 products to US semiconductor giant Micron Technology. It accepted UMC's allegations in a patent infringement proceeding filed by competing Taiwan UMC. (2018/7/4)
Apple and Samsung settle in design patent proceedings Ends a six-year court dispute over design patents. (2018/6/29)
Uber Settles $ 245 Million in Patent Litigation with Google-affiliated Waymo Waymo Sues Uber for Bringing Self-Driving Technology Information When Uber's Acquired Self-Driving Truck Company Otto CEO Leaves Google (later Waymo) The lawsuit that was being filed has reached a settlement. (2018/2/11)
I went to Kyoto and talked about it ...: "I can't agree on what I believe" -President of COLOPL Baba talks about "patent dispute" with Nintendo. COLOPL in dispute. How did this patent dispute arise? I asked the opinion of COLOPL. (2018/2/7)
Does "Don't forgive #Gree" have no effect? : Gree vs. Supercell "Kurakura" What is the current state of the proceedings between Gree and Supercell over patent rights? How do you perceive Gree's criticism on Twitter by "Kurakura" fans? I asked Gree for his opinion. (2018/2/3)
Apple Settles with Immersion in Tactile Feedback Proceedings Immersion has announced that it has settled and signed a license agreement with Apple, which filed a patent infringement suit in 2016. (2018/1/30)
UMC vs Micron: UMC and Micron develop a patent dispute over memory UMC in Taiwan has sued a Chinese subsidiary of Micon Technology. It is assumed that there is a patent infringement related to the memory chip. (2018/1/30)
Supercell removes layout editor function of "Kurakura" Gree has filed a provisional disposition for "patent infringement" and will soon remove the "layout editor" function of "Clash of Clans". Gree alleged infringement of the patent, and the Tokyo District Court filed a provisional disposition, so he decided to delete it until the dispute was over. (2018/1/24)
Comment on the patent dispute with Gree and Supercell "It's a shame for us as a game company. " There were many complaints about Gree, such as the hashtag "Don't forgive Gree" on Twitter. (2018/1/24)
Petitioned to suspend the use of more than a dozen patents: Glee sues "Kurakura" Supercell for patent infringement "Rejected discussion" Glee is a game app for smartphones developed and operated by Supercell "Clash Royale" "Clash of Clans"・ Clash of Clans has filed a lawsuit for infringing the patent right. (2018/1/24)
Hashtag "Don't forgive Gree" is popular on Twitter Users are dissatisfied with patent infringement allegations against "Clash of Clans" Users have complained that the feature will be removed, and that it will be inconvenient. I am. (2018/1/23)
Users defend on Twitter: "Layout Editor" disappears from "Kurakura"? Gree claims patent infringement and dispute Supercell announces that it will remove "Layout Editor" from the popular game "Clash of Clans." Gree filed a motion for provisional disposition for infringing the patent right. There has been a lot of feedback from users on Twitter. (2018/1/23)
"White cat" suspension of distribution and compensation for damages of 4.4 billion yen: COLOPL, low price since last year Nintendo sued for patent infringement The stock price of COLOPL (TSE First Section) plummeted on January 11th in the Tokyo stock market. The low price has been updated since last year. (2018/1/11)
Nintendo sues COLOPL for patent infringement Suspension of distribution of "White Cat Project" and claim for damages of 4.4 billion yen According to Nintendo, 5 patents including "patented technology used when operating joystick on touch panel" There was an infringement. (2018/1/10)
Nintendo sues COLOPL for infringement of "White Cat Project" patent Infringement of Nintendo's patent right, and a lawsuit seeking suspension of distribution and compensation of about 4.4 billion yen from COLOPL Proposed by Nintendo. (2018/1/10)
Five infringements alleged: Nintendo sues COLOPL Nintendo sues COLOPL for injunction of "White Cat Project" for patent infringement. Request for suspension of distribution of "White Cat Project" and payment of 4.4 billion yen for damages. (2018/1/10)
Micron is already restraining: China is focusing on the "patented" wall memory faced by Chinese memory makers, but memory technology development without infringing on the patents of Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron Technology It is said that it is almost impossible to do. The Chinese memory maker will face the "patent" barrier. (2017/12/19)
Qualcomm sues Apple for suspension of iPhone manufacturing and sales in China Qualcomm has filed a lawsuit in China for infringing patents on the technology used in Apple's iPhone, manufacturing and selling iPhone in China Requested an injunction. The two companies have been engaged in a legal battle in the United States since January. (2017/10/16)
