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    Apple Watch Infringed Masimo's Pulse Oximetry Patent, US Judge Rules

    Tuesday January 10, 2023 11:57 pm PST by Tim Hardwick
    Apple infringed on one of medical technology company Masimo's pulse oximeter patents when it launched Apple Watch models that use light sensors to measure the amount of oxygen in the blood, an...
    Read Full Article 107 comments

    Apple Accuses AliveCor of 'Brazen' Patent Infringement in New Countersuit

    Friday December 2, 2022 3:18 pm PST by Juli Clover
    Apple today filed a patent infringement lawsuit against AliveCor, a company that has developed the ECG "KardiaBand" designed for the Apple Watch, among other ECG-focused products. AliveCor...
    Read Full Article 123 comments

    Apple and Ericsson Reach Licensing Agreement to Settle Dispute Over Cellular Patents

    Friday December 9, 2022 9:34 am PST by Eric Slivka
    Ericsson today announced it has reached a patent license agreement with Apple that will settle a long-running dispute between the two companies over patents related to cellular technology.The dispute...
    Read Full Article 39 comments

    Apple Patents Apple Pencil That Can Sample Colors From Real-World Surfaces

    Monday January 2, 2023 11:44 pm PST by Sami Fathi
    Apple has patented a possible next-generation Apple Pencil that can sample colors from the real world and then input that same color onto an iPad, as well as other features, including the ability to...
    Read Full Article 40 comments

    Apple Settles AirPods Patent Dispute With Koss to Avoid Trial

    Monday July 25, 2022 1:28 pm PDT by Juli Clover
    Apple has settled an AirPods-related patent infringement lawsuit with audio manufacturer Koss, according to a court filing submitted on Saturday that was highlighted by Reuters. Koss had accused...
    Read Full Article 87 comments

    Apple Scores Win in AliveCor Legal Battle With USPTO Invalidating Several Patents

    Tuesday December 6, 2022 4:51 pm PST by Juli Clover
    The United States Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board today invalidated a trio of AliveCor patents that AliveCor used in a complaint with the International Trade...
    Read Full Article 40 comments

    Apple Has Applied for 248 Car-Related Patents Since 2000

    Monday July 25, 2022 11:36 am PDT by Juli Clover
    Apple has filed for and published a total 248 automobile-related patents since 2000, according to research conducted by Japanese news site Nikkei and Tokyo analytics firm Intellectual Property...
    Read Full Article 82 comments

    Redesigned AirPods Max Smart Case Potentially Revealed in Apple Patent

    Tuesday July 5, 2022 5:58 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
    Apple has been granted a patent that could well hint at a new design direction for the controversial Smart Case that comes with Apple's AirPods Max (via Patently Apple).When Apple unveiled its...
    Read Full Article 74 comments

    Apple Patents Dual 'Pro Stand' for Studio Display and Pro Display XDR

    Tuesday June 28, 2022 7:01 am PDT by Hartley Charlton
    Apple has won a patent for a dual monitor stand that appears to be based on the "Pro Stand" design option for the Studio Display and Pro Display XDR.The patent filing first surfaced in 2020,...
    Read Full Article 101 comments

    Ericsson Sues Apple Again Over 5G Patent Licensing Infringements

    Tuesday January 18, 2022 5:11 am PST by Tim Hardwick
    Telecom giant Ericsson has filed another set of patent infringement lawsuits against Apple in a long-running dispute between the two companies over royalty payments for the use of 5G wireless patents...
    Read Full Article 71 comments

    Apple's $1.1 Billion Patent Dispute With Caltech Granted New Damages Trial

    Friday February 4, 2022 7:27 am PST by Hartley Charlton
    Apple and its supplier Broadcom today convinced a U.S. appeals court to reject a jury verdict that required them to pay $1.1 billion for infringing on Wi-Fi patents that belong to the California...
    Read Full Article 48 comments

    Apple Ranks Seventh With Over 2,500 U.S. Patents Granted in 2021

    Monday February 14, 2022 8:43 am PST by Hartley Charlton
    Apple was granted 2,541 patents in the United States last year, surpassed by only six other companies, IFI Claims reports.In its rankings of the top 50 U.S. patent assignees in 2021 (via Patently...
    Read Full Article 41 comments

    'High-Accuracy' Apple Watch Temperature Sensor Revealed by Patent Filing Just Weeks Before Series 8 Unveiling

    Wednesday August 10, 2022 6:39 am PDT by Hartley Charlton
    Apple has been granted a patent for a temperature sensor suitable for the Apple Watch, just weeks before the company is expected to unveil the Apple Watch Series 8 with body temperature sensing...
    Read Full Article 76 comments

    Apple Ordered to Pay $309 Million for Infringing DRM Patent

    Saturday March 20, 2021 4:01 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
    A federal jury in Texas has ordered Apple to pay around $308.5 million to a local licensing firm for infringing a patent related to digital rights management, reports Bloomberg.Following a...
    Read Full Article 101 comments

    Apple Patent Offers Sketch of Possible Notch Implementation in New MacBook Pros

    Monday October 18, 2021 8:58 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
    Following the last-minute rumor that Apple's upcoming new MacBook Pro models could feature a notch at the top of the display, much of the online discussion has involved concerns that such a notch...
    Read Full Article 279 comments

    Apple Threatens to Leave UK Market Due to $7 Billion Patent Dispute

    Monday July 12, 2021 6:22 am PDT by Hartley Charlton
    Lawyers representing Apple have suggested that the company could exit the UK market if the terms of an ongoing patent dispute are "commercially unacceptable" (via This is Money).UK patent...
    Read Full Article 201 comments

    British Car Leasing Company Creates 'Apple Car' 3D Render Based on Patents

    Friday December 10, 2021 4:29 am PST by Tim Hardwick
    British vehicle leasing company Vanarama has taken a stab at imagining what the first Apple Car could look like, taking inspiration from iPhones, MacBooks, and other Apple products, and combining...
    Read Full Article 225 comments

    Apple Patent Suggests Future iPad Could Transform Into macOS-Like Experience When Attached to a Keyboard

    Friday May 6, 2022 6:26 am PDT by Sami Fathi
    A new Apple patent has suggested that a future iPad or version of iPadOS could include the ability to transform the tablet into a macOS-like user experience when it's attached to an external...
    Read Full Article 174 comments

    Apple's Work on Mixed Reality Headsets Revealed in New Patent Filings

    Thursday February 11, 2021 9:46 am PST by Hartley Charlton
    A number of Apple patent applications, published earlier today, appear to be directly related to its long-rumored mixed reality headset, covering a range of aspects including design elements, lens...
    Read Full Article 28 comments

    Apple Ordered to Pay Optis Wireless $300 Million in Second LTE Patent Trial

    Monday August 16, 2021 2:39 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
    Apple must pay $300 million in damages to Optis Wireless Technology for infringing a handful of patents related to 4G LTE technology, a Texas jury has ruled (via Reuters).In August 2020, a jury...
    Read Full Article 71 comments

    MagSafe Charging Port for iPhone Appears in Apple Patent

    Wednesday March 3, 2021 1:30 am PST by Sami Fathi
    In a newly granted patent, Apple envisions a type of connectivity port using an iteration of its magnetic MagSafe charger to charge an iPhone, potentially paving the way for a future without...
    Read Full Article 106 comments

    iPhone Periscope Camera Patent Granted Ahead of Rumored 2022 or 2023 Debut

    Tuesday July 13, 2021 8:06 am PDT by Hartley Charlton
    Apple has been granted a broad patent for a periscope camera system, which is rumored to be coming to the iPhone for the first time as soon as next year.The patent, spotted by Patently Apple, is...
    Read Full Article 105 comments

    Supreme Court to Determine if Patent Appeal Board Used by Apple is Unconstitutional

    Monday March 1, 2021 5:36 am PST by Hartley Charlton
    The U.S. Supreme Court will today hear arguments about whether the systems used by technology companies, including Apple and Google, to invalidate patents and see off litigation are unconstitutional...
    Read Full Article 22 comments

    Apple's AirTags Revealed in Newly Published Patent Applications

    Thursday October 22, 2020 10:13 am PDT by Hartley Charlton
    Two patent applications filed by Apple appear to depict the company's widely expected AirTags item trackers (via Patently Apple).The filings, which include a large number of images, are titled...
    Read Full Article 79 comments

    Chinese AI Firm Wants Apple to Stop iPhone Production Over Patent Infringement Claims

    Wednesday September 8, 2021 4:31 am PDT by Sami Fathi
    Ahead of next week's Apple event, which is expected to include the launch of the iPhone 13 lineup, a Chinese AI firm is asking a court to stop the production and sale of the iPhone in China,...
    Read Full Article 126 comments

    Apple Can't Escape Apple Watch Heart Rate Sensor Patent Lawsuit, Court Rules

    Monday August 2, 2021 2:03 pm PDT by Juli Clover
    Apple must face a patent infringement lawsuit over the heart rate technology in the Apple Watch, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled today.Back in 2018, Apple was sued by...
    Read Full Article 75 comments

    Apple Patent Filing Reveals Dual Monitor Stand for Pro Display XDR

    Thursday December 3, 2020 8:13 am PST by Hartley Charlton
    A new patent filing reveals a much more versatile multi-display variant of Apple's Pro Stand for the Pro Display XDR. The extremely complex mechanical design seeks to address the shortcomings of...
    Read Full Article 90 comments

    Apple Patents Ability to Take Long Distance Group Selfies

    Sunday June 7, 2020 3:50 pm PDT by Frank McShan
    Apple has won a new patent that would allow for "synthetic group selfies," as mentioned by The Verge. Should this software be successfully developed, users would have the ability to take...
    Read Full Article 51 comments

    Rumored Finger-Mounted Control Device for Apple AR/VR Headset Surfaces in Patent Application

    Thursday February 25, 2021 8:21 am PST by Hartley Charlton
    Apple is researching a finger-mounted device with an array of sensors and haptic feedback, to be used as a control device for a mixed-reality headset, according to patent filings.The patent...
    Read Full Article 26 comments

    Apple Bone Conduction Hybrid System Solves Drawbacks, Reveals Patent

    Tuesday July 28, 2020 9:15 am PDT by Hartley Charlton
    A patent filing, discovered by AppleInsider, shows that Apple has developed a hybrid "combined" audio system using bone conduction technology.In a patent granted today by the U.S. Patent and...
    Read Full Article 41 comments
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